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

Congratulations everyone!

A special thank you to Shadi, Wilco and Mary Jo for your leadership.

Moe

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From: Shadi Abou-Zahra <shadi@w3.org>
To: WCAG ACT TF <public-wcag-act@w3.org>
Cc: Wilco Fiers <wilco.fiers@deque.com>, Mary Jo Mueller
            <maryjom@us.ibm.com>, Moe Kraft <maureen_kraft@us.ibm.com>
Date: 10/31/2019 12:28 PM
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: ACT Rules Format 1.0 is a Web Standard "W3C
            Recommendation"



Dear ACT Task Force,

Many thanks and congratulations on the publication of ACT Rules Format
as a W3C Recommendation! This is your accomplishment.

Our first official meeting was on Thursday 8th September 2016:
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https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.w3.org_2016_09_08-2Dauto-2Dwcag-2Dminutes.html&d=DwIDaQ&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=OeIutlqJLticzNpMBFVCkHxnU7zeiy-4mra5FBBUXGE&m=DHfKAietc4s8jgvjOoPfFBTly91-NygdovHSyiuNRbw&s=H_ItywMnPWHAzJOnMsyvWQRZcawnJmkf8WiI5BI0Vm4&e=



Just about 3 years later we have fulfilled our Work Statement:
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https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.w3.org_WAI_GL_task-2Dforces_conformance-2Dtesting_work-2Dstatement&d=DwIDaQ&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=OeIutlqJLticzNpMBFVCkHxnU7zeiy-4mra5FBBUXGE&m=DHfKAietc4s8jgvjOoPfFBTly91-NygdovHSyiuNRbw&s=iqN938JPWChDh7meatk2Co19o9EHlxVLqiZOE5k5_js&e=



I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all of you who worked
hard on making this happen. You will be forever listed in the spec:
  -
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.w3.org_TR_act-2Drules-2Dformat_-23participants&d=DwIDaQ&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=OeIutlqJLticzNpMBFVCkHxnU7zeiy-4mra5FBBUXGE&m=DHfKAietc4s8jgvjOoPfFBTly91-NygdovHSyiuNRbw&s=6lWUH8ccV9UuYmQ1wrgM8WBz6uVNYmTmcOn6Ga9w7XY&e=



I would also like to extend particular thanks to Wilco and Mary Jo who
co-chaired the group and were co-editors together with Moe!

I look forward to working with you on the next phase of getting more
rules published by the Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (AGWG)!

Best,
   Shadi


On 31/10/2019 15:50, Shadi Abou-Zahra wrote:
> 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://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.w3.org_TR_act-2Drules-2Dformat_&d=DwIDaQ&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=OeIutlqJLticzNpMBFVCkHxnU7zeiy-4mra5FBBUXGE&m=DHfKAietc4s8jgvjOoPfFBTly91-NygdovHSyiuNRbw&s=EIghUe45Co43Y5M_AwsHewixeFlmW8eIIE8SkSXRc5E&e=


>
> 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://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.w3.org_WAI_standards-2Dguidelines_act_&d=DwIDaQ&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=OeIutlqJLticzNpMBFVCkHxnU7zeiy-4mra5FBBUXGE&m=DHfKAietc4s8jgvjOoPfFBTly91-NygdovHSyiuNRbw&s=c5mY9cRWiqXei2j104lkbbQpCUY3ZTSRAlVpWPVt8So&e=

 >
>
> 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://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.w3.org_WAI_standards-2Dguidelines_act_-23act-2Drules-2Drepository&d=DwIDaQ&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=OeIutlqJLticzNpMBFVCkHxnU7zeiy-4mra5FBBUXGE&m=DHfKAietc4s8jgvjOoPfFBTly91-NygdovHSyiuNRbw&s=CptSZ-D7vmFoRHrkhEK0SX9mP0Rf-2iJmg9WS8lBkVI&e=

 >
> * Suggested rules in development by the ACT Rules Community Group are
> listed at: <
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__act-2Drules.github.io_rules_&d=DwIDaQ&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=OeIutlqJLticzNpMBFVCkHxnU7zeiy-4mra5FBBUXGE&m=DHfKAietc4s8jgvjOoPfFBTly91-NygdovHSyiuNRbw&s=NXV012Lq127ZN-C7-gMW34De0p11DX-AcfLNHL0bXtc&e=

 >
>
>
> For more information and examples of organizations already using ACT,
> see the blog post:
>       Calibrate Your Accessibility Evaluation With ACT
>
>
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.w3.org_blog_2019_10_calibrate-2Dyour-2Daccessibility-2Devaluation-2Dwith-2Dact&d=DwIDaQ&c=jf_iaSHvJObTbx-siA1ZOg&r=OeIutlqJLticzNpMBFVCkHxnU7zeiy-4mra5FBBUXGE&m=DHfKAietc4s8jgvjOoPfFBTly91-NygdovHSyiuNRbw&s=_HD59E5hZVRPWJ0DmFD9I0LIGl_29l5NZkt8fwUiOxY&e=


>
>
> 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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