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Issue 100: April 2006

W3C Names Ubiquitous Web and Interaction Domain Leaders

photos of Philipp Hoschka and Chris Lilley 2006-03-15: W3C is pleased to announce new management of Activities related to the Web's user interface. Philipp Hoschka leads the newly created Ubiquitous Web Domain which includes the Device Independence, Mobile Web Initiative (MWI), Multimodal Interaction and Voice Browser Activities, and continues his role as W3C Deputy Director for Europe. Chris Lilley leads the Interaction Domain which includes the Graphics, HTML, Math, Rich Web Clients, Style, Synchronized Multimedia and XForms Activities. Read about W3C's Management Team and Activities.

May 2006 W3C Advisory Committee Meeting, Edinburgh

2006-03-10: Registration will open soon for the Advisory Committee Meeting on 21-22 May 2006 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Your suggestions for agenda topics and structure would be appreciated by 24 March.

Call for Participation: Workshop on Internationalizing SSML

2006-03-16: Following a successful Workshop in Beijing, China, W3C holds a second Workshop on Internationalizing the Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML) on 30-31 May, hosted by the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) in Heraklion, Crete, site of the W3C Office in Greece. Attendees will identify and prioritize extensions and additions to SSML to improve its use for rendering non-English languages. Position papers are due 14 April. Read the about W3C Workshops and visit the Voice Browser home page.

W3C Launches China Office

photo of archway 2006-04-04: W3C is pleased to announce the opening of the W3C China Office. The Office is hosted at the School of Computer Science & Engineering of Beihang University in Beijing, China. Jinpeng Huai is Office Manager. Kazuyuki Ashimura, Steve Bratt, Marie-Claire Forgue, Ivan Herman, Richard Ishida, and Dean Jackson are among those attending the opening ceremonies on 27-28 April. Read the press release and about W3C Offices.

Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools Database

2006-03-21: The WAI Education and Outreach Working Group and the Evaluation and Repair Tools Working Group have published the Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools database. Web accessibility evaluation tools are software programs or online services that help determine if a Web site meets accessibility guidelines. The comprehensive database is searchable and sortable, and provides details on over 100 evaluation tools. A companion document, Selecting Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools, describes features of evaluation tools and provides guidance on choosing specific tools.

WAI Resource: Why Standards Harmonization is Essential to Web Accessibility

2006-03-17: The WAI Education and Outreach Working Group has published Why Standards Harmonization is Essential to Web Accessibility. This WAI resource explains the key role that harmonization of standards plays in increasing the accessibility of the Web for people with disabilities. It examines how adoption of a consistent set of international technical standards can drive more rapid progress on Web accessibility, and make the design and development of accessible Web sites more efficient.

WAI Resource: Improving the Accessibility of Your Web Site

2006-03-16: The WAI Education and Outreach Working Group has published the first version of Improving the Accessibility of Your Web Site. This WAI resource provides guidance for fixing accessibility barriers in existing Web sites; in other words, repairing accessibility problems, or retrofitting a site to improve accessibility. It includes approaches and tips for developing a retrofitting plan to repair accessibility barriers on your site efficiently and effectively. WAI welcomes comments at wai-eo-editors@w3.org (a publicly archived list) on things that would make this resource more useful for your organization.

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