Dear All,
I am forwarding this review reminder for the Authoring Tool
Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 2.0 Last Call Working Draft more
broadly, in case you may not have seen earlier notifications.
Detailed information follows on the document and how to comment. If
you are interested in submitting comments, but cannot do so by
September 2, please contact Jeanne Spellman <[log in to unmask]>. If you
are interested in continuing to receive updates on ATAG 2.0, or
participating in implementation testing during the following
Candidate Recommendation stage, please let us know as well.
Best regards,
- Judy
>Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:55:15 -0500
>From: Shawn Henry <[log in to unmask]>
>To: WAI Interest Group <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Reminder: Call for Review: ATAG *Last Call* Working Draft
>
>Dear WAI IG,
>
>Here is a reminder that we would like your review and comments on
>the Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 2.0 Last Call
>Working Draft next week, by 2 September 2010.
>
>Details below.
>
>Thanks,
>~Shawn
>-------- Original Message --------
>Subject: Call for Review: ATAG *Last Call* Working Draft
>Date: Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:07:20 -0500
>From: Shawn Henry <[log in to unmask]>
>To: WAI Interest Group <[log in to unmask]>
>
>Dear WAI Interest Group Participants,
>
>The W3C WAI invites you to review and start using the Authoring Tool
>Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 2.0 Last Call Working Draft
>published 08 July 2010 at:
> http://www.w3.org/TR/ATAG20/
>
>If you develop web authoring tools (content management systems, HTML
>editors, blog software, websites that let users add content,
>etc[1]), now is the time to take a good look at ATAG 2.0. We need
>you to use this Last Call Working Draft in developing your tools and
>let us know how it works for you. In the coming months, we'll be
>asking for tools that meet ATAG 2.0. Will your tool be an example?
>
>People with disabilities and accessibility specialists are also
>encouraged to review the document now to ensure that it addresses
>accessibility needs.
>
>What is Last Call?: Last Call Working Draft and the other
>development stages are described in:
> How WAI Develops Accessibility Guidelines through the W3C Process
> http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/w3c-process
>
>Recent updates: For a list of changes since the last draft, see the
>Status section: http://www.w3.org/TR/ATAG20/#status
>
>Comments: Please submit comments on any issues that you think could
>present a barrier to future adoption and implementation of ATAG 2.0
>to the publicly-archived list:
> [log in to unmask]
> by *2 September 2010*
>
>Background: ATAG defines how authoring tools should help Web
>developers produce Web content that is accessible and conforms to
>Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0. It also defines how
>to make authoring tools accessible so that people with disabilities
>can use the tools. ATAG is introduced in the ATAG Overview at:
> http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/atag.php
>ATAG is part of a series of accessibility guidelines/standards
>developed by WAI, which are listed in WAI Guidelines and Techniques at:
> http://www.w3.org/WAI/guid-tech.html
>ATAG is developed by the Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines
>Working Group (AUWG),
> http://www.w3.org/WAI/AU/
>
>Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you in advance
>for your comments.
>
>Feel free to circulate this message to other lists; please avoid
>cross-postings where possible.
>
>[1] Examples of authoring tools: http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/atag.php#for
>
>Regards,
>~Shawn Henry, WAI Outreach
>Jutta Treviranus, AUWG Chair
>Jeanne Spellman, AUWG W3C Staff Contact
Judy Brewer +1.617.258.9741 http://www.w3.org/WAI
Director, Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
MIT/CSAIL Building 32-G526
32 Vassar Street
Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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