Call for Consensus (CfC): Transition the Image Description specification to Proposed Recommendation (PR) status

Colleagues:

This is a Call for Consensus (CfC) to the HTML-A11Y Task Force on three
specific questions relating to our HTML Image Description Extension
specification currently in Candidate Recommendation (CR) status:
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-a11y/2014Aug/0017.html

Specification Changes to the CR Document

Please note that we have updated our draft Proposed Recommendation (PR)
specification based on implementer feedback during CR. Specifically, we
have

1.)	modified the language of the second provision in Sec.  3.0.3 to
clarify that exposing longdesc to accessibility APIs means different
things, depending on the accessibility API.

2.)	Added a note in Sec. 3.0.2 to indicate that "there will be cases
where user agents cannot or do not automatically restrict the
information presented to the container element."

We regard these as 
editorial clarifications. They better explain what to do, but do not
invalidate existing implementations.

The Proposed Recommendation (PR) draft is available at:
http://www.w3.org/2014/09/04-PR-html-longdesc/

Three CfC Questions

Please respond on each of the following three propositions.

PROPOSITION #1: The HTML-A11Y Task Force believes that the archived
record of deliberation on the topics raised in the Formal Objection
filed by Apple Computer on this specification is sufficient to support
progressing it toward Recommendation status.  We request that W3C
management move forward toward an expedited resolution of that
objection. The Formal Objection can be found at:
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-admin/2014Aug/0028.html

PROPOSITION #2: The Task Force thanks Igalia for its implementation
report and its comments on the CR specification and supports the
disposition of those comments as proposed at:
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-a11y/2014Sep/0000.html
with the additional modification (also accepted by Igalia) at:
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-a11y/2014Sep/0011.html.

PROPOSITION 3: The HTML-A11Y Task Force recommends and requests that the
HTML and PF Working Groups transition the HTML 5 Image Description
Extension specification to Proposed Recommendation (PR status using the
draft document at:
http://www.w3.org/2014/09/04-PR-html-longdesc/

Our 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

ACTION TO TAKE

According to agreed Task Force Consensus Procedures, this CfC is now
open for objection, comment, as well as statements of support via email
on each of the above three propositions. Silence will be interpreted as
support, though messages of support are certainly welcome.

Please direct all responses by replying on list to this message no later
than 23:59 (Midnight) Boston Time on Wednesday 10 September.

Janina Sajka, For the HTML-A11Y Task Force Co-Facilitators


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Received on Friday, 5 September 2014 02:43:07 UTC