RE: CFC - Proposed definition for 'Programatic Notification'

+1 to creating this definition, but II think it needs to say *identified* for he user (instead of *announced*), unless this is really meant to be specific to screen readers only – which is probably not a good idea.

 

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From: Joshue O Connor [mailto:josh@interaccess.ie] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 1:06 PM
To: WCAG <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
Subject: CFC - Proposed definition for 'Programatic Notification'

 

Call For Consensus — ends Friday October 6th at 1:00pm Boston time.

 

The Working Group has a new proposed definition of "Programmatic Notification" as found in the Change of Content SC. 
https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/#purpose-of-controls 

The DFN text is: 

<dfn>
Programmatic notification.
                      
Notification set by the content which can be announced to the user without virtual or actual focus, using methods that are supported by user agents, including assistive technologies.

Example: a screen reader announces to a user that their shopping cart has been updated after they select an item for purchase.
</dfn>

And can be viewed here: https://github.com/w3c/wcag21/commit/b5c68e17f82feb0cdbbafc273f245b136a7445c4 

 

This was discussed on todays call: https://www.w3.org/2017/10/03-ag-minutes.html#item09 

This definition was previously missing from WCAG 2.1 and the proposal is to add it.

 

If you have concerns about this proposed consensus position that have not been discussed already and feel that those concerns result in you “not being able to live with” this decision, please let the group know before the CfC deadline.

 

Thanks

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Joshue O Connor
Director | InterAccess.ie