Re: AHG 2021 Proposals (a question)

Hi Howard,

Absolutely! Thank you, your flexibility is greatly appreciated.

JF

On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 11:02 PM Howard Kramer <howard.kramer@colorado.edu>
wrote:

> Hi John,
>
> Sorry - meant to answer earlier. No problem with an extension. Can you
> submit by Friday or Monday?
>
> Good to hear from you.
>
> Regards,
> Howard
> ------------------------------
> *From:* John Foliot <john@foliot.ca>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 12, 2021 9:11 AM
> *To:* Howard Kramer <howard.kramer@colorado.edu>
> *Cc:* Pronunciation Task Force <public-pronunciation@w3.org>
> *Subject:* AHG 2021 Proposals (a question)
>
> Greetings Howard!
>
> I am writing today on behalf of one of the Task Forces I am involved with
> at the W3C; specifically the Pronunciation Task Force
> <https://www.w3.org/WAI/pronunciation/>.
> (See also:
> https://raw.githack.com/w3c/pronunciation/90425c2688b59b8655ff9c30fbcbb6ebbbfdc72d/technical-approach/index.html
> for our draft spec.) Simply put, we are seeking a way of encoding
> pronunciation 'rules' int othe HTML, so that screen readers can either
> pronounce words properly (e.g. the "T" at the end of my name is silent), or
> to differentiate appropriate pronunciations (is READ pronounced 'reed' or
> 'red'?)
>
> Howard, one of the key drivers of this activity is focused around the EDU
> vertical, with a strong backing from ETS (Educational Testing Services).
> While our spec is still quite immature *today *(we're looking to settle
> on one of two technical approaches over the next few weeks) we firmly
> believe this will be of both interest and value to the core constituents of
> Accessing Higher Ground (file under Emergent Tech).
>
> As such, we are quite interested in getting our messaging out to a larger
> audience via AHG, and we'd love to submit a proposal to you for a 'speaking
> slot'. However, we noted today on our call that the deadline for
> submissions is, erm... today. While we have all the makings of an
> "Introduction" style presentation, I was wondering/hoping if I could
> perhaps reach out to you and seek a bit of an extension on the submission
> date, to give us enough time to put together a more formal proposal. Can I
> be so bold as to request a week?
>
> With fingers crossed, I thank you in advance and look forward to chatting
> more soon. Thanks!
>
> JF
> --
> *John Foliot* | Senior Industry Specialist, Digital Accessibility
>
> "I made this so long because I did not have time to make it shorter." -
> Pascal "links go places, buttons do things"
>


-- 
*John Foliot* | Senior Industry Specialist, Digital Accessibility

"I made this so long because I did not have time to make it shorter." -
Pascal "links go places, buttons do things"