Re: PF Decision on CfC; Revised HTML-A11Y Work Statement

Hi. I think the primary reason of my inactivity is lack of understanding
where to put effort to. I'd be helpful if we had a roadmap for big picture.
Thank you.
Alex.

On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 2:09 PM, Jason Kiss <jason@accessibleculture.org>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> > On 25/04/2015, at 04:18, "janina@rednote.net" <janina@rednote.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi, Jason:
> >
> > Thanks for the catch. Yes, the link is wrong. We'll fix that.
> >
> > I don't believe this invalidates the CfC, though.
>
> Sorry.  Didn't mean to suggest it did. I should have made that clear.
>
> >
> > PS: Alex' contributions are still warmly welcomed. Is there a problem
> > there?
>
> No problem at all. All of Alexander's contributions, past and ongoing, are
> indeed appreciated. He's just not formally an editor of the spec since May
> last year.
>
> Jason
>
>
>
> >
> > Janina
> >
> > Jason Kiss writes:
> >> I've been remiss not reviewing the statement earlier. Apologies. Just
> noting now that the link to the HTML Accessibility API Mappings doc is to
> the defunct HTML to Platform Accessibility APIs Implementation Guide.
> Should it not link to the FPWD of the new guide at
> http://www.w3.org/TR/html-aam-1.0/? If so, only Steve and myself should
> be listed as editors (unless we can convince Alexander to come back!).
> >>
> >> Jason
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> On 24/04/2015, at 16:00, "janina@rednote.net" <janina@rednote.net>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Several messages of support and none objection to this CfC have been
> >>> received. The revised HTML-A11Y Task Force Work Statement is therefore
> >>> approved by consensus of the PF_WG.
> >>>
> >>> The archive of messages on this CfC begin at:
> >>> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-pfwg/2015Apr/0214.html
> >>>
> >>> Janina
> >>>
> >>> Janina Sajka writes:
> >>>> Colleagues:
> >>>>
> >>>> This is a Call for Consensus (CfC) to the Protocols and Formats
> Working
> >>>> Group (PF_WG) to confirm support for the revised HTML-A11Y Task Force
> >>>> Work Statement.
> >>>>
> >>>> The revised Work Statement draft is available at:
> >>>>
> >>>> http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/html-task-force.php
> >>>>
> >>>> Please note that this revised Work Statement has already been approved
> >>>> by the HTML-WG:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html-a11y/2015Apr/0053.html
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ACTION TO TAKE
> >>>>
> >>>> According to agreed 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 23:59 (Midnight) Boston Time on Thursday 23 April..
> >>>>
> >>>> 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/
> >>>
> >>>> Colleagues:
> >>>>
> >>>> This is a Call for Consensus (CfC) to confirm the sufficiency and
> >>>> accuracy of guidance on the alternative text attribute for images as
> >>>> provided by the following two related HTML-WG documents. It is also a
> >>>> Call for Consensus regarding proposed next steps for each of these
> >>>> documents.
> >>>>
> >>>> You will recall the relationship between these documents is that the
> >>>> first was initially created to elaborate criticisms against the
> >>>> sufficiency of alt guidance in the second. In other words, initially
> >>>> guidance in these two documents was different, and the two did not
> agree
> >>>> one with the other.
> >>>>
> >>>> We believe that over the past few years these differences have been
> >>>> successfully resolved. This CfC tests this assertion. For the record
> we
> >>>> are requesting the HTML-A11Y Task Force confirm this understanding,
> >>>> or point out specific remaining insufficiencies.
> >>>>
> >>>> 1.)    HTML5: Techniques for providing useful text alternatives
> >>>>   http://rawgit.com/w3c/alt-techniques/master/index.html
> >>>>
> >>>> This document was initially created to help remedy insufficiencies in
> >>>> early drafts of the HTML 5.0 specification. Over the past few years,
> >>>> guidance originally present in this document has been migrated to the
> >>>> HTML specification itself and removed from this document. However, it
> is
> >>>> believed that the remaining content in this document still provides
> >>>> valuable guidance to HTML authors.
> >>>>
> >>>> Recent edits to this document can be seen in the W3C Bugzilla bugs
> shown
> >>>> at the following URI:
> >>>>
> >>>> http://tinyurl.com/kjvj3bb
> >>>>
> >>>> A permanent, though very long URI for these bugs is:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/buglist.cgi?bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=VERIFIED&bug_status=CLOSED&component=CR%20alt%20techniques%20%28editor%3A%20Steven%20Faulkner%29&list_id=37965&product=HTML%20WG&query_format=advanced
> >>>>
> >>>> QUESTION 1:    Does the Task Force
> >>>>       a.)    Accept these identified changes to this document
> >>>>       b.) Recommend that work on this document be terminated; and
> >>>>       c.) Support publication of this document by the HTML-WG
> >>>>           as a W3C Note.
> >>>>
> >>>> 2.)    HTML 5.0 Sec. 4.7.1.1 Requirements for providing text to act as
> >>>>   an alternative for images
> >>>>
> http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/embedded-content.html#alt
> >>>>
> >>>> As noted above there have been significant edits to this section of
> the
> >>>> HTML 5.0 specification in order that this specification might best
> >>>> reflect current consensus guidance regarding alt. These changes are
> >>>> documented by the following W3C Bugzilla bugs:
> >>>>
> >>>> {Insert Bug List Here}
> >>>>
> >>>> QUESTION 2:    Does the Task Force:
> >>>>       a.)    Accept these identified changes to this specification;
> >>>>       b.) Recommend that work on this specification be terminated; and
> >>>>       c.) Support publication of this section of this
> >>>>           specification  by the HTML-WG as part of W3C HTML 5.0.
> >>>>
> >>>> ACTION TO TAKE
> >>>>
> >>>> According to agreed HTML-A11Y Task Force Consensus Procedures [1],
> 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 have objections to any part of the above two questions, or any
> >>>> comments concerning the proposed next steps for either of the above
> >>>> documents, please respond by replying on list to this message no later
> >>>> than midnight Boston Time, Wednesday 4 June.
> >>>>
> >>>> Janina on behalf of the Task Force Facilitators
> >>>>
> >>>> [1] http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/HTML/consensus-procedures
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>>
> >>>> 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/
> >
> > --
> >
> > 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/
> >
>
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