- From: Judy Brewer <jbrewer@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 12:27:39 -0400
- To: Charles McCathieNevile <charles@w3.org>, Robert Neff <rneff@moon.jic.com>
- Cc: w3c-wai-eo@w3.org
Yes, is feasible. I'll see what I can do. Judy At 12:49 AM 4/5/99 -0400, Charles McCathieNevile wrote: >Tagging acronyms and abbreviations would be very kind. I generally try to >spell out anything less commonly understood than WAI (within the W3C) or >USA in more general contexts. I don't suppose that is feasible here. Sigh. > >Charles > >On Sat, 3 Apr 1999, Robert Neff wrote: > > Here is a comment on slide 8. This slide says, "major sponsors include: US > NSF, US DOE NIDRR, EC TIDE, Government of Canada, IBM/Lotus, Microsoft " > > Do we need to add the accronym tag and suggest this should be written as, > "major sponsors include: U.S. NSF, U.S. D.O.E. " What about the other > Acronyms? I would even consider spelling out NSF and DOE. Periods need to > be used on acronyms, because if the pwWebSpeak and other browsers are not > set up to read "US" as United States, it will read it as 'us''; it will try > to pronounce 'NSF" and will pronounce 'DOE" as the female deer, 'doe'. > > I remember the first time i used pwWebSpeak to test the site at Dpetartment > of Labor, the accronym 'DOL' was pronounced doll! > > Also, may want to look elsewhere on the slides where we use accronyms. > > > /rob > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Judy Brewer <jbrewer@w3.org> > To: w3c-wai-eo@w3.org <w3c-wai-eo@w3.org> > Date: Thursday, April 01, 1999 7:54 PM > Subject: WAI EOWG Agenda, April 2 > > > >WAI EOWG, Agenda for April 2, 1999 > > > > Time: 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. US EST > > Phone bridge: US: +1 (617) 252-1038 > > > >AGENDA > > > >1) Outreach & Updates > >- presentations given, presentations upcoming, key events to cover, etc. > > > >2) Review of draft "WAI Overview" on-line presentation > >- <http://www.w3.org/Talks/1999/0401-wai-jb/> > >- clear? sufficiently self-explanatory? > >- useful? engaging/annoying? major gaps? > > > >3) Review of FAQ draft (by phone only, not circulating) > > > >4) Exploration of "templates" idea in lieu (at least temporarily) of demo > >sites > >- look at "W3C Core Styles" <http://www.w3.org/StyleSheets/Core/> > >- is it possible for us to do something similar for accessiblity? > >- if so, what would be in the series? > >- development time & resources? > > > >5) Collection of reliable public sites > >- nominations? > >- feasibility of identifying, maintaining? > > > >6) Review of materials priorities & status over the next month > >[tentative only!!] > >- press FAQ > >- curriculum: WCAG > >- curriculum: WAI Overview > >- tech note: CSS > >- tech note: HTML > >- tech note: SMIL > >- general ref: core note > >- ??general ref: business case > >- ??demos: demo sites or templates > >- film: RNIB film > >- ??webcast: moving it onto a Web site > >- resource page: alternative browsers > >- resource page: clean up reference page > >- resource page: events calendar > >- hard copy: reprints of literature stuffers > >- ??hard copy: bookmarks? (IC: English/French back-to-back) > >- ??hard copy: brochures (??) > >- ?translations: coordination > >- ??reporting tool > > > >7) Next meetings > >- on EOWG home page <http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/#Calls:> > > > > > > > > > > > >---------- > >Judy Brewer jbrewer@w3.org +1.617.258.9741 http://www.w3.org/WAI > >Director, Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) International Program Office > >World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) > >MIT/LCS Room NE43-355, 545 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA > > > > > > >--Charles McCathieNevile mailto:charles@w3.org >phone: +1 617 258 0992 http://www.w3.org/People/Charles >W3C Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI >MIT/LCS - 545 Technology sq., Cambridge MA, 02139, USA > ---------- Judy Brewer jbrewer@w3.org +1.617.258.9741 http://www.w3.org/WAI Director, Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) International Program Office World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) MIT/LCS Room NE43-355, 545 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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