- From: Shawn Henry <shawn@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:44:07 -0500
- To: WAI Interest Group <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Dear WAI Interest Group Participants, The W3C WAI announces a Call for Review of updates to two supporting documents for Web Content Accessibility Guideline (WCAG) 2.0. *This is not an update to WCAG 2.0, which is a stable document*. The supporting documents (W3C Notes) are updated periodically to reflect current practices and technologies. *The existing Techniques and Understanding documents remain in place as W3C Notes* while the separate draft updates are under review and the WCAG Working Group addresses comments. The following draft updates are available for review as Editors' Drafts: - Techniques for WCAG 2.0 Editors' Draft http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/2011/WD-WCAG20-TECHS-20110621/ - Understanding WCAG 2.0 Editors' Draft http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/2011/WD-UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20-20110621/ *What is updated*: Draft updates include addition of PDF and Silverlight techniques, and changes in response to public comments. The changes are highlighted in diff-marked versions at: - http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/2011/WD-WCAG20-TECHS-20110621/complete-diff.html - http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/2011/WD-UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20-20110621/complete-diff.html The following blog post provides information on updating WCAG 2.0 supporting documents and states that *publication of techniques for a specific technology does not imply that the technology can be used in all cases to create accessible content*: - New and Improved WCAG 2.0 Techniques http://www.w3.org/QA/2010/10/new_and_improved_wcag_20_techn.html Please send any comments on these Editors' Drafts by *26 August 2011*. Comments and contributions for additional WCAG 2.0 techniques can be sent via web form or e-mail, per: - Instructions for Commenting on WCAG 2.0 Documents http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/comments/ If you are interested in actively contributing to the development of additional WCAG 2.0 techniques and support material through the WCAG Working Group, please see: - Participating in WAI http://www.w3.org/WAI/participation and contact Michael Cooper For an introduction to the WCAG documents, see: - WCAG Overview http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag.php Feel free to circulate this message to other lists; please avoid cross-postings where possible. Regards, ~Shawn Henry, WAI Outreach Gregg Vanderheiden and Loretta Guarino Reid, WCAG Co-Chairs Michael Cooper, W3C Staff Contact ----- Shawn Lawton Henry W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) e-mail: shawn@w3.org phone: +1.617.395.7664 about: http://www.w3.org/People/Shawn/
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