November 2008
HTML: The Markup Language
by 1 otherThis specification normatively defines the fifth major version of the HTML vocabulary. It provides the details necessary for producers of HTML content to create conformant documents. By design, it does not define related APIs nor attempt to specify how consumers of HTML content are meant to process documents.
a version more usable to help you actually writing HTML5
September 2008
Accessibility footnotes | And all that Malarkey
(via)When graphics or images contain content that cannot be adequately described in the few words available inside an alt attribute, a longer description should be provided.
a simple howto do it with a minimum hassle.
August 2008
Internationalization Best Practices: Handling Right-to-left Scripts in XHTML and HTML Content
This document provides advice for the use of XHTML or HTML markup and CSS to create pages for languages that use right-to-left scripts, such as Arabic and Hebrew. It attempts to counter many of the misunderstandings or over-complexities that currently abound. It also offers advice to those preparing content that will be localized into scripts that behave like Arabic and Hebrew.