Re: For Review: Synchronization Accessibility User Requirements - First Public Working Draft

Dear WAI Interest Group,

Participants in the Research Questions task Force of the APA Working
Group welcome and appreciate all comments on the First Public Working
Draft of Synchronization Accessibility User Requirements. The document
was productively discussed at a TPAC 2021 breakout session as well.

If you are currently considering submitting comments, please note that
the due date, as given in the announcement quoted below, is Friday 5
November.

Regards,

Jason White (Research Questions Task Force Co-Facilitator)

Shawn Henry <shawn@w3.org> wrote:
> Dear WAI Interest Group,
> 
> W3C WAI invites you to comment on the First Public Working Draft of the Note:
>  Synchronization Accessibility User Requirements
>  https://www.w3.org/TR/saur
> 
> Background: Synchronization of multimedia content, especially audio and video, is essential for accessible web-based communication and cooperation. To be understandable, media needs to be synchronized to very specific limits.
> 
> Synchronization Accessibility User Requirements addresses synchronization of accessibility-related components of multimedia, including captions, sign language interpretation, and descriptions. It identifies accessibility user needs and the associated requirements for multimedia synchronization. The requirements apply to multimedia content in general, as well as to real-time communication applications and media in immersive environments.
> 
> This Note is intended to inform future development of media technologies, W3C specifications, and accessibility guidelines. It may also be applied to multimedia content and applications to enhance accessibility.
> 
> *Learn more from this blog post*:
>  Synchronization Accessibility User Requirements – Call for Review
>  https://www.w3.org/blog/2021/09/synchronization-accessibility-user-requirements-call-for-review/
> 
> For in-progress updates to the document, see the Editors' Draft at:
>  https://w3c.github.io/apa/saur/
> 
> To comment, please open a new issue in the APA GitHub repository:
>  https://github.com/w3c/apa/issues/new
> Please add the label "SAUR". Create separate GitHub issues for each topic, rather than commenting on multiple topics in a single issue.
> If it’s not feasible for you to use GitHub, send comments in e-mail to:
>  public-apa@w3.org
> 
> Please send comments by *5 November 2021*.
> 
> Thanks in advance for your comments.
> 
> Regards,
> Janina Sajka, APA Working Group Co-Chair
> Becky Gibson, APA Working Group Co-Chair
> Jason White, Research Questions Task Force Facilitator
> Scott Hollier, Research Questions Task Force Facilitator
> Steve Noble, Lead Editor
> Joshue O'Connor, W3C Emerging Web Technology Specialist
> Michael Cooper, W3C Staff Contact for APA Working Group
> Shawn Lawton Henry, W3C WAI Education and Outreach Coordinator
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> <http://www.w3.org/People/Shawn/>
> 
>

Received on Wednesday, 3 November 2021 17:41:52 UTC