- From: Matt May <mcmay@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 09:25:24 -0700
- To: Jonathan Chetwynd <j.chetwynd@btinternet.com>
- Cc: "'w3c-wai-ig@w3.org'" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
On Tuesday, October 22, 2002, at 07:49 AM, Jonathan Chetwynd wrote: > Does svg allow for user control of the color experience? Yes. See the "Accessibility Features of SVG" Note [1], written by Charles McCathieNevile and Marja-Riitta Koivunen of W3C/WAI. > There are tools under development, such as annotea, svg, and png, they > are not being discussed by WAI, and I for one have concerns about the > way the web is developing. It would be difficult in the extreme for Annotea to be designed without WAI feedback, since Marja leads the project and Chaals is a regular contributor. I think you may want to review the role of WAI in W3C standards development, particularly that of the Protocols and Formats Working Group[2], which is explicitly chartered to review all W3C technologies for accessibility. [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/SVG-access/ [2] http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/ ---- Matt May, Web Accessibility Specialist, Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) World Wide Web Consortium (W3C/MIT) http://www.w3.org/WAI/ 200 Technology Square, NE43-342, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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