- From: Wlodkowski, Thomas <Thomas.Wlodkowski@corp.aol.com>
- Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 14:40:18 -0400
- To: <wai-xtech@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <1D65257B9F22C84F89F812FB1C24CA8D14D520@EXCHNVA02.ad.office.aol.com>
Hello, Last week I posted a message regarding the DHTML Style Guide group, a small group of people working to define keyboard behaviors for dynamic web widgets (tree views, menus, etc.). I mentioned a kickoff call tomorrow May 18 at noon Eastern U.S. time. The conference bridge information is below. Thus far I've only heard from two people outside of the core group that have expressed interest. Please feel free to join even if you haven't contactede me offline. Conference Bridge Information: Number: 703-265-5000 Toll-free (U.S. only) 877-708-6777 ID: 51999. Hope to see a decent turnout tomorrow. This will be the first in a series of biweekly calls. ________________________________ From: Wlodkowski, Thomas Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 5:37 PM To: 'wai-xtech@w3.org' Subject: DHTML Style guide Discussion Hello, Over the past several months, a small group of individuals have been attempting to discuss desired keyboard behaviors for widgets that are common to dynamic web applications (tree views, tab panels, grid controls, menus, sliders, etc.). Our goal is to develop a style guide that the Protocols and Formats group and other entities could leverage to advance accessibility of dynamic web applications. In an effort to encourage broader input and to accelerate development of sample widgets that employ the ARIA guidelines and a general set of keyboard behaviors, members of the WAI Protocols and Formats working group have recommended that we move this discussion to the xTech listserve, hence this note. To kick off our work, we will schedule a call for May 18 at noon EDT. The conference bridge will be provided in a separate message. The purpose of the call is to bring all of the interested parties together for an overview of ongoing work that Becky Gibson (IBM, Stefan Schnabel (SAP) and others have been doing to implement keyboard support for the Dojo libraries and proprietary widgets, and to discuss areas of focus for the group moving forward. The bulk of our dialog will happen via email. In the meantime, feel free to propose keyboard behaviors for a widget such as a tab panel so we can test this process and get the ball roling. Our immediate focus is on desktop browsers. We appreciate that mobile devices will require consideration, but it is critical to get Phase 1 of this process off the ground. Since the bulk of the work with ARIA to date has been focused on Firefox, it makes sense to start by focusing on the desktop. Please feel free to contact me off the list if you have any questions or concerns. Best, Tom Wlodkowski Director of Accessibility, AOL LLC Phone: 703-265-1999 Email: thomas.wlodkowski@corp.aol.com
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