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Announcements

• Web Accessibility Specialist position open, based in Europe
• WAI-ACT Project
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Events, Meetings, Presentations

• EOWG face-to-face meeting in conjunction with W3C TPAC 11-15 November in Shenzhen, China

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Documents in Progress

The WAI Interest Group (WAI IG) page lists documents in progress, such as accessibility guidelines WAI-ARIA 1.0, UAAG 2.0, and ATAG 2.0.

Highlights

For Review: User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG) 2.0 Last Call Working Draft

Calling all developers of browsers, media players, and web applications — and anyone interested in web accessibility: Now is the time for you to review UAAG 2.0 — we published the Last Call Working Draft today. UAAG defines how browsers and other "user agents" should support accessibility for people with disabilities and work with assistive technologies. It is introduced in the UAAG Overview. Please send comments by 16 December 2013.    (2013-Nov-07)

ATAG 2.0 Implementation Testing

We are pleased to announce that Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (ATAG 2.0) was published as a W3C Candidate Recommendation on 7 November 2013, along with the companion Working Draft of Implementing ATAG 2.0. The purpose of the Candidate Recommendation stage is to ensure that ATAG 2.0 can be implemented in the real world and to document that different types of authoring tools meet ATAG success criteria. Please see additional information in:

• Invitation for ATAG 2.0 CR Implementation Testing e-mail
• How WAI Develops Accessibility Guidelines through the W3C Process
• ATAG Overview
• ATAG at a Glance

If you might be interested in your tool being listed in the ATAG 2.0 CR implementation report, please let us know by 7 December 2013.    (2013-Nov-07)

Cognitive Accessibility Task Force: Seeking Participation

A new Cognitive Accessibility Task Force will develop more specific guidance on meeting the web accessibility needs of people with cognitive and learning disabilities. To learn more, see the Cognitive Accessibility Task Force home page.    (2013-Nov-06)

For Review: WAI-ARIA User Agent Implementation Guide - Last Call Working Draft

The updated Last Call Working Draft of WAI-ARIA 1.0 User Agent Implementation Guide is available for review. It describes how browsers and other user agents should support WAI-ARIA (the Accessible Rich Internet Applications specification); specifically, how to expose WAI-ARIA features to platform accessibility APIs. For more information, see the Call for Review: WAI-ARIA User Agent Implementation Guide - Last Call Working Draft e-mail. Please send any comments by 6 December 2013.    (2013-Nov-05)

Call for Papers: Accessible E-Learning Symposium

The WAI Research and Development Working Group (RDWG) will hold an Accessible E-Learning Online Symposium to share e-learning experiences and research; discuss different approaches to address accessibility issues in e-learning contexts; and explore next steps to advance accessibility in e-learning environments, including Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). We invite you to submit research and position papers of about 1,000 words by 15 November 2013; see the Call for Papers for details.    (2013-Oct-22)

For Review: Using WAI-ARIA in HTML Working Draft

An update to Using WAI-ARIA in HTML was published today as a Working Draft. This document is a practical guide for developers on how to add accessibility information to HTML elements using the Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) specification, which defines a way to make Web content and Web applications more accessible to people with disabilities. Please see the Using WAI-ARIA in HTML e-mail for additional information.    (2013-Oct-03)

Mobile Accessibility Task Force: Seeking Participation

A new Mobile Accessibility Task Force will develop more specific guidance on mobile accessibility related to WCAG and UAAG. It will build on WAI's current accessibility standards that address mobile accessibility and supplement related work in other areas, such as IndieUI and HTML5. To learn about participating in the Mobile Accessibility Task Force, see the Mobile Accessibility Task Force - Seeking Participation e-mail.    (2013-Oct-01)

For Review: WAI-ARIA 1.1 Working Draft

Accessible Rich Internet Applications WAI-ARIA 1.1 is available for review as a First Public Working Draft. WAI-ARIA 1.1 is expected to include only a few changes from 1.0. The primary change in this Draft is the addition of of aria-describedat. WAI-ARIA is introduced in the WAI-ARIA Overview and the current status of WAI-ARIA 1.0 and 1.1 is updated in the FAQ. Please send comments by 1 November 2013.    (2013-Sept-26)

WCAG2ICT Note: Guidance on Applying WCAG 2.0 to Non-Web ICT

WAI is pleased to announce publication of the completed Guidance on Applying WCAG 2.0 to Non-Web Information and Communications Technologies (WCAG2ICT) as an informative W3C Working Group Note. WCAG2ICT provides guidance on the interpretation and application of WCAG 2.0 to non-web documents and software. It is the result of a collaborative effort to support harmonized accessibility solutions across a range of technologies. Learn more from the WCAG2ICT Overview.    (2013-Sept-05)

"Understanding Techniques for WCAG Success Criteria" in Updated WCAG 2.0 Supporting Notes

Updated supporting documents for WCAG 2.0 were published today: Techniques for WCAG 2.0 and Understanding WCAG 2.0. (This is not an update to WCAG 2.0, which is a stable document.) For background, important information about techniques, and opportunities to contribute to future updates, please see the Understanding Techniques for WCAG Success Criteria e-mail.    (2013-Sept-05)

WAI position open: Web Accessibility Specialist, Europe

W3C WAI is looking for someone who excels in accessible web development and information design for a full-time position based in Europe. This is an opportunity to work directly with the W3C & WAI communities to develop interactive resources to help web developers, designers, project managers, and others use and implement WCAG 2.0. See Web Accessibility Specialist position e-mail.    (2013-Aug-21)

Easy Checks: A First Review of Web Accessibility is updated

Easy Checks - A First Review of Web Accessibility is updated with new sections on Forms and Plain Content View. Easy Checks helps you answer the question, "Does this web page address accessibility?". It provides simple steps for anyone who can use the Web; no accessibility knowledge or skill is required. The checks cover just a few accessibility issues and are designed to be quick and easy, rather than definitive. We welcome your suggestions and comments on this in-progress draft to the publicly-archived list wai-eo-editors@w3.org.    (2013-July-02)