diff --git a/content/notes/an-adapt-html-prefix.md b/content/notes/an-adapt-html-prefix.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5422f63 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/notes/an-adapt-html-prefix.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +--- +title: "An “adapt” HTML prefix" +date: 2022-11-05T10:45:56-07:00 +--- +The Accessible Platform Architectures (APA) working group hopes to designate `adapt-` as a reserved prefix in HTML 5. You can read the draft proposal [on the public-adapt mailing list](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-adapt/2022Nov/0008.html). + +The "Adapt" family of specifications will allow pages to expose generic meanings behind elements, and allow users to "switch" these to versions they understand. A sarcastic sentence could have a literal alternative; words can be swapped with symbols. Like RDFa and Microdata, this will also allow authors to describe meanings behind page elements; unlike prior art, these meanings will be intended for humans and [have close synergy with the surrounding markup]({{}}). + +Personalization semantics make pages easier for users to understand, especially neurodivergent users. I like to think of it as primarily---but not exclusively---adding semantic meaning _to_ the page rather than extract data _from_ it. + +Enshrining this prefix in HTML could be a huge boon for cognitive accessibility and customization on the Web by hopefully guaranteeing much greater adoption. +