- From: Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net>
- Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 20:02:55 -0400
- To: Sam Ruby <rubys@intertwingly.net>, Maciej Stachowiak <mjs@apple.com>, Paul Cotton <Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com>, "Michael(tm) Smith (mike@w3.org)" <mike@w3.org>
- Cc: HTML Accessibility Task Force <public-html-a11y@w3.org>, public-html@w3.org, Judy Brewer <jbrewer@w3.org>, Philippe Le Hegaret <plh@w3.org>, Laura Carlson <laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com>
The HTML-A11Y Task Force supports the change proposal for longdesc prepared and stabilized by Laura Carlson at: http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/ChangeProposals/InstateLongdesc Also, please see our "Call for Consensus" email at: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-a11y/2011May/0360.html http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-a11y/2011May/0361.html The Task Force believes that this change proposal properly addresses critical accessibility requirements for longer length descriptions of graphics, while also addressing objections previously raised against longdesc. We request that this change proposal serve as the basis for reconsideration of the ISSUE-30 decision in the HTML-WG. The Task Force notes its support of this proposal in the following resolutions logged at: http://www.w3.org/2011/05/16-text-minutes.html RESOLUTION: The Task Force supports the Issue 30 Change Proposal at: http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/ChangeProposals/InstateLongdesc Because the Task Force also strongly believes it critical that longdesc support be included with any last call HTML publication, it has further reached consensus on the following: RESOLUTION: The Task Force supports a Formal Objection escalation should it appear that HTML last call is to be published without the longdesc as in our supported proposal Regards, -- Janina Sajka, Phone: +1.443.300.2200 sip:janina@asterisk.rednote.net Chair, Open Accessibility janina@a11y.org Linux Foundation http://a11y.org Chair, Protocols & Formats Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/wai/pf World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
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