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- Date: Mon, 3 May 2021 06:12:49 -0400
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W3C Strategic Highlights, April 2021
30 April 2021
<https://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/9029>
Today W3C released to the public the April 2021 edition of our W3C Strategic Highlights which documents the tremendous work to enhance, grow and strengthen the Web platform, and how the Web Consortium meets the needs of industry and society as a whole.
<https://www.w3.org/2021/04/w3c-highlights/Overview>
At the same time, as we celebrate the anniversary of the release of the World Wide Web into the public domain on 30 April 1993 by CERN, our CEO Jeff Jaffe has published his reflections on the centrality of the Web Consortium as the Web has been accelerating to meet society’s needs, and on the importance of the Web infrastructure in the modern world.
<https://home.cern/science/computing/birth-web/licensing-web>
<https://www.w3.org/blog/2021/04/centrality-of-w3c-as-the-web-accelerates-to-meet-societys-growing-needs>
Human civilization is at an extraordinary juncture. The Web Consortium is in an incredible position to host the open forum where diverse voices from different parts of the world come together to incubate and build the global standards for the Web in the 25 years to come.
Working Group Note: Making Content Usable for People with Cognitive and Learning Disabilities
30 April 2021
<https://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/9035>
The Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (AG WG) and the Accessible Platform Architectures (APA) Working Group have published the Working Group Note “ "Making Content Usable for People with Cognitive and Learning Disabilities" ” from the Cognitive and Learning Disabilities Accessibility Task Force (COGA). This document helps make web content, including applications, meet the needs of people with cognitive and learning disabilities. It covers aims and objectives for usable content; design patterns (ways) to make content usable; including users in research, design, and testing activities; personas; and user needs. The document provides informative "supplemental guidance" beyond the requirements of WCAG 2. It is not required for conformance to WCAG. We welcome comments for the next version of this document. To learn about W3C work on accessibility for people with cognitive and learning disabilities, see: Cognitive Accessibility at W3C.
<https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/>
<https://www.w3.org/WAI/APA/>
<https://www.w3.org/TR/coga-usable/>
<https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/task-forces/coga/>
<https://www.w3.org/WAI/cognitive/>
First Public Working Draft: Web Authentication: An API for accessing Public Key Credentials Level 3
27 April 2021
<https://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/9023>
The Web Authentication Working Group has published a First Public Working Draft of "Web Authentication: An API for accessing Public Key Credentials Level 3" today. This specification defines an API enabling the creation and use of strong, attested, scoped, public key-based credentials by web applications, for the purpose of strongly authenticating users. This document is a straight lift of "WebAuthn Level 2 Recommendation," preparing for updates to come.
<https://www.w3.org/Webauthn/>
<https://www.w3.org/TR/2021/WD-webauthn-3-20210427/>
<https://www.w3.org/TR/2021/REC-webauthn-2-20210408/>
More news: <http://www.w3.org/blog/news/>
Workshops
* 2021-05-16 (16 MAY) – 2021-06-10 (10 JUN)
W3C Workshop on Wide Color Gamut and High Dynamic Range for the Web
<https://www.w3.org/Graphics/Color/Workshop/overview>
Virtual Event
* 2021-06-25 (25 JUN)
W3C Workshop on Smart Cities
<https://www.w3.org/2021/06/smartcities-workshop/>
Virtual Event
W3C Blog
* Centrality of W3C as the Web accelerates to meet society’s growing needs
<https://www.w3.org/blog/2021/04/centrality-of-w3c-as-the-web-accelerates-to-meet-societys-growing-needs/>
30 April 2021 by Jeff Jaffe
<http://www.w3.org/People/Jeff/>
Upcoming Talks
* 2021-05-06(06 MAY)
A Common Ground for Accessibility Interpretation – Certification as Award Criteria or Obligation?
<https://www.w3.org/blog/talks/event/a-common-ground-for-accessibility-interpretation-certification-as-award-criteria-or-obligation/>
by Shadi Abou-Zahra
Online
<https://www.w3.org/blog/talks/venue/online/>
* 2021-05-18(18 MAY)
A Deep Dive Into WCAG 2.2’s New Test Rules
<https://www.w3.org/blog/talks/event/a-deep-dive-into-wcag-2-2s-new-test-rules/>
by Shadi Abou-Zahra, Wilco Fiers
AccessU 2021
<https://www.w3.org/blog/talks/venue/accessu-2021/>
Austin, United States
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