Call for Consensus: longdesc stand-alone spec

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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

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Received on Friday, 20 December 2013 02:51:15 UTC