- From: Gregory J. Rosmaita <oedipus@hicom.net>
- Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 16:11:25 -0400
- To: w3c-wai-ua@w3.org
aloha! al gilman's opening requirements and issues list from the WAI is contained in toto on the following wiki page: http://esw.w3.org/topic/HTML/ARIAIntegration the XHTML access module to which i refered during today's telecon (and which is referenced in AlG's post, cited above, is defined at: http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/mod-access.html#edef_access_access the XHTML access module is further discussed in the following wiki page: http://esw.w3.org/topic/HTML/DroppedAttributeAccesskey (note 1: i wrote both the pro and con rationales on the page, and no one has changed or modified that portion of the page since i populated it) basically, for interpreting and communicating javascripted widgets, ARIA relies on the XHTML role element to provide the user agent with information about the behavior of a widget; javascript can then manipulate the widget via the DOM, but because states and properties are mapped to the pertinent accessibility platform for the OS/UA in use, assisstive technology and user agents can understand the widget's behavior, communicate that information to the user, and respond to the changes caused by the widget appropriately.... XHTML Role Attribute Module: http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-xhtml-role-20060725/ The XHTML Modularization Roadmap: http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-xhtml-modularization-20060705/ the accessibility working group of the linux foundation has a subteam on "expert handlers" and are approaching the issue from the same angle as is the PFWG -- janina sajka is the chair of the accessibility working group at the linux foundation, the brief URI for which is: http://a11y.org yes, the accessibility WG at the linux foundation is known as a11y, a naming convention that i'm not too keen on -- especially since a lot of low vision users interpret it as a l l y -- that's what happens when you use a visual pun as an abbreviation! amongst others, earl johnson is involved in the handlers sub-group; almost everyone in the a11y working group is directly involved in development and implementation, so they are a good ally (sorry!) to have -- i can serve as a liaison between UA and A11y, as i'm the webmaster/listmaster for the accessibility working group -- even got a spiffy new eddress: gregory@linux-foundation.org, but unfortunately, since the linux foundation is in the process of migrating its servers from san francisco to portland, oregon, i cannot currently access that account) i hope this helps answer any lingering questions from today's telecon, gregory. ------------------------------------------------------------- more words to live by from Homer J. Simpson: "What is mind? No matter... What is matter? Never mind..." ------------------------------------------------------------- Gregory J. Rosmaita, oedipus@hicom.net & webmaster@ubats.org Camera Obscura: http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/ Oedipus' Online Complexes: http://my.opera.com/oedipus -------------------------------------------------------------
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