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

There is also a tool at this URL that is working to validate ARIA markup as part of HTML5 validation:

http://html5.validator.nu/

Jon


---- Original message ----
>Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:55:48 +0000
>From: Steven Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>  
>Subject: Re: How Can I Validate (X)HTML + ARIA?  
>To: Richard Schwerdtfeger <schwer@us.ibm.com>
>Cc: free-aria@googlegroups.com, "w3c-wai-pf@w3.org PF" <w3c-wai-pf@w3.org>, W3C WAI-XTECH <wai-xtech@w3.org>, wai-xtech-request@w3.org
>
>
>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
>>
>> To
>> W3C WAI-XTECH <wai-xtech@w3.org>
>> cc
>> "w3c-wai-pf@w3.org PF" <w3c-wai-pf@w3.org>, free-aria@googlegroups.com
>> Subject
>> How Can I Validate (X)HTML + ARIA?
>>
>> How Can I Validate (X)HTML + ARIA?
>> http://www.paciellogroup.com/blog/?p=107
>> --
>> with regards
>>
>> Steve Faulkner
>> Technical Director - TPG Europe
>> Director - Web Accessibility Tools Consortium
>>
>> www.paciellogroup.com | www.wat-c.org
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>> http://www.paciellogroup.com/resources/wat-ie-about.html
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>-- 
>with regards
>
>Steve Faulkner
>Technical Director - TPG Europe
>Director - Web Accessibility Tools Consortium
>
>www.paciellogroup.com | www.wat-c.org
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>http://www.paciellogroup.com/resources/wat-ie-about.html
>
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