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Announcements

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

• CSUN 2014 in San Deigo, CA, USA 16-22 March - several conference sessions and Working Group meetings, details coming soon

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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

WAI-ARIA 1.0 is Proposed Recommendation

Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.0 and the WAI-ARIA 1.0 User Agent Implementation Guide were published today as Proposed Recommendations. WAI-ARIA is a technical specification for making dynamic, interactive Web content accessible to people with disabilities. WAI-ARIA and supporting documents are described in the WAI-ARIA Overview. Please read the WAI-ARIA 1.0 is Proposed Recommendation e-mail for more information.    (2014-Feb-06)

For Review: Pre-Publication Draft of WCAG-EM for Conformance Evaluation

WAI invites you to provide feedback on the final Working Draft of Website Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM). Specific review questions are listed in the Status section and indicated with "Review Note" in the Draft. After the comments from this review period are addressed, we expect to publish this as an informative (that is, non-normative) W3C Working Group Note. Please send comments on this final Draft by 28 February 2014.    (2014-Jan-30)

For Review: Updated WCAG 2.0 Techniques

WAI announces a Call for Review of draft updates to supporting documents for WCAG 2.0: Techniques for WCAG 2.0 (Editors' Draft) and Understanding WCAG 2.0 (Editors' Draft). (This is not an update to WCAG 2.0, which is a stable document.) To learn more about the updates, see Call for Review: WCAG 2.0 Techniques Draft Updates e-mail. Please submit comments by 14 February 2014.    (2014-Jan-16)

Easy Checks - A First Review of Web Accessibility is updated for the holidays

Have you ever wondered: "Is this web page accessible?" Easy Checks - A First Review of Web Accessibility provides simple steps to start assessing web accessibility. It is designed for anyone who can use the Web; no accessibility knowledge or skill is required. The checks cover just a few accessibility issues and are intended to be quick and easy, rather than definitive. We welcome your suggestions and comments to the publicly-archived list wai-eo-editors@w3.org.    (2013-Dec-20)

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)

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)

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)

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)