Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:37:50 -0600
From: Shawn Henry <shawn@xxxxxx>
To: WAI Interest Group <w3c-wai-ig@xxxxxx>
Subject: Call for Review: New WAI-ARIA Documents
Archived-At: <http://www.w3.org/mid/47A75B7E.6040405@xxxxxx>
Dear WAI Interest Group Participants,
The Protocols and Formats Working Group invites you to comment on the
following documents published 4 February 2008:
1. Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) Version 1.0, Working
Draft - a technical specification that combines the two
previously-published ARIA draft specifications: WAI-ARIA Roles, and
WAI-ARIA States and Properties
http://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria/
2. WAI-ARIA Primer, Working Draft - a new document that provides
background on accessibility issues related to JavaScript, and introduces
the technical approach used in WAI-ARIA
http://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-primer/
3. WAI-ARIA Best Practices, Working Draft - a new document that describes
how Web content developers can develop accessible rich Web applications
using WAI-ARIA
http://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-practices/
WAI-ARIA, the Accessible Rich Internet Applications Suite, defines a way
to make Web content and Web applications more accessible to people with
disabilities. It especially helps with dynamic content and advanced user
interface controls developed with Ajax (also known as AJAX), HTML,
JavaScript, and related technologies.
For an introduction to WAI-ARIA and the problems that it addresses, as
well as changes to the WAI-ARIA Suite documents, please see the following
updated documents:
* WAI-ARIA Overview
http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/aria
* WAI-ARIA FAQ
http://www.w3.org/WAI/aria/faq
* Roadmap for Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA Roadmap),
Working Draft
http://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-roadmap/
There are specific review questions in the "Status" section of each of the
technical documents. Please send any comments on these documents to
public-pfwg-comments@xxxxxx
The comment period ends 3 March 2008. The Protocols and Formats Working
Group is meeting face-to-face the week of 18 February to work on the
technical documents. Therefore, if possible, please send comments before
*20 February 2008*.
For more information, see:
* Protocols and Formats Working Group
http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/
* How WAI Develops Accessibility Guidelines through the W3C Process
http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/w3c-process
Note: Feel free to circulate this message to other lists; please avoid
cross-postings where possible.
Thank you in advance for your comments,
Michael Cooper - W3C Team Contact for PFWG
Al Gilman - Chair of PFWG
Judy Brewer - Director of Web Accessibility Initiative, W3C
Shawn Lawton Henry - W3C WAI EOWG Chair
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Shawn Lawton Henry, W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
about: http://www.w3.org/People/Shawn/
phone: +1-617-395-7664
e-mail: shawn@xxxxxx
