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Re: why is it so hard to read the aria spec

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From: Peter Krautzberger
Date: Oct 29, 2019 3:08PM

Hi Lucy,

While the ARIA WG is definitely aware that the spec's readability can be
improved, the main challenge is probably that the ARIA spec is not
primarily meant for authors but for browser and AT developers.

To quote the overview at [1]:

"WAI-ARIA 1.1 technical specification [...] is primarily for developers of
Web browsers, assistive technologies, and other user agents; developers of
Web technologies (technical specifications); and developers of
accessibility evaluation tools."

Best,
Peter.

[1] https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/aria/

Am Di., 29. Okt. 2019 um 21:11 Uhr schrieb Lucy GRECO < <EMAIL REMOVED> >:

> this is the page I was looking at
> https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.1/#note
>
> yes your link was easy to read much better but i never found the role of
> note there will look more later
> Lucia Greco
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> On Tue, Oct 29, 2019 at 1:00 PM Colin Osterhout < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> wrote:
>
> > Have you checked out the WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices
> > <https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-practices-1.1/> as a more practical
> guide
> > to authoring using ARIA?
> >
> > Colin
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 29, 2019 at 11:46 AM Lucy GRECO < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> >
> > > hello: i just was sent a link to to a part of the aria spec and i have
> > to
> > > say that was a reely horrendous task to read and i never did find what
> i
> > > needed.
> > > wile looking throu the page i saw at least 4 heddings at h4 that said
> > > note and i stoped looking at 5 h5 that also were labled note. for
> crying
> > > out lowd can't we make this stuff better to read
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