Re: Comments from Eval TF review

Hi Shadi,

I am very uncomfortable with the proposed text in "3.5.2 Step 5.b 
Provide an Accessibility Statement (optional)".  I'm particularly 
uncomfortable with the suggestion that the website owner must make a 
commitment to address/respond/fix issues brought to their attention 
within any specific number of (business) days as a condition of being an 
"Eval TF compliant accessibility statement".  I don't think the draft 
should be published with this text as it current is.

I think it would be OK to enumerate a suggested set of topics to be 
addressed in an optional accessibility statement (e.g. to suggest that 
an accessibility statement speak to how the website owner will respond 
to issues brought to their attention), but not more than that.

Websites & companies may have accessibility statements already, and we 
don't want to force them to change those statements or remove them in 
order to adopt the EvalTF methodology.


Regards,

Peter

On 8/16/2012 6:39 AM, Shadi Abou-Zahra wrote:
> Dear Eval TF,
>
> Eric, Martijn, and I have been processing the comments from Eval TF on 
> the latest Editor Draft of 30 July 2012. Please review this by *Monday 
> 20 August* and let us know if you have any comments or questions:
>  - <http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/conformance/comments-20120730>
>
> Most comments seem fairly straight-forward to address with some minor 
> tweaks and re-writes. Proposed resolutions for these are indicated in 
> this disposition of comments.
>
> Other comments primarily related to editing and writing style. This 
> might be best done together with the Education and Outreach Working 
> Group (EOWG) who will start getting involved when we next publish. We 
> propose opening an issue for these comments to discuss them with EOWG.
>
> Finally, several comments will likely need further discussion by the 
> group before they can be resolved effectively. We propose opening an 
> issue for each of these rather than to hold up the publication.
>
> The editorial issues to be opened include:
>  - #2 <http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/conformance/comments-20120730#c2>
>  - #6 <http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/conformance/comments-20120730#c6>
>
> The substantive issues to be opened include:
>  - #5 <http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/conformance/comments-20120730#c5>
>  - #17 <http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/conformance/comments-20120730#c17>
>  - #32 <http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/conformance/comments-20120730#c32>
>  - #34 <http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/conformance/comments-20120730#c34>
>  - #35 <http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/conformance/comments-20120730#c35>
>
> During today's teleconference we will request opening these issues.
>
> Best,
>   Shadi
>

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