Re: Getting HTML5 to Recommendation in 2014

Laura,

There will also be an info, and question and answer session, in the 
Accessibility Task Force meeting tomorrow.

- Judy

At 01:55 PM 9/19/2012 -0700, Edward O'Connor wrote:
>Hi Laura,
>
>You wrote:
>
> > What does this mean for ISSUE-30?
>
>Quoting from the Plan 2014 document[1]:
>
> > To prevent confusion, we've identified how each of the remaining open
> > issues will be handled:
> >
> > 30 longdesc attribute
> >
> > Allow the A11y TF the authority to produce an extension spec that
> > defines a longdesc attribute. If such a specification obtains
> > consensus and meets the proposed CR exit criteria by 2014Q2 it could
> > be folded back into the core HTML spec by that time. This can be
> > combined with a solution for issue 203 and/or with work on a purported
> > replacement.[2]
> >
> > We ask those that oppose instating a longdesc attribute to focus on
> > producing a better solution, and meanwhile not oppose those that wish
> > to pursue longdesc via an extension spec or making progress towards
> > demonstrating that it meets the identified CR exit criteria.
>
>
>Ted
>
>1. http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/html5-2014-plan.html
>2. http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2012Apr/0003.html

Received on Wednesday, 19 September 2012 21:08:42 UTC