- From: Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net>
- Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 21:50:51 -0500
- To: public-html-a11y@w3.org
+1 Janina Charles Nevile writes: > 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 -- Janina Sajka, Phone: +1.443.300.2200 sip:janina@asterisk.rednote.net Email: janina@rednote.net Linux Foundation Fellow Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup: http://a11y.org The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Chair, Protocols & Formats http://www.w3.org/wai/pf Indie UI http://www.w3.org/WAI/IndieUI/
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