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Events, Meetings, Presentations

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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: HTML Accessibility API Mappings (HTML-AAM) Working Draft

HTML Accessibility API Mappings 1.1 (HTML-AAM) is available for review as a First Public Working Draft. This specification defines how user agents map HTML markup to platform accessibility application programming interfaces (APIs). It provides HTML-specific guidance to define how the HTML user agent must respond to keyboard focus, native HTML features, and role, state, and property attributes provided in web content via WAI-ARIA. For more information, see the Call for Review: HTML Accessibility API Mappings (HTML-AAM) Working Draft e-mail. Please send comments by 8 May 2015. (2015-April-07)

WCAG-EM Report Tool: Accessibility Evaluation Report Generator

WAI is excited to announce the first version of the WCAG-EM Report Tool: Website Accessibility Evaluation Report Generator. The tool helps you generate website accessibility evaluation reports according to Website Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM). We encourage feedback on this version of the WCAG-EM Report Tool and suggestions for improvements for the next version. (2015-March-03)

Web Accessibility Tutorials on Forms, Images, Tables

Updated Web Accessibility Tutorials on Forms, Images, and Tables are now available. These tutorials show you how to create web content that is accessible to people with disabilities and that improves the user experience for all users. They include general guidance, and specific examples for HTML5 and WAI-ARIA. (2015-March-03)

For Review: Mobile Accessibility - How WCAG 2.0 and Other W3C/WAI Guidelines Apply

Mobile Accessibility: How WCAG 2.0 and Other W3C/WAI Guidelines Apply to Mobile is now available for your review as a First Public Working Draft. This document provides informative guidance, and does not set requirements. (It will not impact WCAG 2.0 itself; WCAG 2.0 is a stable standard.) Please see more information in the Call for Review: Mobile Accessibility - How WCAG 2.0 and Other W3C/WAI Guidelines Apply email. Comments are welcome by 26 March 2015. (2015-Feb-26)

HTML5 longdesc is a W3C Recommendation

The HTML5 Image Description Extension (longdesc) was published today as a completed web standard. This HTML5 extension defines a longdesc attribute that is used to provide links to detailed descriptions of images. More information is available in the HTML5 Image Description Extension (longdesc) is a W3C Recommendation e-mail. (2015-Feb-26)

For Review: SVG Accessibility API Mappings First Draft

SVG Accessibility API Mappings 1.1 (SVG-AAM) is available for review as a First Public Working Draft. This specification addresses scalable vector graphics (SVG) user agent developers. More information on its relationship with WAI-ARIA is available in the Call for Review: SVG Accessibility API Mappings Working Draft e-mail. Comments are welcome by 27 March 2015. (2015-Feb-26)

Updated February 2015: Understanding WCAG & WCAG Techniques

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.) More information is available in the Understanding WCAG & WCAG Techniques Updated February 2015 e-mail. (2015-Feb-26)

Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool List: Call for Tool Information

An updated version of the Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools List is now available. Web accessibility evaluation tool vendors are encouraged to submit information about their tool to the list. (2014-Dec-18)

WCAG-EM Provides Methodology for Evaluating Web Accessibility

WAI is pleased to announce publication of the completed Website Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) 1.0 as an informative W3C Working Group Note. WCAG-EM describes an approach for evaluating how websites, including Web applications and websites for mobile devices, conform to WCAG 2.0. WCAG-EM provides guidance for individuals and organizations that evaluate web accessibility, and is also useful for those that have others evaluate their website. Learn more from the WCAG-EM Overview. (2014-July-10)