- From: Adrian Roselli <Roselli@algonquinstudios.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 15:11:38 +0000
- To: Charles McCathie Nevile <chaals@yandex-team.ru>, "public-html-a11y@w3.org" <public-html-a11y@w3.org>
I support this. > -----Original Message----- > From: Charles McCathie Nevile [mailto:chaals@yandex-team.ru] > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 9:48 PM > > Hello, > > this is a call for Consensus on the following proposition: > > The HTML Accessibility Task Force requests that the HTML Image Description > Extension be treated as a stand-alone specification, published if possible as a > Recommendation as fast as it meets the relevant process requirements. > > Positive responses are preferred but silence will be considered assent. > Responses will be accepted until midnight Hawaiian time Tuesday 31st > December 2013. > > Background: > This issue has been discussed at numerous Task Force teleconferences. > While the specification depends on the img element in the HTML5 > specification, it appears very unlikely that that element will be changed in a > way that breaks the dependency. Current W3C Policy, as demonstrated in > precedents such as the Geolocation API, Web Storage, and the Widget > Interface, allows a specification to move forward if its normative references > are considered highly stable even if they are not formally completed. > > This would therefore allow the HTML Image Description Extension to > progress in a "natural" timeframe, rather than being held up for a purely > administrative restriction on publishing. > > For the Task Force > chaals > co-coordinator > > -- > Charles McCathie Nevile - Consultant (web standards) CTO Office, Yandex > chaals@yandex-team.ru Find more at http://yandex.com
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