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WCAG 2.0 succeeds in test sites, moves to last stage

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT

http://www.w3.org/WAI/Overview.html#x20081103a

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 was published as a W3C
Proposed Recommendation on 3 November 2008. This means that the technical material of WCAG 2.0 is complete and it has been implemented in real sites. The next stage is the final publication, which is expected in December 2008. Please see additional information in:
WCAG 2.0 moves to last stage for expected final publication in December 2008 e-mail; With real world implementations WCAG 2.0 steps closer to expected December 2008 publication blog post; How WAI Develops
Accessibility Guidelines through the W3C Process; Overview of WCAG 2.0 Documents.
(2008-11-03)

WCAG 2.0 Implementations: Most done, a few to go

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:00:00 GMT

http://www.w3.org/WAI/Overview.html#x20080930a

Since publishing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 as a Candidate Recommendation, the WCAG Working Group has been collecting and evaluating implementations (that is, examples of how real Web sites meet WCAG 2.0). We have implementions for almost all success critieria, and need a few more. For an updated list of implementations needed, see the Update in the WCAG 2 FAQ.
The WCAG Working Group is meeting 1-3 October 2008 to address remaining issues. We are still hoping to complete WCAG 2.0 in 2008, and will provide another status update by November. See How WAI Develops Accessibility Guidelines through the W3C Process for the steps needed to complete WCAG 2.0. (2008-09-30)

For Review: EARL Companion Documents

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:00:00 GMT

http://www.w3.org/WAI/Overview.html#x20080908a

The Evaluation and Repair Tools Working Group today published Representing Content in RDF as a First Public Working Draft, and an updated Working Draft of HTTP Vocabulary in RDF. These documents are companions to Evaluation and Report Language (EARL), a format to exchange, combine, and analyze results from different evaluation tools. See:
Call for Review: EARL Companion Documents e-mail,Evaluation and Report Language (EARL) Overview,How WAI Develops Accessibility Guidelines through the W3C Process: Milestones and Opportunities to Contribute.
Please send comments by 29 September 2008. (2008-09-08)

For Review: Updated WAI-ARIA Specification

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT

http://www.w3.org/WAI/Overview.html#x20080806a

WAI has published an updated Working Draft of WAI-ARIA, the Accessible Rich Internet
Applications technical specification. We especially request review of how WAI-ARIA is implemented in host languages, such as HTML, XHTML, and SVG. See:
Call for Review: Updated WAI-ARIA Specification announcement e-mail; WAI-ARIA Overview, which links
to WAI-ARIA FAQ and related documents for Web site developers.
Please send comments by 3 September 2008. (2008-08-06)

Shared Web Experiences: Mobile and Accessibility Barriers

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT

http://www.w3.org/WAI/Overview.html#x20080729a

WAI has just published an updated draft of Shared Web Experiences: Barriers Common to Mobile Device Users and People with Disabilities. This document is particularly useful for demonstrating the overlap between accessible and mobile-friendly Web content, for developing a business case for accessibility, and for more efficiently developing your Web site for both accessibility and mobile devices. See:
Call for Review: Shared Web Experiences: Barriers Common to Mobile Device Users and People with Disabilities 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.
Please send comments by 20 August 2008, if possible. (2008-07-29)

For Review: Updated Accessibility-Mobile Web Overlap Document

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT

http://www.w3.org/WAI/Overview.html#x20080707a

Web sites can be designed more efficiently to be
accessible for people with disabilities and also for people using mobile
devices when developers understand the significant overlap between the two
design goals and guidelines. W3C recently published updated material describing
this overlap. See:
Call For Review: Relationship Between Mobile Web and Web Content
Accessibility Updated 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 (MWBP) and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Working Draft.

We welcome your comments on the documents, preferably by 15 August
2008. (2008-07-07)

For Review: WCAG 2 at a Glance

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT

http://www.w3.org/WAI/Overview.html#x20080707b

Web Accessibility: WCAG 2.0 at a Glance provides a summary of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0. We welcome your comments on this draft, preferably by 15 July
2008. (2008-07-07)

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)