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WaSP 公佈跨國際聯絡團隊 (ILG)
我擔任Web Standards Project團隊領導人的這幾年間，總是心懷熱情與希望，想結交全球的同儕，並且建立彼此間的人際網路。畢竟這可是全球資訊網，對吧？為了推展我們的使命，選擇抱持兼容並蓄的態度，而非排外的心理，我認為是必然的。 因此，我開始幫WaSP構思一種新型態的團隊。這個團隊並非是專責小組(Task Force)或委員會(committee)，而是一個專注於全球資源共享的工作小組。這個團隊的願景是提供本地化的翻譯文件、人際網路、情報交換，甚至在可能的情況，進行面對面的聚會。如同其它團隊，該團隊由許多人士組成，連結各個國家與組織，為全球的網頁開發者與設計師提供強而有力的專業資源。 明知自己即將做出卸任的決定，我對提出這個想法有所遲疑，擔心自己不但留下長年面對的WaSP的挑戰，還提出了著新的課題。草根發起、志願參與的組織是非常難以經營的。顯而易見地，對於組織裡的成員來說，有領薪的工作以及家庭的活動，其優先程度必然是高於志願工作。不過我在當時仍然提出了這個想法，而我現在為此決定感到十分開心。 在我提出建議後，這個團隊不但開始成長，並且民主地自我組織。現在ILG正式由Stephanie Troeth與Glenda Sims兩位女性帶領。在我們這一行，她們個別的才華、以及在專業技術上的貢獻，都是十分出眾的。這個團隊集結世界各地眾多類型的傑出人士，以兼容並蓄的遠見，心懷熱情地向前邁進。 我今天十分榮幸地，以誠摯的心情向各位介紹Web Standards Project International Liaison Group（跨國際聯絡團隊）。 情永不移。 Molly Molly E. Holzschlag Web Standards Project (WaSP) 前任團隊領導人 — Liang-Bin Hsueh
By Molly E. Holzschlag | February 1st, 2007
The Web Standards Project is a grassroots coalition fighting for standards which ensure simple, affordable access to web technologies for all.
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British Standard for accessibility
By Bruce Lawson | July 11th, 2008
The British Standards Institution (BSI) has invited two members of the WaSP, Bruce Lawson and Patrick Lauke, to join the drafting committee for the first British Standard for Web Accessiblity.
Two years ago, the BSI was sponsored by the Disability Rights Commission to write a Publicly Available Specification (PAS) called PAS 78: Guide to Commissioning Accessible Websites. Publicly Available Specifications are written quickly and “expire” after two years, but because of the popularity of PAS 78, the BSI have decided to update it to become a full British Standard.
We’ve just started work on the draft, which doesn’t yet have a title, although our working title is “encouraging the development of fantastic user experiences for disabled people online”.
Consequently, it’s too early to say what will be in BS8878, which will be released next spring. I can say that it will not tread on the toes of whichever version of WCAG is live then, as it’s a document to help site owners rather than developers. Like PAS 78, it will encourage adherence to current web standards.
Neither can I say who else is on the committee, except that it’s chaired by Julie Howell, and there are representatives from all over industry—broadcasting, banking, legal, education and (crucially) representatives of disability groups, including groups working with those with cognitive disabilities.
Patrick and I gratefully acknowledge our employers, Opera Software and the University of Salford, who are supporting us by paying our travel expenses and giving us time off to attend meetings and write the drafts. They have nothing material to gain by supporting us, and are exercising no editorial control, but are helping to make disabled people’s experiences of the web better.
As a procedural footnote, now that Derek Featherstone has moved role within WaSP to be Group Lead, I’m working with Patrick to be co-lead of the Accessiblity Task Force. Our main projects will be the British Standard, continuing to work with the microformats community testing various date-time patterns with screenreaders, and monitoring the developments in HTML5.
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