- From: Laura Carlson <laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 19:52:13 -0500
- To: Cynthia Shelly <cyns@microsoft.com>
- Cc: Gez Lemon <gez.lemon@gmail.com>, Silvia Pfeiffer <silviapfeiffer1@gmail.com>, Denis Boudreau <dboudreau@webconforme.com>, Judy Brewer <jbrewer@w3.org>, "public-html-a11y@w3.org" <public-html-a11y@w3.org>
Hi Cynthia, > We've talked about adding an aria attribute called aria-describedat that > would take a URL, and work like longdesc. There is no objection to this in > the ARIA TF. It also has the advantage of being available in other markup > languages (like SVG). Could people live with this instead? No. aria-describedat is addressed in the Change Proposal: http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/ChangeProposals/InstateLongdesc/AlternativesAreNotViableSolutions#aria-describedat Related Solutions Do Not Negate the Need for longdesc http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/ChangeProposals/InstateLongdesc/RelatedSolutionsDontNegateNeed > It seems like a > path that allows us to spend our time on solutions rather than procedure. We have the solution: Include the longdesc attribute as an allowed attribute on images. http://www.w3.org/html/wg/wiki/ChangeProposals/InstateLongdesc#Summary "...task force participants and facilitators to act in good faith. During discussion on a topic, participants should raise objections liberally to make sure all angles are considered. However, when the facilitators issue a call for objections, objections should only be raised if the individual strongly believes the decision is the wrong one in spite of discussion, and the individual cannot "live with" the decision. Compromise on points that the individual considers suboptimal but can "live with" is an essential part of group decisions that must meet various requirements." http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/HTML/consensus-procedures.html We have now discussed this proposal for three and a half months, Cynthia. Raising objections at this stage AFTER the discussion and AFTER I was asked to freeze the document seems counter productive to consensus values. Even though it is true, I certainly would have removed the bullet point regarding developers not learning something not native HTML like ARIA had you mentioned it earlier. It is very disheartening you didn't. Best Regards, Laura -- Laura L. Carlson
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