Re: AUWG Action Item: Moving "Conformance Levels" to "Conformance" section

Here is an updated version.


Jan Richards wrote:
> I took an action to fix up the Conformance section in response to Tim's 
> email (http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-au/2008OctDec/0048.html)
> 
> I have attached a proposal. The main things to note:
> - "Conformance Levels" section brought down from the Introduction
> - I've tried to follow the WCAG 2.0 wording/format where it made sense.
> - the "disclaimer" is moved into the "Conditions on Conformance Claims "
> - general word-smithing so I suggest reading the whole thing
> 
> Hopefully this can get onto the survey for Monday's call.
> 
> Cheers,
> Jan
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> 
>     Conformance
> 
> This section is normative <#def-Normative>.
> 
> This section is included here for informative <#def-Informative> 
> purposes. The normative <#def-Normative> version appears in the 
> Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 [ATAG20] <#ref-ATAG20>.
> 
> This section lists requirements for conformance to ATAG 2.0. It also 
> gives information about how to make conformance claims.
> 
> 
>       Conformance levels
> 
> Authoring tools (see definition) <#def-Authoring-Tool> may claim 
> conformance to ATAG 2.0 at either a "full" or "partial" conformance level.
> 
> The full conformance levels are:
> 
>     * *Full ATAG 2.0 Conformance at Level "A" *
>       The authoring tool satisfies all of the Level A success criteria.
>     * *Full ATAG 2.0 Conformance at Level "Double-A" *
>       The authoring tool satisfies all of the Level A and Level AA
>       success criteria.
>     * *Full ATAG 2.0 Conformance at Level "Triple-A"*
>       The authoring tool satisfies all of the success criteria.
> 
> The partial conformance levels are:
> 
>    1. *Partial ATAG 2.0 Conformance Level "A": Authoring Tool User Interface
>       *The authoring tool satisfies /all/ of the Level A success
>       criteria in Part A. Nothing is claimed about Part B.
>    2. *Partial ATAG 2.0 Conformance Level "Double-A": Authoring Tool
>       User Interface
>       *The authoring tool satisfies /all/ of the Level A and Level AA
>       success criteria in Part A. Nothing is claimed about Part B.
>    3. *Partial ATAG 2.0 Conformance Level "Triple-A": Authoring Tool
>       User Interface
>       *The authoring tool satisfies /all/ of the success criteria in
>       Part A. Nothing is claimed about Part B.
>    4. *Partial ATAG 2.0 Conformance Level "A": Content Production"
>       *The authoring tool satisfies /all/ of the Level A success
>       criteria in Part B. Nothing is claimed about Part A.
>    5. *Partial ATAG 2.0 Conformance Level "Double-A": Content Production"
>       *The authoring tool satisfies /all/ of the Level A and Level AA
>       success criteria in Part B. Nothing is claimed about Part A.
>    6. *Partial ATAG 2.0 Conformance Level "Triple-A": Content Production"
>       *The authoring tool satisfies /all/ of the success criteria in
>       Part B. Nothing is claimed about Part A.
> 
> *Note: *The Working Group remains committed to the principle that: 
> "/Everyone should have the ability to create and access Web content/" 
> and, therefore, recommends that developers use the partial conformance 
> levels as a step towards meeting the full conformance levels in the future.
> 
> 
>       Conformance claims
> 
> A conformance claim is an assertion by a Claimant that an authoring tool 
> <#intro-def-au> meets a particular ATAG 2.0 conformance level.
> 
> 
>         Required components of a conformance claim
> 
> The conformance claim *must* include the following information:
> 
>    1. The *name* and *affiliation* of the Claimant
>    2. The *date* of the claim.
>    3. Guidelines *title*, *version*, and *URI* (e.g., "Authoring Tool
>       Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 at {URI of final document}")
>    4. Conformance level satisfied (Level A, AA, or AAA)
>    5. The *name of the authoring tool* and sufficient additional
>       information to specify the version (e.g., vendor name, version
>       number, language, minor release number, required patches or
>       updates). The version information may be a range (e.g., "this
>       claim refers to version 6.x").
>           * If the authoring tool is a collection of applications (e.g.,
>             a markup editor, an image editor, and a validation tool),
>             then information must be provided separately for each
>             application. *Note: The burden is on the conformance
>             claimant rather than the developer of any of the software
>             components.*
>    6. A list of the Web content technologies
>       <#def-Web-Content-Technology> produced by the authoring tool
>       indicating whether or not each is covered by the conformance claim.
>    7. The platform(s) <#def-Platform> upon which all or part (e.g., help
>       system) of the authoring tool was evaluated.
>           * For user agent <#def-User-Agent> platform(s) used to
>             evaluate Web-based user interface functionality <#def>,
>             provide the name and version information of the user agent(s).
>           * For non-user agent platforms, provide the name and version
>             information of the platform(s) <#def-Platform> (e.g.,
>             operating system, Java virtual machine, etc.) and the name
>             and version of the accessibility platform architecture(s)
>             <#def-Accessibility-Platform-Architecture> employed by the
>             authoring tool on that platform.
>    8. For each ATAG 2.0 success criterion:
>           * a declaration of whether or not the success criterion has
>             been satisfied or a rationale for why the success criterion
>             is not applicable.
>           * any information that a specific success criterion requires
>             be included in the conformance claim.
> 
> 
>         Optional components of a conformance claim
> 
>    1. A *description of the authoring tool*.
>    2. A *description of how the ATAG 2.0 success criteria were met*
>       where this may not be obvious.
> 
> 
>         Conditions on Conformance Claims
> 
>     * Claimants may be anyone (e.g., developers, journalists, other
>       third parties).
>     * Claimants are solely responsible for the accuracy of their claims
>       (including claims that include products for which they are not
>       responsible) and keeping claims up to date.
>     * At least one version of the conformance claim must be published on
>       the Web as a document conforming to WCAG Level A.
>     * Whenever the claimed conformance level is published (e.g., product
>       information website), the URI for the on-line published version of
>       the conformance claim must be included.
>     * Claimants are encouraged to claim conformance to the most recent
>       version of the Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines
>       Recommendation that is available.
>     * Neither W3C, WAI, nor WAI-AUWG take any responsibility for any
>       aspect or result of any ATAG 2.0 conformance claim <#Conf-Claim>
>       that has not been published under the authority of the W3C, WAI,
>       or WAI-AUWG.
> 
> 
>       "Progress Towards Conformance" Statement
> 
> Developers of authoring tools that do not yet conform fully to a 
> particular ATAG 2.0 conformance level are encouraged to publish a 
> statement on progress towards conformance. This statement would be the 
> same as a conformance claim <#Conf-Claim> except that this statement 
> would specify an ATAG 2.0 conformance level that is being progressed 
> towards, rather than one already satisfied, and report the progress on 
> success criteria not yet met. The author of a "Progress Towards 
> Conformance" Statement is solely responsible for the accuracy of their 
> statement. Developers are encouraged to provide expected timelines for 
> meeting outstanding success criteria within the Statement.
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 

-- 
Jan Richards, M.Sc.
User Interface Design Lead
Adaptive Technology Resource Centre (ATRC)
Faculty of Information (i-school)
University of Toronto

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