Re: Rebranding Auto-WCAG??

I'd say, yes.

On Fri, Jun 22, 2018, 1:33 PM Judy Brewer <jbrewer@w3.org> wrote:

> I'd be in favor of re-branding it so that it doesn't sound like it's about
> automobiles.
>
> Based on informal observation, somewhere around... 100% ... of the people
> that I talk with about this work misunderstand the focus, when first
> hearing about it.
>
> At almost every presentation I do, I hear from people interested in
> improving accessibility testing, who weren't aware of this group, or who
> had heard of it but weren't aware that the group is relevant to their
> interests.
>
> - Judy
>
> On 6/22/2018 11:07 AM, Emma Pratt Richens wrote:
>
> Out of the loop a bit, but wondering if this is because some of the rules
> cover manual tests?
>
> In an ideal future world… where machines can be taught to make reasonable
> judgements on whether or not alt text is acceptable, or colour contrast of
> a gradient text on top of an image background is OK… I would envisage all
> or most of the tests being automated. And while that isn’t yet possible,
> the rules can help and support manual testing and better understanding of
> the guidelines.
>
> From that point of view, I’m OK with keeping the name.
>
> Curious to hear other points of view though,
> E
> -- -- --
> *Emma J Pratt Richens*, Senior Accessibility Specialist
> BBC D&E UX&D, MediaCityUK, @EmmaJ_PR bbc.in/asg
>
> *"Open your eyes and then open your eyes again.”*
>
> From: Wilco Fiers <wilco.fiers@deque.com>
> Date: Friday, 22 June 2018 at 11:42
> To: "public-auto-wcag@w3.org" <public-auto-wcag@w3.org>
> Subject: Rebranding Auto-WCAG??
> Resent-From: <public-auto-wcag@w3.org>
> Resent-Date: Friday, 22 June 2018 at 11:43
>
> Hey all,
> I wanted to get some thoughts on this. Auto-WCAG was originally conceived
> with the intent to write rules for automated tools, and for semi-automated
> tools. Those were two separate categories that we'd write separate rules
> for. With the ACT Rules Format evolving the way it did, this distinction
> has largely gone away. This begs the question of: Should we remain the
> Auto-WCAG community group, or is this name no longer representative enough
> of our work that we should rebrand?
>
> I'm curious to hear your thoughts. Should we rename the group, and if we
> do, what should our new name be?
>
> --
> *Wilco Fiers*
> Senior Accessibility Engineer - Co-facilitator WCAG-ACT - Chair Auto-WCAG
>
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