Re: CFC - Advance WCAG 2.1 to Proposed Recommendation

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On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 4:44 PM, Marc Johlic <marc.johlic@gmail.com> wrote:

> +1
>
> Marc
>
> On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 1:40 PM Andrew Kirkpatrick <akirkpat@adobe.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Call for Consensus - ends Tuesday April 17 at 1:30 pm Boston time
>>
>>
>>
>> This is a Call for Consensus to advance WCAG 2.1 to Proposed
>> Recommendation. A few tasks related to the transition are not quite
>> complete but we expect them to be by the time the CfC closes, and to stay
>> on timeline we are running the CfC in parallel. These along with key review
>> points are described below.
>>
>>
>>
>> The Editors' Draft which includes the content proposed to be published as
>> a Proposed Recommendation is available at: https://w3c.github.io/wcag21/
>> guidelines/
>> <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fw3c.github.io%2Fwcag21%2Fguidelines%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cakirkpat%40adobe.com%7Ce156f78bc15a4db1f02d08d5a0953d14%7Cfa7b1b5a7b34438794aed2c178decee1%7C0%7C0%7C636591485197275475&sdata=GcaBt4EVRDazIDUV0oTF%2BpOBSnNLAaSEmp2chaEDtlA%3D&reserved=0>
>>
>>
>>
>> Active responses to this CfC are helpful, particularly from implementers.
>> Please reply with "+1" to support or "-1" along with an explanation to
>> oppose. 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> The Working Group agreed on the teleconference on 4/12/18 to conduct a
>> CFC to advance to PR, as indicated in the minutes:
>> https://www.w3.org/2018/04/12-ag-minutes.html
>>
>>
>>
>> Tasks still to be completed before the CfC closes:
>>
>>    - Document 8 AA and 2 AAA implementations in the implementation
>>    report https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/implementation-report/
>>    <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2FWAI%2FWCAG21%2Fimplementation-report%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cakirkpat%40adobe.com%7Ce156f78bc15a4db1f02d08d5a0953d14%7Cfa7b1b5a7b34438794aed2c178decee1%7C0%7C0%7C636591485197275475&sdata=%2B7i%2FPdHEqyFzsUZqSI1qRi41GtoX3TBoEB4Guq7lyEM%3D&reserved=0>
>>     (3 more AA needed at time the CfC was sent, but these are in
>>    progress)
>>    - Address and close all public comments filed on the CR
>>    https://github.com/w3c/wcag21/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%
>>    3Aissue+label%3A%22Public+Comment%22+label%3A%22CR+Comment%22
>>    <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fw3c%2Fwcag21%2Fissues%3Fq%3Dis%253Aopen%2Bis%253Aissue%2Blabel%253A%2522Public%2BComment%2522%2Blabel%253A%2522CR%2BComment%2522&data=02%7C01%7Cakirkpat%40adobe.com%7Ce156f78bc15a4db1f02d08d5a0953d14%7Cfa7b1b5a7b34438794aed2c178decee1%7C0%7C0%7C636591485197275475&sdata=bY%2BwMIsQSys4jRJA%2B98vqhaTjn6WdVXAcFs9LeGQ%2BPE%3D&reserved=0>
>>    - Approve changes to the introduction in CfC sent after the meeting
>>    on Thursday 4/12/18.
>>
>>
>>
>> Key review points:
>>
>>    - Some guidelines and success criteria have been moved or renamed, in
>>    what we believe is an editorial manner which does not impact implementation.
>>    - The Introduction is rewritten to apply to the final standard and
>>    includes more information about the limitations of WCAG 2.1 and refers to
>>    additional resources.
>>    - No features at risk have been removed.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> AWK
>>
>>
>>
>> Andrew Kirkpatrick
>>
>> Group Product Manager, Accessibility
>>
>> Adobe
>>
>>
>>
>> akirkpat@adobe.com
>>
>> http://twitter.com/awkawk
>>
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