- From: <schwer@us.ibm.com>
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 09:19:01 -0500
- To: Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>
- cc: w3c-wai-ua@w3.org
Ian, What sections have people signed up for? Rich Rich Schwerdtfeger Lead Architect, IBM Special Needs Systems EMail/web: schwer@us.ibm.com http://www.austin.ibm.com/sns/rich.htm "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.", Frost Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org> on 08/24/99 09:09:10 AM To: w3c-wai-ua@w3.org cc: Subject: IMPORTANT: Need techniques for User Agent Accessibility Guidelines Hello, We are nearing "last call" for the User Agent Guidelines. A Working Group issues a last call for a document that it considers done (or close to done). Last call involves review by other working groups (and possibly requests for implementation experience, for example). After last call, a document may become a Proposed Recommendation, then a Recommendation (I'm skipping the details of the W3C Process, but people may consult [1] for more information). [1] http:/www.w3.org/Consortium/Process/ In order for the User Agent Guidelines to enter last call, we need to fill out the Techniques Document. Note that the Techniques Document is not on the track to Recommendation (like its cousin the Techniques Document for WCAG 1.0, it is expected to end up being a W3C Note). However, a strong Techniques Document will indicate the stability of the Guidelines document in at least two ways: 1) It will indicate that we have considered the implications of each checkpoint on implementations. Gaps in the techniques document will suggest that some checkpoints may not be sufficiently cooked. 2) It will show that we have found a balance between the "checkpoint" level and the "technique" level. At times, we debate whether a requirement should be represented by a checkpoint or a technique. If the techniques document has been developed, this should indicate that we are comfortable with the distribution of requirements. Working Group participants are encouraged to review the Techniques Document and identify portions that they would like to develop (in outline form, with prose, or technical details, etc.). If possible, ask developers to contribute ideas that will help us complete this document. Thank you, - Ian -- Ian Jacobs (jacobs@w3.org) http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs Tel/Fax: +1 212 684-1814
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