- From: Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net>
- Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 14:29:04 -0400
- To: public-pronunciation@w3.org
Colleagues: Shawn Henry just posted the following on WAI-IG. I haven't looked yet, but I expect the remaining announcements are now also out, or imminent. We should plan accordingly now, especially with respect to taking our proposals to WICG. Best, Janina Shawn Henry writes: > Dear WAI Interest Group, > > The Pronunciation Task Force and the Accessible Platform Architectures Working Group (APA WG) are seeking input on the following Working Drafts: > > 1. Explainer: Improving Spoken Presentation on the Web > https://www.w3.org/TR/pronunciation-explainer/ > - Briefly introduces the context for W3C work on pronunciation > - Describes the advantages and disadvantages of two approaches > - Poses questions for additional input > > 2. Pronunciation Gap Analysis and Use Cases > https://www.w3.org/TR/pronunciation-gap-analysis-and-use-cases/ > - Provides more detailed context > - Describes required features for pronunciation and spoken presentation > - Describes specific implementation approaches for introducing presentation authoring markup into HTML5 (called “use cases”) > - Provides a gap analysis > - Describes how the required features may be met by existing approaches > > Background: These documents will guide work on a normative specification to enable content authors to ensure that text-to-speech (TTS) synthesis properly pronounces HTML content. For context on this work, please see: > Pronunciation Overview > https://www.w3.org/WAI/pronunciation/ > > Review: We seek reviews of these Working Drafts from all interested web stakeholders, whether or not you specialize in web accessibility. > *We particularly request input on the following*: > * Are there additional use cases and requirements not described in these documents? > * Are there aspects of these requirements, use cases, and gap analysis that are incorrect or insufficiently defined? > * Have we overlooked some aspect in this analysis that should be addressed? > > Comments: To comment, please open a new issue in the W3C Spec GitHub repository: > https://github.com/w3c/pronunciation/issues > If this is not feasible, send email to: public-pronunciation@w3.org > > Please send comments as soon as feasible. > > Share: We encourage you to share this information and include @w3c_wai, @w3c, #a11y, #TTSpronunciation #SSML > Here’s a tweet you can use: https://twitter.com/w3c_wai/status/1254837383520030720 > > Regards, > Janina Sajka, APA Working Group Chair > Irfan Ali, Pronunciation Task Force Facilitator > Roy Ran, W3C Staff Contact for Pronunciation Task Force -- Janina Sajka Linux Foundation Fellow Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup: http://a11y.org The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Chair, Accessible Platform Architectures http://www.w3.org/wai/apa
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