Re: WAI-ARIA language providing for strong and weak implicit semantics from host language.

That would be simpler. ... basically make the host language draw a line in
the sand for particular elements.

Rich Schwerdtfeger
Distinguished Engineer, SWG Accessibility Architect/Strategist
blog: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/blogs/page/schwer


                                                                           
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Hi Al,

I believe there is no need for the middle "weak" concept.
We only need strong or no semantics. The semantically strong constructs are
immune from ARIA.:

Also, for each construct specified, whether they have a default ARIA role
or provide additional ARIA properties is an additional, separate decision.

So, this document would ultimately be simplified into two groups:
http://hsivonen.iki.fi/aria-html5-bis/

FWIW, Henri Sivonen, the original author of the strong/weak/no concept,
agreed that it's a good simplification.

- Aaron

                                                                           
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Re:
http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/Group/track/issues/67
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-archive/2008Dec/att-0011/01-part

This is a 'scratch draft' that is to say forked from the main line of
Editor's draft versions.  It is a strawman rewrite of 6.2 and 7.3 to
make room for host languages to provide built-in semantics
that takes over from ARIA markup where appropriate.

Please read over the draft and see if there is

a) a simpler way to say it that is still correct.
b) anything we missed.

Al