Re: request to add editors to Using ARIA in HTML

PS
Please feel free to discuss this issue on the call tomorrow ... I will be teaching WCAG at the university all day but will follow the minutes... 

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On 2013-02-20, at 10:10 AM, David MacDonald <david100@sympatico.ca> wrote:

I will be training at university tomorrow 

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On 2013-02-20, at 9:11 AM, Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com> wrote:

Great dave, thanks for stepping up.

I believe Janina will be raising it on the agenda at tomorrows taskforce meet lets discuss more then.

regards
Steve

On 20 February 2013 14:01, David MacDonald <david100@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Hi Steve
> 
> I would like to volunteer to join the editors team for Using ARIA in HTML. As an 11 year member of WCAG and involved in creating ARIA techniques for WCAG I think it would help ensure unity of the documents and also add some diversity to the editors team...
> David mMacdonald
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On 2013-02-20, at 2:28 AM, Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi all, 
> 
> I would appreciate the taskforces consideration of the following:
> 
> I sent an email [1] to the public-html-admin mailing list asking the HTML 
> working chairs permission to let fellow HTML working group and accessibility task force members Gez Lemon and Hans Hillen join me as editors of Using ARIA in HTML [2].
> I recieved feedback from Sam Ruby[3] indicating that the taskforce needs to address this request.
> 
> reasons for request:
> To bring Gez and Hans' known practical knowledge and expertise in ARIA and HTML to further the development of the document
> To reduce my overall workload as I have recently taken on editing duties of HTML as part of the HTML editing team.
> 
> Note: Gez, Hans and I are all employed by TPG. At the current time as sole editor, 100% of the editing duties for Using ARIA in HTML 
> are being conducted by a person employed by TPG, if Gez and Hans are approved as additional editors that percentage will be unchanged.
> If anybody has any objections to Using ARIA in HTML being edited by TPG employees  please speak up.
> 
> 
> [1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-admin/2013Feb/0218.html
> [2] https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/aria-unofficial/raw-file/tip/index.html
> [3] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-a11y/2013Feb/0078.html
> 
> -- 
> with regards
> 
> Steve Faulkner
> Technical Director - TPG



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