Re: Action: Change Proposal: 3.8. 2.8 Rules Test for Failures

Hi Alistair,
I'm not sure what the three flashes example is supposed to express here.
Can you clarify?

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On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 5:29 PM, Alistair Garrison <
alistair.garrison@ssbbartgroup.com> wrote:

> Dear All,
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> I have an action item to clarify the meaning of “negative” in the
> following section:
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> 3.8. 2.8 Rules Test for Failures
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> The ACT Framework results in negative feature tests, meaning that ACT
> Rules test for violations instead of compliance. ACT Rules should map to
> [WCAG 2.0 Failure Techniques](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/failures.
> html) where possible to avoid duplication of work. In some cases absence
> of violations may be proof of compliance, if rules are available to test
> all possible violations.
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> I would suggest the following re-write:
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> 3.8. 2.8 Rules provide clear reasons for non-compliance
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> The ACT Framework will focus on defining rules that enable clear reasons
> for non-compliance to be given to the user e.g. “displayed content in a
> page flashes more than three times per second”.  Where possible, ACT Rules
> should map to [WCAG 2.0 Failure Techniques](https://www.w3.
> org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/failures.html).
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> Interested to hear thoughts / comments.
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> Very best regards
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> Alistair
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> ---
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> Alistair Garrison
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> Senior Accessibility Engineer
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> SSB Bart Group
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Received on Saturday, 19 November 2016 10:33:45 UTC