* Call for Participation 
* HTML4 & CSS2 Accessibility Review Working Group.

This is a very short (one or two months) highly focused group whose
task is to review and produce a list of "request for changes" of the
soon-to-be recommended HTML4 and CSS2 specifications.

Code name: WAI-HC working group.

* WAI-HC Working group tasks

The working group will work to deliver two documents:

  1. A list of current issues with the HTML 4 specification and
     proposed improvements. 

  2. A list of current issues with the CSS 2 specification and
     proposed improvements.

  On Oct 15th, these two documents produced by this group will be sent
  out for approval to the WAI Interest Group.  

  On Oct 22nd, revised documents will be communicated to the HTML and
  CSS Working Groups.

  The WAI Interest group review will continue until the days before the
  WAI/HTML/CSS meetings in November.


* WAI-HC Working group scope

Discussions have already started on the WAI regular forum and a list
of work items to be considered to be in the scope of this group
already exists:
    - LIST image support 
    - better media types to link in style sheet 
    - abrev-dict LINK convention 
    - clarify alternate SS semantics 
    - reading-order issue 
    - FRAME title 
    - TABLE structure
    - longdesc attributes on IMG
    - Footnote
    - Section Numbering
    - Access to attribute values in CSS.
    - Prefix/Suffix of text
   
A mailing list (w3c-wai-hc@w3.org), a web area, and weekly conference
calls will be the normal way of communicating within the group.

* Working Group People

We encourage people whose area of competence are HTML, CSS, and
Accessibility to join this group.

A core set of WAI participants (the set which has been the most active
on the existing WAI list since its creation) will be explicitly asked
to participate.

Daniel Dardailler will be the W3C staff person responsible for this
group and will act as chair.

* Participation Level.

Employees of W3C members and other invited technical experts are
welcome and encouraged to participate in our listserv discussions.

In the interest of meeting our aggressive dates, working group members
must be ready to commit to the deadline imposed by the group agenda in
the coming month in reviewing and producing documents.

If you want to join the WAI-HC working group, please fill out the
following form and send it to danield@w3.org as soon as possible (and
no later than September 23nd to be useful)

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WAI-HC working group participation form

First Name: 

Last Name: 

Email Address: 

Telephone Number: 

Employer: 

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