Re: Rebranding Auto-WCAG??

+1 to Makoto!

On Sun, Jun 24, 2018, 1:03 PM Hilera González José Ramón <jose.hilera@uah.es>
wrote:

> +1 to Testing-WCAG or WCAG-Testing
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> Enviado desde mi teléfono móvil.
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> From my mobile phone.
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> -------- Mensaje original --------
> De: Jonathan Avila <jon.avila@levelaccess.com>
> Fecha: 24/6/18 17:07 (GMT+01:00)
> Para: Auto-WCAG List <public-auto-wcag@w3.org>
> Asunto: Re: Rebranding Auto-WCAG??
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> +1 to Makoto.
>
> Jonathan
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Jun 24, 2018, at 2:14 AM, Makoto UEKI - Infoaxia, Inc. <
> makoto.ueki@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I like “WCAG-Testing-CG”.
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> “Accessibility” implies broader meaning than WCAG. This CG is about
> testing for WCAG.
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> Cheers,
> Makoto
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> 2018年6月24日(日) 2:52 Wilco Fiers <wilco.fiers@deque.com>:
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>> 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:
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>> 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:
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>>> I like the idea of using the word “testing” instead of auto
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>>>
>>> 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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