Re: Title of AERT

Yes, let's discuss.

But in principle the assessment aspect is actually a secondary goal. 
Maybe we shouldn't stress it in the first version too much anyway...

Best,
   Shadi


On 2.12.2013 16:18, Carlos A Velasco wrote:
> Hi Samuel,
>
> That is a good point. We can discuss that Wednesday in detail. My view
> on this is that an assessment can be performed with the overview of the
> features described in the document.
>
> On 28/11/13 12:07, Yod Samuel Martín wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I would like to transmit some feedback I recently got while attending
>> DSAI 2013 conference, where I presented a paper which cited our work on
>> AERT (working acronym :-) )
>>
>> Currently, the title reads “Guidance on the development and assessment
>> of web accessibility evaluation tools”. The day after my presentation, a
>> person inquired me why the title talked about “assessment”. My answer
>> was mainly that:
>>
>> -The document will provide a series of features that evaluation tools
>> may have, and a set of profiles against which evaluation tools may be
>> matched. Maybe the last part is what is related to the assessment.
>>
>> -The title had recently changed to add that word (which is true indeed,
>> I had just needed to change my slides as I noticed the change while I
>> was preparing them).
>>
>> -The work I had presented was mainly focused on providing some guidance
>> to developers, other people at the WG might provide a more appropriate
>> answer.
>>
>> Anyway, I would like to raise that point, just in case the motivation
>> for the “assessment” part would not be clear enough, or the wording
>> could be more precise.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Samuel.
>>
>

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Shadi Abou-Zahra - http://www.w3.org/People/shadi/
Activity Lead, W3C/WAI International Program Office
Evaluation and Repair Tools Working Group (ERT WG)
Research and Development Working Group (RDWG)

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