FPWD: Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.2

Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.2

https://www.w3.org/TR/2018/WD-wai-aria-1.2-20180719/

Abstract


Accessibility of web content requires semantic information about widgets, structures, and behaviors, in order to allow assistive technologies to convey appropriate information to persons with disabilities. This specification provides an ontology of roles, states, and properties that define accessible user interface elements and can be used to improve the accessibility and interoperability of web content and applications. These semantics are designed to allow an author to properly convey user interface behaviors and structural information to assistive technologies in document-level markup. This version adds features new since WAI-ARIA 1.1 [WAI-ARIA-1.1] to improve interoperability with assistive technologies to form a more consistent accessibility model for [HTML5] and [SVG2]. This specification complements both [HTML5] and [SVG2].

This document 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 First Public Working Draft of Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.2 by the Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) Working Group. Succeeding WAI-ARIA 1.1 [WAI-ARIA-1.1], it continues development of the WAI-ARIA technology. The primary focus of WAI-ARIA 1.2 is to add roles that correspond to HTML 5 [HTML5] semantics.

The Accessible Rich Internet Applications Working Group seeks 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). 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 First Public Working Draft. This document is intended to become a W3C Recommendation.

Publication as a First Public Working Draft 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.