Video on the Web: New Challenges

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While we see some attempts to use Peer-to-Peer technologies for providing video content in real-time, today Peer-to-Peer still mainly deals with file download (which includes video files, though illegal in most cases). Also, the client-server model does not scale well for video distribution. At the same time, the recent success of user generated content sites such as YouTube or DailyMotion also demonstrate that users are interested in getting video content through the web. P2P combined with quality assurance mechanisms would be important in delivering high value content via the Internet. Standardization is the key to interoperability and by defining open interfaces we open the doors to seamless convergence of broadcast and Internet video.

Web Accessibility Initiative

For Review: New WAI-ARIA

Resources WAI-ARIA, the Accessible Rich Internet Applications Suite, defines a way to make Web content and Web applications more accessible to people with disabilities. It especially helps with dynamic content and advanced user interface controls developed with Ajax, HTML, JavaScript, and related technologies. New WAI-ARIA documents were published 4 February 2008. The WAI-ARIA Primer provides background on accessibility issues related to JavaScript, and introduces the technical approach used in WAI-ARIA. WAI-ARIA Best Practices describes how Web content developers can develop accessible rich Web applications using WAI-ARIA. See: Call for Review: New WAI-ARIA Documents announcement e-mail WAI-ARIA Overview which links to WAI-ARIA itself and the other documents WAI-ARIA FAQ

For Review: WCAG 2.0 Last Call Working Draft

A Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG 2.0) second Last Call Working Draft and updated supporting documents were published 11 December 2007. This Last Call is provided for public review of the document with all resolutions from previous comments incorporated. See: Call for Review: WCAG 2.0 Last Call Working Draft Overview of WCAG 2.0 Documents

For Review: UAAG 2.0 Requirements

User Agent Accessibility Guidelines (UAAG) provides guidance on designing Web browsers, media players, assistive technologies, and other 'user agents' to increase accessibility of the Web to people with disabilities. Plans for new work on a second generation of UAAG was published in the UAAG 2.0 Requirements Working Draft on 31 October 2007. WAI encourages you to review this document, submit any comments, and consider participating in the UAAG Working Group. See: Call for Review: UAAG 2.0 Requirements UAAG Overview How WAI Develops Accessibility Guidelines through the W3C Process: Milestones and Opportunities to Contribute