Re: Rebranding Auto-WCAG??

Note that we will need to formally close this group and start another 
with the new name. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as we can now 
probably better describe the purpose and processes of the new group.

I'd also like to throw in the mix: "Accessibility Conformance Testing 
(ACT) Community Group", to match the name of the related W3C spec and 
effort. After all, I think we now consider this will be a longer-term 
group that will pre-standardize (incubate) ACT Rules for AGWG.

Best,
   Shadi


On 25/06/2018 13:32, Wilco Fiers wrote:
> Hey all,
> Thanks for the great feedback. I've scheduled an Auto-WCAG retrospective 
> meeting next week. This topic is on the agenda. I'd like to come out of 
> that meeting with a poll so that we can do a vote on the question.
> 
> Wilco
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 1:25 AM Katie Haritos-Shea <ryladog@gmail.com 
> <mailto:ryladog@gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     +1 to Makoto!
> 
>     On Sun, Jun 24, 2018, 1:03 PM Hilera González José Ramón
>     <jose.hilera@uah.es <mailto:jose.hilera@uah.es>> wrote:
> 
>         +1 to Testing-WCAG or WCAG-Testing
> 
> 
>         Enviado desde mi teléfono móvil.
> 
>          From my mobile phone.
> 
> 
>         -------- Mensaje original --------
>         De: Jonathan Avila <jon.avila@levelaccess.com
>         <mailto:jon.avila@levelaccess.com>>
>         Fecha: 24/6/18 17:07 (GMT+01:00)
>         Para: Auto-WCAG List <public-auto-wcag@w3.org
>         <mailto:public-auto-wcag@w3.org>>
>         Asunto: Re: Rebranding Auto-WCAG??
> 
>         +1 to Makoto.
> 
>         Jonathan
> 
>         Sent from my iPhone
> 
>         On Jun 24, 2018, at 2:14 AM, Makoto UEKI - Infoaxia, Inc.
>         <makoto.ueki@gmail.com <mailto:makoto.ueki@gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>>         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
>>         <mailto: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
>>             <mailto: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
>>                 <mailto:wilco.fiers@deque.com>>
>>                 *Sent:* 22 June 2018 8:43 PM
>>                 *To:* public-auto-wcag@w3.org
>>                 <mailto: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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> 
> 
> -- 
> *Wilco Fiers*
> Senior Accessibility Engineer - Co-facilitator WCAG-ACT - Chair Auto-WCAG

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Accessibility Strategy and Technology Specialist
Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

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