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

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On Thu, Oct 31, 2019 at 7:26 PM Moe Kraft <maureen_kraft@us.ibm.com> wrote:

> Congratulations everyone!
>
> A special thank you to Shadi, Wilco and Mary Jo for your leadership.
>
> Moe
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> Abou-Zahra ---10/31/2019 12:28:57 PM---Dear ACT Task Force, Many thanks and
> congratulations on the publication of ACT Rules Format
>
> 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"
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>
> 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:
>  - https://www.w3.org/2016/09/08-auto-wcag-minutes.html
>
> Just about 3 years later we have fulfilled our Work Statement:
>  -
> https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/task-forces/conformance-testing/work-statement
>
> 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://www.w3.org/TR/act-rules-format/#participants
>
> 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://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)
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