- From: Katie Haritos-Shea <ryladog@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:34:56 -0400 (EDT)
- To: Jon Gunderson <jongund@uiuc.edu>, Laura Carlson <laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com>, 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>
To 2. Navigation and Orientation support, examples include: I would like to see added a few other elements that have semantic meaning that can be utilized as UAs (including AT) could provide support for. * (Semantic) Section Groupings (almost Daisy-like, but to include broader catagories like query-results blocks, div-columns and div-rows) * Widgets (clocks, counters, weather forecasts, calculators etc) I will think of more........... Katie -----Original Message----- >From: Jon Gunderson <jongund@uiuc.edu> >Sent: Jul 12, 2007 10:25 AM >To: Laura Carlson <laura.lee.carlson@gmail.com>, 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> >Subject: 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) > >WWW: http://www.cita.uiuc.edu/ >WWW: https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/jongund/www/ > > > * katie * Katie Haritos-Shea Section 508 Technical Policy Analyst 703-371-5545 People may forget exactly what it was that you said or did, but they will never forget how you made them feel.......
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