WAI-ARIA User Agent Implementation Guide Last Call draft released

[Joseph Scheuhammer <clown alum mit edu>]

The User Agent Implementation Guide for WAI-ARIA 1.0 has been published 
as a "Last Call" draft.

The purpose of last call is to solicit comments and criticisms from any 
interested parties before publishing as a candidate recommended 
standard.  Comments should be sent to the public-pfwg-comments w3 org 
mailing list.  The deadline for submission is 06-Dec-2013.

Further details are available from the formal announcement, quoted below.
> Subject: 	Transition Announcement for WAI-ARIA 1.0 User Agent 
> Implementation Guide
> Resent-Date:    Tue, 05 Nov 2013 22:24:56 +0000
> Resent-From:    public-pfwg w3 org
> Date:   Tue, 5 Nov 2013 17:24:31 -0500
> From:   Janina Sajka <janina rednote net>
> To:     chairs w3 org, public-pfwg w3 org
>
>
>
> The Protocols and Formats Working Group announces a second *Last Call
> Working Draft* of WAI-ARIA 1.0 User Agent Implementation Guide:
> http://www.w3.org/TR/2013/WD-wai-aria-implementation-20131105/.
>
> To comment, send email to public-pfwg-comments w3 org  Comments
> should be made by *6 December 2013*. In-progress updates to the
> document may be viewed in the publicly visible editors' draft at
> http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/aria-implementation/.
>
> PFWG approval to publish as Last Call is archived at
> https://www.w3.org/2013/10/30-pf-minutes#item06.
>
> Requirements for WAI-ARIA User Agent Implementation are set out in
> Roadmap for Accessible Rich Internet Applications:
>    http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/WD-wai-aria-roadmap-20080204/.
>
> WAI-ARIA User Agent Implementation Guide was previously published as a
> Last Call Working Draft on 10 January 2012. During testing and review of
> WAI-ARIA 1.0, the group found ambiguities in user agent implementation
> expectations. After completing testing of WAI-ARIA 1.0 and of the
> requirements of this specification, it is now being published as a
> second Last Call Working Draft to obtain final review.
>
> The Working Group has identified two features that it expects to mark as
> at risk when the document advances to Candidate Recommendation. These
> items are included in this version to ensure there is opportunity for
> public review of these potential changes during this Last Call review
> period:
>    http://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-implementation/#sotd_atrisk
>
> There have been no Formal Objections raised.
>
> The following Working Group is particularly
> requested to review WAI-ARIA 1.0 User Agent Implementation Guide:
>
>      * HTML
>
> Patent information related to this document may be accessed from
> http://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/32212/status.
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Janina Sajka,   Phone:  +1.443.300.2200
>                         sip:janina asterisk rednote net
>                 Email:  janina rednote net
>
> Linux Foundation Fellow
> Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup:       http://a11y.org
>
> The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
> Chair,  Protocols & Formats http://www.w3.org/wai/pf
>         Indie UI                        http://www.w3.org/WAI/IndieUI/
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;;;;joseph.


'A: After all, it isn't rocket science.'
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