RE: Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 2.0 is a W3C Recommendation

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A massive thanks to all of the many people[1] who have worked on ATAG 2.0 o=
ver the years, from its earliest days as code-name "Wombat"[2], right throu=
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[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/ATAG20/#acknowledgments=0A=
[2] http://www.w3.org/TR/ATAG-wombat/=0A=
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From: Jeanne Spellman [[email protected]]=0A=
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Congratulations everyone!! ATAG 2.0 is officially complete.  :))=0A=
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Subject:        Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 2.0 is a W3C=
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Date:   Thu, 24 Sep 2015 11:03:54 -0400=0A=
From:   Jeanne Spellman <[email protected]>=0A=
To:     WAI Interest Group <[email protected]>=0A=
CC:     [email protected], Jutta Treviranus <[email protected]>=0A=
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Dear WAI Interest Group Participants,=0A=
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WAI is pleased to announce the publication of Authoring Tool=0A=
Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 2.0 as a W3C Recommendation at:=0A=
http://www.w3.org/TR/ATAG20/=0A=
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ATAG 2.0 has a companion document, Implementing ATAG 2.0, published as a=0A=
W3C Working Group Note:=0A=
http://www.w3.org/TR/IMPLEMENTING-ATAG20/=0A=
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ATAG 2.0 helps improve web accessibility by providing guidelines for=0A=
designing web content authoring tools that are both more accessible to=0A=
authors with disabilities (Part A) and designed to enable, support, and=0A=
promote the production of more accessible web content by all authors=0A=
(Part B). ATAG 2.0 helps authors meet WCAG 2.0. Selecting authoring=0A=
tools that conform to ATAG 2.0 can facilitate the process of creating=0A=
accessible Web content, and can also remove barriers to content creation=0A=
by people with disabilities. ATAG 2.0 is complete, ready for use and is=0A=
already being implemented by native and web-based authoring tools=0A=
including: social media tools, content management systems, learning=0A=
management systems, WYSIWYG editors, and HTML editors. Please see=0A=
additional information in:=0A=
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* How WAI Develops Accessibility Guidelines through the W3C Process=0A=
<http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/w3c-process>=0A=
* ATAG Overview <http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/atag.php>,=0A=
* ATAG at a Glance <http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/atag-glance.php>,=0A=
* blog article on ATAG 2.0 Recommendation=0A=
<https://www.w3.org/blog/2015/09/more-accessible-web-authoring-with-atag-2-=
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ATAG 2.0 was developed by the Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines=0A=
Working Group (ATAG WG).=0A=
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The first URI above goes to the latest version of the document. The=0A=
"dated" version of this draft is:=0A=
<http://www.w3.org/WAI/AU/2015/REC-ATAG20-20150924/>=0A=
<http://www.w3.org/WAI/AU/2015/REC-ATAG20-20150924/> The difference=0A=
between these URIs are explained in Referencing and Linking to WAI=0A=
Guidelines and Technical Documents at:=0A=
<http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/linking.html>=0A=
<http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/linking.html>=0A=
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Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you in advance for=0A=
your comments.=0A=
Feel free to circulate this message to other lists; please avoid=0A=
cross-postings where possible.=0A=
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Regards,=0A=
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Jutta Treviranus ATAG WG Chair=0A=
Jeanne Spellman ATAG WG W3C Staff Contact=0A=
Judy Brewer, WAI Director=0A=
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