Rules should really cover WCAG Conformance; not WCAG Conformance + Advisory...

Hi,

Internally, we have reviewed the rules developed by ACT-R to date, and have found some to be advisory; rather than actually causing a WCAG fail.

I can’t remember if there is a flag for marking a rule as advisory; as opposed to required for conformance.

To best support projects such as WAI-Tools, EU monitoring and general harmonisation around a WCAG Audit, I think we’ll be aiming to cover only those rules required for conformance – leaving out advisory test, at least for now.

Also, why are people writing advisory tests?  It seems a much lower priority than writing rules required for conformance?

Interested to hear others opinions.

All the best

Alistair

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Alistair Garrison
Director of Accessibility Research
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