Re: Fwd: Re: CfC: Accessibility Conformance Testing Task Force

Congratulations everyone! Great job.

On Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 3:35 AM, Katie Haritos-Shea <ryladog@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Yeehaw! We're on the map now!
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> Katie Haritos-Shea
> 703-371-5545
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> On Aug 11, 2016 7:07 PM, "Shadi Abou-Zahra" <shadi@w3.org> wrote:
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>> Dear auto-WCAG,
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>> The WCAG Working Group has approved the creation of the Accessibility
>> Conformance Testing (ACT) Task Force, as proposed. This Task Force will
>> focus on the specification part of the testing work, while this open
>> auto-WCAG Community Group will continue to develop test rules according to
>> this specification to be developed.
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>> Participation in the new ACT TF will require formally joining the WCAG
>> WG, though regular participation in the main WCAG WG is not necessary. More
>> guidance on joining ACT TF will follow when it is launched in the coming
>> weeks. If you are interested in participating in ACT TF, please make sure
>> to fully read the ACT TF Work Statement:
>>  - https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/task-forces/conformance-testing/wo
>> rk-statement
>>
>> More information will follow soon.
>>
>> Best,
>>   Shadi
>>
>>
>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>> Subject: Re: CfC: Accessibility Conformance Testing Task Force
>> Resent-Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 21:02:23 +0000
>> Resent-From: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org
>> Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 21:01:11 +0000
>> From: Andrew Kirkpatrick <akirkpat@adobe.com>
>> To: WCAG <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
>>
>> WCAGers,
>> As we have received only positive feedback leading up to this CfC and no
>> negative responses during it, this CfC is agreed on as a consensus opinion
>> of the working group.
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>> This decision is recorded at https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/wiki/Decisions
>>
>> Thanks,
>> AWK
>>
>> Andrew Kirkpatrick
>> Group Product Manager, Standards and Accessibility
>> Adobe
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>> akirkpat@adobe.com
>> http://twitter.com/awkawk
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>> From: Andrew Kirkpatrick <akirkpat@adobe.com<mailto:akirkpat@adobe.com>>
>> Date: Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at 16:43
>> To: WCAG <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org<mailto:w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>>
>> Subject: CfC: Accessibility Conformance Testing Task Force
>> Resent-From: WCAG <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org<mailto:w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>>
>> Resent-Date: Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at 16:44
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>> CALL FOR CONSENSUS – ends Thursday August 11 at 4:45pm Boston time.
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>> This is a call for consensus on a proposed Task Force for Accessibility
>> Conformance Testing.  The creation of a new task force on this topic was
>> discussed on the WG call, and approved (http://www.w3.org/2016/08/09-
>> wai-wcag-minutes.html#item02).
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>> The Work Statement for the new TF is here: https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/task
>> -forces/conformance-testing/work-statement.
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>> If you have concerns about this proposed consensus position that have not
>> been discussed already and feel that those concerns result in you “not
>> being able to live with” this position, please let the group know before
>> the CfC deadline.
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>> Thanks,
>> AWK
>>
>> Andrew Kirkpatrick
>> Group Product Manager, Standards and Accessibility
>> Adobe
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>> akirkpat@adobe.com<mailto:akirkpat@adobe.com>
>> http://twitter.com/awkawk
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*Wilco Fiers* - Senior Accessibility Engineer