Fwd: Accessibility Conformance Testing (ACT) Rules Published

Dear ACT TF and ACT-R CG,

Please help us share this information widely, and invite more tool and 
methodology developers to review, implement, and write ACT Rules!

Many thanks,
   Shadi


-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: Accessibility Conformance Testing (ACT) Rules Published
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 16:55:03 -0500
From: Shawn Henry <shawn@w3.org>
To: public-wai-announce@w3.org
CC: Shadi Abou-Zahra <shadi@w3.org>

Dear WAI Interest Group,

The Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (AG WG) and the ACT Task 
Force have published 5 more Accessibility Conformance Testing (ACT) Rules.

Information about ACT is in the forwarded e-mail and links below.

The published rules are listed at:
 https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/act/#act-rules-repository

Regards,
     Wilco Fiers, ACT TF Facilitator
     Mary Jo Mueller, ACT TF Facilitator
     Shadi Abou-Zahra, ACT TF W3C Staff Contact


-------- Forwarded Message --------
To: public-wai-announce@w3.org <mailto:public-wai-announce@w3.org>
From: Shadi Abou-Zahra <shadi@w3.org <mailto:shadi@w3.org
Date: 10/31/2019 09:57AM
Cc: …

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

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)

Received on Friday, 20 March 2020 08:49:35 UTC