- From: Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net>
- Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2014 00:02:00 -0500
- To: WAI Protocols & Formats <public-pfwg@w3.org>
- Cc: public-html-admin@w3.org, HTML Accessibility Task Force <public-html-a11y@w3.org>, Judy Brewer <jbrewer@w3.org>, Philippe Le Hegaret <plh@w3.org>
Colleagues: Only mail in support of this CfC, and none objecting to it has been received. Therefore, the request to transition the HTML 5 Image Description (Longdesc) specification to Proposed Recommendation (PR) status is approved as a consensus decision of the PF_WG. Janina Janina Sajka writes: > Colleagues: > > This is a Call for Consensus (CfC) to the Protocols and Formats Working Group > (PFWG) requesting approval to advance the HTML 5 Image Description Extension > specification to Proposed Recommendation (PR status. The PR draft is available > at: > > http://www.w3.org/2014/09/04-PR-html-longdesc/ > > An Implementation Report for this specification showing that it meets > W3C recommendation requirements is available at: > > http://w3c.github.io/test-results/html-longdesc/cr-report.html > > Edits to the CR draft of this specification were made in response to > implementer comments received during CR, and are documented at: > > http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-a11y/2014Sep/0000.html > http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-a11y/2014Sep/0011.html > > A concurrent CfC will be ongoing in the HTML-WG. > > Progress concluding the CR process on this specification was delayed pending the Director's decision as per: > http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-a11y/2014Sep/0024.html > > Now that the Director has issued a decision on the Formal Objection > filed against this specification, that objection no longer serves as a > block against progress for this specification. > > The Director's decision is available at: > http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-a11y/2014Oct/0113.html > > The HTML-A11Y Task Force has concluded its CfC on this question favorably as > documented at: > http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html > > ACTION TO TAKE > > According to agreed PFWG Consensus Procedures, this CfC is now open for > objection, comment, as well as statements of support via email. Silence will be > interpreted as support, though messages of support are certainly welcome. > > If you object to this proposed action, or have comments concerning this > proposal, please respond by replying on list to this message no later than > 23:59 PM (Midnight) Boston Time, Thursday 6 November. > > Please note that any objections based on points covered by the > Director's decision will be ignored. Anyone with complaints against the > Director's decision should, rather, direct their comments to the > Director's office directly. > > Janina > > > -- > > 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/ > > Janina Sajka writes: > > Colleagues: > > > > This email sets out the Task Force decision on the CfC to advance the > > Image Description Extension specification to Candidate Recommendation > > (CR) status [1], with corrected date [2], and as extended with corrected > > content and a corrected link. [3]. > > > > This CfC received multiple supporting responses. It also received one > > objection [4] which contained no new information and which was, > > therefore, not accepted on that basis [5]. > > > > This Call for Consensus (CfC) is agreed as a decision of the HTML-A11Y > > Task Force. > > > > The HTML-WG and PFWG are now requested to conduct their individual calls > > for consensus on advancing the Image Description Extension specification > > available at: > > > > https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/html-proposals/raw-file/217e6b995ac9/longdesc1/longdesc.html > > > > Regards, > > > > Janina Sajka, for the Task Force Facilitators > > > > [1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-a11y/2014Jun/0042.html > > [2] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-a11y/2014Jun/0059.html > > [3] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-a11y/2014Jun/0065.html > > [4] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-a11y/2014Jun/0115.html > > [5] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-a11y/2014Jul/0047.html > > > > Charles Nevile writes: > > > On Sat, 14 Jun 2014 17:57:50 -0400, Paul Cotton <Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > >>Replies should be posted in this email thread before midnight Hawaii > > > >>time on Friday 20th July. > > > > > > > >I assume you mean Friday 20th June. > > > > > > I do... Thank you for picking this up. > > > > > > cheers > > > > > > Chaals > > > > > > >Paul Cotton, Microsoft Canada > > > >17 Eleanor Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K2E 6A3 > > > >Tel: (425) 705-9596 Fax: (425) 936-7329 > > > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > >From: Charles McCathie Nevile [mailto:chaals@yandex-team.ru] > > > >Sent: Friday, June 13, 2014 3:31 PM > > > >To: public-html-a11y@w3.org > > > >Subject: Call for consensus - longdesc to CR > > > > > > > >This is a call for consensus on the following proposition: > > > > > > > >The HTML Accessibility Task Force requests that the HTML Working Group, > > > >with agreement of the PF Working Group, request publication of the HTML > > > >Image Description Extension (longdesc) version at https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/html-proposals/raw-file/ac507017569f/longdesc1/longdesc.html > > > >as a Candidate Recommendation. > > > > > > > >Positive response is preferred although silence will be considered assent. > > > >Replies should be posted in this email thread before midnight Hawaii time > > > >on Friday 20th July. > > > > > > > >Thanks to all for all their work on this, especially Mark over the last > > > >few months. > > > > > > > >chaals, for the TF coordinators > > > > > > > >-- > > > >Charles McCathie Nevile - web standards - CTO Office, Yandex > > > >chaals@yandex-team.ru Find more at http://yandex.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Charles McCathie Nevile - 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/ > > -- > > 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/ > -- 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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