ISSUE-74

canvas-accessibility

How accessibility works for <canvas> is unclear.

State:

OPEN

Product:

HTML 5 spec

Raised by:

Steve Faulkner

Opened on:

2009-07-09

Description:

Issue is detailed at:
http://esw.w3.org/topic/HTML/AddedElementCanvas

Related Bugs:
7011: Canvas accessible fallback provision is under specified.
http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=7011
7404: But only if the element is being rendered needs to take into account <canvas> descendants...
http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=7404

HTML5-SPEC-SECTIONS [the-canvas-element]

Related Actions Items:

• ACTION-132 on Steve Faulkner to Report on canvas accessibility - due 2009-08-28, closed
• ACTION-133 on Richard Schwerdtfeger to Develop an accessibility API and model for canvas as well as attributes to specify alternative content - due 2009-12-17, open

Related emails:

1. [Bug 7011] [in off-bug discussion] canvas accessible fallback provision is under specified (from bugzilla@wiggum.w3.org on 2009-11-03)
2. minutes Re: {agenda} HTML WG telcon 2009-10-29: issues, action items, calls for consensus/proposals, task forces, F2F... (from cooper@w3.org on 2009-10-29)
3. Re: {agenda} HTML WG telcon 2009-10-29: issues, action items, calls for consensus/proposals, task forces, F2F... (from singer@apple.com on 2009-10-29)
4. Re: {agenda} HTML WG telcon 2009-10-29: issues, action items, calls for consensus/proposals, task forces, F2F... (from msporny@digitalbazaar.com on 2009-10-29)
5. {agenda} HTML WG telcon 2009-10-29: issues, action items, calls for consensus/proposals, task forces, F2F... (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2009-10-28)
6. [Bug 7011] [in off-bug discussion] canvas accessible fallback provision is under specified (from bugzilla@wiggum.w3.org on 2009-09-28)
7. {minutes} HTML WG telcon 2009-08-27 (from annevk@opera.com on 2009-08-27)
8. {agenda} HTML WG telcon 2009-08-27 *PLEASE-READ* (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2009-08-26)
9. Path to Last Call (was closing various issues) (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2009-08-22)
10. Re: ISSUE-53: mediatypereg - suggest closing on 2009-09-03 (from ian@hixie.ch on 2009-08-22)
11. Re: ISSUE-53: mediatypereg - suggest closing on 2009-09-03 (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2009-08-22)
12. {agenda} HTML WG telcon 2009-08-20 (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2009-08-19)
13. {minutes} HTML WG telcon 2009-08-13 for review (from connolly@w3.org on 2009-08-13)
14. RE: Issue-74/Action-133 canvas-accessibility (from jfoliot@stanford.edu on 2009-08-12)
15. Re: {agenda} HTML WG telcon 2009-08-13 (from cooper@w3.org on 2009-08-12)
16. Re: Issue-74/Action-133 canvas-accessibility and ISSUE-15 immediate-mode-graphics [was: {agenda} HTML WG telcon 2009-08-13] (from mjs@apple.com on 2009-08-12)
17. Re: Begin discussions for pushing Last Call into 2010 (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2009-08-12)
18. Re: {agenda} HTML WG telcon 2009-08-13 (from singer@apple.com on 2009-08-12)
19. Begin discussions for pushing Last Call into 2010 (from shelleyp@burningbird.net on 2009-08-12)
20. Re: Issue-74/Action-133 canvas-accessibility and ISSUE-15 immediate-mode-graphics [was: {agenda} HTML WG telcon 2009-08-13] (from connolly@w3.org on 2009-08-12)
21. Re: {agenda} HTML WG telcon 2009-08-13 (from shelleyp@burningbird.net on 2009-08-12)
22. {agenda} HTML WG telcon 2009-08-13 (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2009-08-12)
23. minutes HTML weekly 9 July for review (from connolly@w3.org on 2009-07-09)

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