Re: Rebranding Auto-WCAG??

I like “WCAG-Testing-CG”.

“Accessibility” implies broader meaning than WCAG. This CG is about testing
for WCAG.

Cheers,
Makoto


2018年6月24日(日) 2:52 Wilco Fiers <wilco.fiers@deque.com>:

> Hey all,
> I had the same experience as Judy. Most people I talk to about this work
> is under the impression that we're focused on accessibility tooling. Even
> people that know we've got a broader scope still mostly think of
> standardising accessibility tools as being the primary goal for Auto-WCAG.
> While that's certainly how it started, that no longer fits with the work
> that's actually going on. The two changes we've made since are these:
>
> 1. Rules no longer describe test procedures. They tell "what" to test
> rather than "how" to test. In that way, what Auto-WCAG is doing is
> rewriting the WCAG criteria to be atomic and remove their ambiguities. Rule
> writing no longer is about writing code - how something is coded up has
> become irrelevant, as long as results are consistent.
>
> 2. The distinction between what is automated, semi-automated and manual no
> longer exists in rules. By keeping "Auto" in our name, this group keeps
> implying that the work is mostly about automation, rather than being about
> harmonising test methodologies.
>
> I like Gian's suggestion of "testing", so something like a "wcag-testing
> CG" or "accessibility testing CG".
>
> Wilco
>
> On Sat, Jun 23, 2018 at 2:27 AM Gian Wild <gian@accessibilityoz.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I like the idea of using the word “testing” instead of auto
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Gian
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Wilco Fiers <wilco.fiers@deque.com>
>> *Sent:* 22 June 2018 8:43 PM
>> *To:* public-auto-wcag@w3.org
>> *Subject:* Rebranding Auto-WCAG??
>>
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>
> --
> *Wilco Fiers*
> Senior Accessibility Engineer - Co-facilitator WCAG-ACT - Chair Auto-WCAG
>
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