Re: Exploding the myth of automated accessibility checking

On Tue, 09 Aug 2005 04:44:59 +0200, Gregg Vanderheiden <gv@trace.wisc.edu>  
wrote:

>
> I think changing it to "and/or" is reasonable edit.
> Gregg

I don't think that goes far enough. It needs to be clear that some tests  
may not be able to be performed successfully by a computer, and will  
require a human. The current text does nothing to dispel the assumption  
that a computer should be capable of doing all the tests.

cheers

Chaals

> -----Original Message-----

>
> Wendy Chisholm wrote:
>
>> The 30 June 2005 Working Draft of WCAG 2.0 says, "The Working Group
>> believes that all success criteria should be testable. Tests can be
>> done by computer programs or by people who understand this document.
>
> I'd say the core problem here lies with the "or" in that last sentence.
> It implies that *all* tests can be done by *either* a computer *or* a
> person. You would probably want something more along the lines of:
> "Carrying out the entire series of tests will require people who  
> understand
> this document. However, some (or even "a small subset of") tests can be
> automated / performed by computer programs."
>
> --
> Patrick H. Lauke
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