W3C invites public comment on the Working
Drafts in Last Call. The WAI and the Protocols and Formats
Working Group invite anyone who perceives an access problem with these
drafts to comment. Submit you comments as directed in the
individual drafts; the email addresses vary from document to document.
W3C Working Drafts reflecting the work of this group:
Please note that this list is not exhaustive.
In particular, the Working Group has an active area of work in the
area of Document
Interaction. This combines a number of interlocking threads:
getting scripted widgets in
web pages to bind correctly to the APIs that Assistive Technologies
use; disclosing navigation
landmarks within web pages to enable effective intra-page navigation,
and similar metadata-driven improvements in access to web
content.
A rudimentary
introduction focused on the intra-page navigation topic has been
shared with the WAI-IG list.
The PFWG people (working under the PF or HC WG name) have been responsible in the past for the incorporation of a number of the accessibility improvements introduced into HTML 4.0, CSS2, and SMIL 1.0. They are discussed in the following education notes:
The PFWG looks at the formal Web technologies (protocols, formats, etc.) from an accessibility perspective. Best practices for using these technologies are addressed by other WAI groups, producing guidelines explaining how to use the technologies.
The principal output of this working group is feedback to other W3C working groups developing specification, on how to ensure that their work can allow for accessibility. This does not generally create deliverables in the form of W3C publications.
In particular, the group tries to review at least every Last Call working draft.
The PFWG also works on the XML Accessibility Guidelines (XAG).
The charter of the working group outlines the goals, work methods, and requirements for participation. Another document explains how to join the group. It also explains why the working drafts and email archives of this group are in the members-only area. This activity is conducted by the W3C as part of its Web Accessibility Initiative
On the growing edge of the Web we find Protocols and Formats such as:
Most accessibility issues involve cooperative work between the PFWG and its sister groups within the WAI, particularly
Al Gilman <Alfred.S.Gilman@IEEE.org>
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Chair, PFWG
Matt May <mcm@w3.org> - W3C
Staff Contact
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