Re: How Can I Validate (X)HTML + ARIA?

Hi Rich,

>Have you tried the DTD toward the end of the ARIA editors draft?

no will do.

> Longer term the best way to check ARIA compliance will be based on
> rule-based design patterns in addition to DTDs and schemas which are
> targeted at static content. In general, tools manufacturers will need to
> rethink accessibility compliance. Checking the DTD or schema is only a first
> pass.

I totally agree,

what the provision of public DTD's will do (if that is possible) is to
allow developers who validate their code using public validation
services to get meaningful feedback on thier ARIA code in HTML, rather
than being nagged about its use.


2009/1/19 Richard Schwerdtfeger <schwer@us.ibm.com>:
> Hi Steve,
>
> Have you tried the DTD toward the end of the ARIA editors draft?
> http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/aria/ ?
>
> Michael should be keeping this up to date. There is a plan to release either
> a schema and/or a DTD. Right now we are working furiously to set the ARIA
> documents in concrete and there are limited resources.
>
> Longer term the best way to check ARIA compliance will be based on
> rule-based design patterns in addition to DTDs and schemas which are
> targeted at static content. In general, tools manufacturers will need to
> rethink accessibility compliance. Checking the DTD or schema is only a first
> pass.
>
> This was posted on free-aria a while back:
> http://groups.google.com/group/free-aria/msg/3d1f6e1b49e508d6
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rich
>
>
> Rich Schwerdtfeger
> Distinguished Engineer, SWG Accessibility Architect/Strategist
> blog: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/blogs/page/schwer
>
> Steven Faulkner ---01/19/2009 06:00:54 AM---How Can I Validate (X)HTML +
> ARIA?
>
> Steven Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>
> Sent by: wai-xtech-request@w3.org
>
> 01/19/2009 05:57 AM
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> How Can I Validate (X)HTML + ARIA?
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>
> Steve Faulkner
> Technical Director - TPG Europe
> Director - Web Accessibility Tools Consortium
>
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