Acessibilidade : Actividade

Public Drafts: Updated WAI-ARIA Documents

Wed, 28 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT

http://www.w3.org/WAI/Overview.html#x20080528a

Updated Editors' Drafts of the WAI-ARIA documents are now publicly available so that anyone can follow how issues are being addressed in the draft WAI-ARIA specification. These documents are works-in-progress, not official "Public Working Drafts". Please see more information in the Updated WAI-ARIA Editors' Drafts Now Publicly Available e-mail. (2008-05-28)

WAI-AGE: Addressing Accessibility Needs Due to Ageing

Wed, 14 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT

http://www.w3.org/WAI/Overview.html#x20080514a

The WAI-AGE Project (Ageing Education and Harmonisation) focuses on education and outreach regarding the requirements of people with Web accessibility needs related to ageing. One of the WAI-AGE project deliverables is Web Accessibility for Older Users: A Literature Review, which was published on 14 March as a First Public Working Draft. WAI encourages you to review this draft and submit any comments by 4 June 2008, if possible.
See Call for Review and Participation: WAI-AGE Literature Review and Task Force for an introduction to the project and an invitation to contribute to the literature review and other WAI-AGE work. (2008-05-14)

WCAG 2.0 On the Move: Ready to Test-Drive

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:00:00 GMT

http://www.w3.org/WAI/Overview.html#x20080430a

We are excited to announce that Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG 2.0) was published as a W3C
Candidate Recommendation on 30 April 2008. The Candidate Recommendation stage means that there is broad consensus on the technical content, and W3C invites you to implement WCAG 2.0. Please see additional information in:
WCAG 2.0 Candidate Recommendation Ready to Test Drive; How WAI Develops
Accessibility Guidelines through the W3C Process; Overview of WCAG 2.0 Documents.
If you are interested in sharing implementation experience, please let us know by 23 May 2008.
(2008-04-30)

John Slatin: Honored Accessibility Colleague and Friend

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT

http://www.w3.org/WAI/Overview.html#x20080325a

WAI mourns the passing of John Slatin, who was Co-Chair of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Working Group in 2005 and 2006. Through his persistence, patience, and keen insight, John contributed greatly to the field of accessibility, especially to the development of WCAG 2.0. He will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by his colleagues at W3C/WAI and in the broader accessibility community. For more information, see the e-mail thread: Sad news regarding John Slatin, highly-regarded Web accessibility expert and advocate. (2008-03-25)

For Review: UAAG 2.0 First Public Working Draft

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT

http://www.w3.org/WAI/Overview.html#x20080313a

The First Public Working Draft of User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG) 2.0 was published 12 March 2008. UAAG explains how to make browsers and media players accessible to people with disabilities, and how to make them work better with assistive technologies. UAAG 2.0 will address more advanced Web technologies than UAAG 1.0. WAI encourages you to review UAAG 2.0 and submit any comments. See:
Call for Review: UAAG 2.0 First Public Working Draft, User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG) Overview.
Please send comments by 14 April 2008. (2008-03-13)

For Review: Updated ATAG 2.0 Working Drafts

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT

http://www.w3.org/WAI/Overview.html#x20080310a

Updated Working Drafts of Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 and Implementation Techniques for ATAG 2.0 were published 10 March 2008. WAI encourages you to review these documents and submit any comments. See:
Call for Review: ATAG 2.0 Working Draft, Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) Overview.
Please send comments by 14 April 2008. (2008-03-10)

WAI Interviews: Shadi and Shawn Talk Web Accessibility

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:00:00 GMT

http://www.w3.org/WAI/Overview.html#x20080305a

Recent interviews with Shadi Abou-Zahra and Shawn Lawton Henry are available online:
Webtalk: Shadi Abou-Zahra über die Web Accessibility Initiative with Shadi is in German.Radio New Zealand Interview, February 2008 with Shawn is audio with a text transcript.
(2008-03-05)

March 2008 Update on WCAG 2.0

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:00:00 GMT

http://www.w3.org/WAI/Overview.html#x20080305b

The WCAG Working Group has addressed most of the comments received on the second Last Call Working Draft of WCAG 2.0, and is currently finalizing replies to commenters and preparing for the "Candidate Recommendation" stage in the W3C Process. See: "March 2008 Update: Moving WCAG 2.0 to the next stage" in the WCAG 2 FAQ. (2008-03-05)

For Review: New WAI-ARIA Resources

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:00:00 GMT

http://www.w3.org/WAI/Overview.html#x20080204a

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, HTML, JavaScript, and related technologies.
New WAI-ARIA documents were published 4 February 2008. The WAI-ARIA Primer provides background on accessibility issues related to JavaScript, and introduces the technical approach used in WAI-ARIA. WAI-ARIA Best Practices describes how Web content developers can develop accessible rich Web applications using WAI-ARIA. See:
Call for Review: New WAI-ARIA Documents announcement e-mail; WAI-ARIA Overview which links to WAI-ARIA itself and the other documents; WAI-ARIA FAQ.
We welcome your comments, preferably by 20 February, otherwise by 3 March 2008. (2008-02-04)

Accessible and Mobile: Two Birds with One Stone

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:00:00 GMT

http://www.w3.org/WAI/Overview.html#x20080122a

There is significant overlap between designing Web sites to be accessible to people with disabilities and designing Web sites to be usable on a mobile device. When developers understand this overlap, they can more efficiently meet both goals. On 22 January, W3C published material describing this overlap. See:
First Public Working Draft: Relationship Between Mobile Web and Web Content Accessibility announcement e-mail;Web Content Accessibility and Mobile Web: Making a Web Site Accessible Both for People with Disabilities and for Mobile Devices introductory page;Relationship Between Mobile Web Best Practices 1.0 and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines First Public Working Draft.
We welcome your comments, preferrably by 4 March 2008. (2008-01-22)