WCAG 2.0 effects on EARL

Hi group,

as far as I understand the "Understanding" document, there are 
sufficient techniques and common failures for each success criterion. If 
a subject passes a test for a sufficient technique, the subject meets 
the success criterion (sufficient to pass). If it fails a test for a 
common failure (fail meaning a problem is found), the subject does not 
meet the success criterion (sufficient to fail).

On the other hand, if a subject does not pass a test for a sufficient 
technique, no pass or fail statement can be made about meeting the 
success criteria, because the subject may pass another sufficient 
technique, even one not listed in the "Understanding" document. And if a 
subject passes a test for a common failure (no problem is found), again 
no pass or fail statement can be made about meeting the success criteria.

So in EARL we need to record whether a test (case) is passSufficient or 
failSufficient for a higher level test (requirement).
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Received on Monday, 8 May 2006 11:57:09 UTC