ACT Rules Format 1.0 is a Web Standard "W3C Recommendation"

Dear WAI Interest Group,

The Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (AG WG) and the ACT Task 
Force published
      Accessibility Conformance Testing (ACT) Rules Format 1.0
as a “W3C Recommendation” web standard at
      https://www.w3.org/TR/act-rules-format/

ACT Rules Format defines a format for writing accessibility test rules. 
These rules can then be shared, compared, and implemented by developers 
of automated testing tools and manual testing methodologies. This 
contributes to a common set of rules and harmonized interpretation of 
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). More info is in the ACT 
Overview at <https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/act/>

W3C groups are providing vetted testing rules that follow the ACT Rules 
Format.

* Rules that are formally published by W3C WAI are listed in the 
Overview page: 
<https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/act/#act-rules-repository>
* Suggested rules in development by the ACT Rules Community Group are 
listed at: <https://act-rules.github.io/rules/>


For more information and examples of organizations already using ACT, 
see the blog post:
      Calibrate Your Accessibility Evaluation With ACT
 
https://www.w3.org/blog/2019/10/calibrate-your-accessibility-evaluation-with-act

Regards,
   Andrew Kirkpatrick, Accessibility Guidelines WG Chair
   Alastair Campbell, Accessibility Guidelines WG Chair
   Wilco Fiers, ACT TF Facilitator
   Mary Jo Mueller, ACT TF Facilitator
   Michael Cooper, Accessibility Guidelines WG W3C Staff Contact
   Shadi Abou-Zahra, ACT TF W3C Staff Contact

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Shadi Abou-Zahra - http://www.w3.org/People/shadi/
Accessibility Strategy and Technology Specialist
Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

Received on Thursday, 31 October 2019 14:50:30 UTC