CR: Graphics Accessibility API Mappings

Graphics Accessibility API Mappings

https://www.w3.org/TR/2018/CR-graphics-aam-1.0-20180419/

feedback due by: 2018-04-27

Abstract


The Graphics Accessibility API Mappings defines how user agents map the WAI-ARIA Graphics Module [GRAPHICS-ARIA-1.0] markup to platform accessibility APIs. It is intended for user agent developers responsible for accessibility in their user agent so that they can support the accessibility of graphics such as that created for [SVG] or [HTML52].

The implementation of this specification in user agents enables authors to produce more accessible graphics by conveying common graphics semantics to assistive technologies. It provides Accessibility API Mapping guidance for the roles defined in the WAI-ARIA Graphics Module [GRAPHICS-ARIA-1.0].

The Graphics Accessibility API Mappings is part of the WAI-ARIA suite described in the WAI-ARIA Overview.

Status of the Document


This section describes the status of this document at the time of its publication. Other documents may supersede this document. A list of current W3C publications and the latest revision of this technical report can be found in the W3C technical reports index at https://www.w3.org/TR/.

This is a Candidate Recommendation of Graphics Accessibility API Mappings 1.0 by the Accessible Rich Internet Applications Working Group. This is a call for implementations; the Accessible Rich Internet Applications Working Group requests that implementations be submitted by 27 April 2018. The Working Group targets 27 April 2018 to complete the testing process and produce the implementation report. A history of changes to Graphics-AAM 1.1 is available in the appendix.

Graphics-AAM was previously published as a Candidate Recommendation on 29 March 2018. This is an editorial republication to restore ids on some elements which had been inadvertently removed and are needed as targets for dependent specifications. Because there are no substantive changes in this version, the comment due date and implementation report target date have not been extended.

Exit Criteria: The Accessible Rich Internet Applications Working Group intends to exit the Candidate Recommendation stage and submit this document for consideration as a W3C Proposed Recommendation after documenting implementation of each feature. For every platform with mappings in this specification, at least one implementation of 75% of the mappings to that platform will demonstrate implementability on that platform. Multiple implementations of each platform are not required because some platforms have only one implementation. For features that are not platform-specific, passing test results in at least two different implementations will be documented to demonstrate implementability.

Comments: The Accessible Rich Internet Applications Working Group primarily seeks feedback in relation to implementation of Graphics-AAM, but feedback on any aspect of the specification is accepted. When submitting feedback, please consider issues in the context of the companion documents. To comment, file an issue in the W3C ARIA GitHub repository. If this is not feasible, send email to public-aria@w3.org (comment archive). Comments are requested by 27 April 2018. In-progress updates to the document may be viewed in the publicly visible editors' draft.

This document was published by the Accessible Rich Internet Applications Working Group as a Candidate Recommendation. This document is intended to become a W3C Recommendation. W3C publishes a Candidate Recommendation to indicate that the document is believed to be stable and to encourage implementation by the developer community. This Candidate Recommendation is expected to advance to Proposed Recommendation no earlier than 27 April 2018.

Please see the Working Group's implementation report.

Publication as a Candidate Recommendation does not imply endorsement by the W3C Membership. This is a draft document and may be updated, replaced or obsoleted by other documents at any time. It is inappropriate to cite this document as other than work in progress.

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This document is governed by the 1 February 2018 W3C Process Document.