Re: 48-Hour Call for Consensus (CfC): Advance Longdesc to CR

I approve of this CfC


On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 9:56 PM, Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net> wrote:

> 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 Candidate Recommendation (CR status. The CR draft is
> available
> at:
>
>
> https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/html-proposals/raw-file/217e6b995ac9/longdesc1/longdesc.html
>
> A concurrent CfC is ongoing in the HTML-WG.
>
> The HTML-A11Y Task Force has concluded its CfC on this question favorably
> as
> documented below and at:
>
> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-pfwg/2014Jul/0052.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
> 12:00 PM (Noon)  Boston Time, Wednesday 30 July--the start of our regular
> weekly teleconference. A resolution of support will also be considered
> during
> our teleconference this coming Wednesday.
>
> 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/
>
>
>