- From: Shawn Henry <shawn@w3.org>
- Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 14:41:05 -0500
- To: WAI Interest Group <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Reminder that comments are due this Thursday, 15 August, per below. Thanks! -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Call for Review: WCAG 2.0 Techniques Draft Updates Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 11:45:29 -0500 From: Shawn Henry <shawn@w3.org> 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 Working Group 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. *Please see important information in the WCAG Techniques and Understanding WCAG Updates blog post* at: http://www.w3.org/QA/2013/07/wcag_techniques_updated_july2013.html The following draft updates are available for review as Editors' Drafts: - Techniques for WCAG 2.0 Editors' Draft http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/2013/WD-WCAG20-TECHS-20130711/ - Understanding WCAG 2.0 Editors' Draft http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/2013/WD-UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20-20130711/ The changes are highlighted in diff-marked versions at: - http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/2013/WD-WCAG20-TECHS-20130711/complete-diff.html - http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/2013/WD-UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20-20130711/complete-diff.html A draft new Introduction to "How to Meet WCAG 2.0: A customizable quick reference..." is also available at: <http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/quickref/20130711/> Please send any comments on these Editors' Drafts by *15 August 2013*. 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 Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you in advance for your comments. Feel free to circulate this message to other lists; please avoid cross-postings where possible. Regards, Shawn Henry, W3C, WAI Outreach Andrew Kirkpatrick, Adobe Systems Inc., WCAG WG Co-Chair Joshue O Connor, WCAG WG Co-Chair Michael Cooper, W3C, WCAG WG Staff Contact ----- Shawn Lawton Henry W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) e-mail: shawn@w3.org phone: +1.617.395.7664 about: http://www.w3.org/People/Shawn/
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