Re: Accessibility Advice on HTML 5 Design Principles

Laura,

Under the universal access here are some important concepts to highlight:

1. Markup to define equivalent relationships, examples include:
* Short and long descriptions for images and other non-text content with text content
* Captions for video and audio tracks

2. Navigation and Orientation support, examples include:
* Headings (currently H1-H6)
* Labels for form controls 
* Navigation bars
* Pull down menus






---- Original message ----
>Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:25:48 -0500
>From: "Laura Carlson" <laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com>  
>Subject: Accessibility Advice on HTML 5 Design Principles  
>To: wai-xtech@w3.org, "Judy Brewer" <jbrewer@w3.org>, alfred.s.gilman@ieee.org
>Cc: "Patrick H. Lauke" <redux@splintered.co.uk>, "Michael Cooper" <cooper@w3.org>, "HTML Working Group" <public-html@w3.org>
>
>
>Patrick H. Lauke wrote:
>
>> where potential impact on accessibility has been
>> identified by a group  member, further advice should probably be
>> sought from WAI and the PFWG, as per charter (see email below from
>> Judy Brewer).
>
>The HTML 5 working group will soon be discussing HTML 5 Design
>Principles. [1] Principles will hopefully be the group's next or one
>of its next publication(s).[2][3]
>
>Guidance from WAI and the PFWG on the proposed HTML 5 Design
>Principles would be appreciated with regard to accessibility impact.
>
>[1] http://dev.w3.org/cvsweb/~checkout~/html5/html-design-principles/Overview.html
>[2] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2007Jul/0363.html
>[3] http://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/40318/trdiff/results
>
>Thank you,
>Laura
>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Re: WAI mandate to work with other WGs?
>> Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 00:49:53 -0400
>> From: Judy Brewer <jbrewer@w3.org>
>> To: Patrick H. Lauke <redux@splintered.co.uk>
>> CC: WAI Interest Group <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>,	Al Gilman
>> <alfred.s.gilman@ieee.org>, Michael Cooper <cooper@w3.org>
>>
>> Patrick,
>>
>> Here is additional information on your question about what role WAI
>> has in working with other W3C Working Groups to ensure the
>> accessibility of W3C specifications currently under development.
>>
>> WAI's Protocols and Formats Working Group (PFWG) has, as part of its
>> mission, reviewing specifications under development in other W3C
>> Working Groups in to ensure consideration of accessibility-related
>> needs. PFWG's home page is at
>>          http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/
>> Its charter, describing its scope of work is available
>>          http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/charter200612
>> and there is a page describing participation
>>          http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/participation.html
>>
>> For the purpose you describe, participation on the wai-xtech list
>> (see the PFWG participation page above) would be a good place to
>> discuss accessibility issues that you are tracking in the HTML
>> Working Group. Because of the volume of work that PFWG needs to
>> monitor, it is helpful to have people on wai-xtech monitoring the
>> HTML WG traffic, and catching issues that need discussion.
>>
>> In addition, the HTML WG has requirements in their charter to work
>> with WAI, and
>> PFWG in particular:
>>          http://www.w3.org/2007/03/HTML-WG-charter.html#coordination
>>
>> I've copying Al Gilman, Chair of PFWG; and Michael Cooper, Staff
>> Contact for PFWG; so that you can also be in touch with them as
>> needed.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> - Judy
>>
>>
>> --
>> Patrick H. Lauke
>
>----
>Laura L. Carlson
>http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/webdesign/
>
Jon Gunderson, Ph.D.
Director of IT Accessibility Services (CITES)
and 
Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology (DRES)

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