Re: Fwd: Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 2.0 is a W3C Recommendation

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On 24 Sep 2015 16:06, at 16:06, Jeanne Spellman <jeanne@w3.org> wrote:
>Congratulations everyone!! ATAG 2.0 is officially complete.  :))
>
>
>-------- Forwarded Message --------
>Subject:  Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 2.0 is a W3C 
>Recommendation
>Date:  Thu, 24 Sep 2015 11:03:54 -0400
>From:  Jeanne Spellman <jeanne@w3.org>
>To:  WAI Interest Group <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
>CC:  jeanne@w3.org, Jutta Treviranus <jtreviranus@faculty.ocadu.ca>
>
>
>
>Dear WAI Interest Group Participants,
>
>WAI is pleased to announce the publication of Authoring Tool
>Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 2.0 as a W3C Recommendation at:
>http://www.w3.org/TR/ATAG20/
>
>ATAG 2.0 has a companion document, Implementing ATAG 2.0, published as
>a
>W3C Working Group Note:
>http://www.w3.org/TR/IMPLEMENTING-ATAG20/
>
>ATAG 2.0 helps improve web accessibility by providing guidelines for
>designing web content authoring tools that are both more accessible to
>authors with disabilities (Part A) and designed to enable, support, and
>promote the production of more accessible web content by all authors
>(Part B). ATAG 2.0 helps authors meet WCAG 2.0. Selecting authoring
>tools that conform to ATAG 2.0 can facilitate the process of creating
>accessible Web content, and can also remove barriers to content
>creation
>by people with disabilities. ATAG 2.0 is complete, ready for use and is
>already being implemented by native and web-based authoring tools
>including: social media tools, content management systems, learning
>management systems, WYSIWYG editors, and HTML editors. Please see
>additional information in:
>
>* How WAI Develops Accessibility Guidelines through the W3C Process
><http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/w3c-process>
>* ATAG Overview <http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/atag.php>,
>* ATAG at a Glance <http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/atag-glance.php>,
>* blog article on ATAG 2.0 Recommendation
><https://www.w3.org/blog/2015/09/more-accessible-web-authoring-with-atag-2-0/>
>
>ATAG 2.0 was developed by the Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines
>Working Group (ATAG WG).
>
>URI:
>The first URI above goes to the latest version of the document. The
>"dated" version of this draft is:
><http://www.w3.org/WAI/AU/2015/REC-ATAG20-20150924/>
><http://www.w3.org/WAI/AU/2015/REC-ATAG20-20150924/> The difference
>between these URIs are explained in Referencing and Linking to WAI
>Guidelines and Technical Documents at:
><http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/linking.html>
><http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/linking.html>
>
>Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you in advance for
>your comments.
>Feel free to circulate this message to other lists; please avoid
>cross-postings where possible.
>
>Regards,
>
>Jutta Treviranus ATAG WG Chair
>Jeanne Spellman ATAG WG W3C Staff Contact
>Judy Brewer, WAI Director