Fwd: RE: Call for Review: Website Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM)

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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: RE: Call for Review: Website Accessibility Conformance 
Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM)
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 04:17:21 +0000
From: Jason Kiss <Jason.Kiss@dia.govt.nz>
To: 'Shadi Abou-Zahra' <shadi@w3.org>, 'Eric Velleman' 
<E.Velleman@bartimeus.nl>
CC: 'Jason Kiss' <jason@accessibleculture.org>, 'Britta Offergeld' 
<boffergeld@rnzfb.org.nz>

Hi Shadi, Eric,

Thanks again for the opportunity to provide feedback on WCAG-EM after 
the original deadline.

Please find attached some feedback from the NZ Government Web Standards 
Group. We hope it helps.

There is generally quite a bit of excitement and appreciation among the 
Group regarding the methodology document, and we look forward to seeing 
it proceed to the next stage in the process.

If you have any questions about the feedback, please let me know.

Best regards,

Jason


Jason Kiss
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shadi Abou-Zahra [mailto:shadi@w3.org]
> Sent: Thursday, 7 March 2013 4:09 a.m.
> To: Jason Kiss
> Cc: Eric Velleman; Jason Kiss
> Subject: Re: Call for Review: Website Accessibility Conformance
> Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM)
>
> Hi Jason,
>
> Thank you. We look forward to these comments from the NZ Government Web
> Standards Working Group by 19 April. We will consider them along with
> the other comments and do our best to address all of them.
>
> Regards,
>    Shadi
>
>
> On 6.3.2013 00:42, Jason Kiss wrote:
> > Shadi,
> >
> > The NZ Government Web Standards Working Group would be able to
> provide
> > feedback by 19 April at the latest, due to other current pressing
> > commitments.
> >
> > Please let me know if you would still be open to receiving feedback
> then.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jason
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 8:39 PM, jason@accessibleculture.org <
> > jason@accessibleculture.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Shadi,
> >>
> >> Not sure. Will confer with the Working Group and get back to you
> soon.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> Jason
> >>
> >>
> >> On 5/03/2013, at 8:05 PM, Shadi Abou-Zahra <shadi@w3.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi Jason,
> >>>
> >>> [removing Shawn]
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for checking. This would be great feedback. By when do you
> think
> >> the NZ government Working Group can provide this feedback?
> >>>
> >>> Best,
> >>>   Shadi
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 5.3.2013 03:34, Jason Kiss wrote:
> >>>> Hi Shawn, Shadi, Eric,
> >>>>
> >>>> We started up a Web Standards Working Group here in the NZ
> Government a
> >> few
> >>>> months back. While we are very busy at the moment dealing with
> >> responses to
> >>>> a consultation on proposed changes to our government web
> standards, I'd
> >>>> like our government Working Group to submit some feedback to you
> on the
> >> EM,
> >>>> but there's no way we will be able to have it ready for you by 22
> March.
> >>>> Will the Eval TF still accept feedback on the document after that
> date,
> >> or
> >>>> is it not worth our while?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>>
> >>>> Jason
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 7:10 AM, Shawn Henry <shawn@w3.org> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Dear WAI Interest Group Participants,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> WAI invites you to comment on the updated Working Draft of
> Website
> >>>>> Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) 1.0
> at:
> >>>>>          http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG-EM/
> >>>>>   *We are particularly interested in how it works for you in
> practice*.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Overview:
> >>>>> WCAG-EM describes an approach for evaluating how websites --
> including
> >> web
> >>>>> applications and websites for mobile devices -- conform to Web
> Content
> >>>>> Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0. It covers different
> situations,
> >>>>> including self-assessment and third-party evaluation. It is
> >> independent of
> >>>>> particular evaluation tools, web browsers, and assistive
> technologies.
> >> For
> >>>>> more information, see the WCAG-EM Overview at:
> >>>>>           http://www.w3.org/WAI/eval/**conformance<
> >> http://www.w3.org/WAI/eval/conformance>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> For review:
> >>>>> All sections are updated based on feedback from the previous
> draft.
> >>>>> Specific review questions are indicated with "Review Note" in the
> >> draft. We
> >>>>> especially encourage feedback on how the methodology works in
> different
> >>>>> situations.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Comments:
> >>>>> Please send comments on this draft document to the publicly
> archived
> >>>>> mailing list:
> >>>>>           public-wai-evaltf@w3.org
> >>>>>           by *22 March 2013*
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Background:
> >>>>> WCAG-EM is developed by the WCAG 2.0 Evaluation Methodology Task
> Force
> >>>>> (Eval TF), a joint task force of the Web Content Accessibility
> >> Guidelines
> >>>>> Working Group (WCAG WG) and Evaluation and Repair Tools Working
> Group
> >> (ERT
> >>>>> WG). The Eval TF is introduced at: <http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/**
> >>>>> 2011/eval/eval-tf <http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/2011/eval/eval-tf>>
> >>>>> It is a supporting resource for WCAG 2.0 and does not replace or
> >> supersede
> >>>>> it in any way. For an overview of WCAG, see: <
> >> http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/
> >>>>> **wcag <http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag>>
> >>>>> This work is developed with support of the EC-funded WAI-ACT
> Project
> >> (IST
> >>>>> 287725) described at: <http://www.w3.org/WAI/ACT/>
> >>>>> It is part of W3C WAI activities on web accessibility evaluation
> and
> >>>>> testing introduced at: <http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/**2011/eval/<
> >> http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/2011/eval/>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> URI:
> >>>>> The first URI above goes to the latest version of the document.
> The
> >>>>> "dated" version of this draft is: <http://www.w3.org/TR/2013/WD-
> **
> >>>>> WCAG-EM-20130226/ <http://www.w3.org/TR/2013/WD-WCAG-EM-
> 20130226/>>
> >>>>> The difference between these URIs are explained in Referencing
> and
> >> Linking
> >>>>> to WAI Guidelines and Technical Documents at: <
> >>>>> http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/**linking.html<
> >> http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/linking.html>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you in
> advance for
> >>>>> your comments.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Feel free to circulate this message to other lists; please avoid
> >>>>> cross-postings where possible.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Regards,
> >>>>> ~Shawn Lawton Henry, WAI Outreach
> >>>>> Eric Velleman, Eval TF Facilitator
> >>>>> Shadi Abou-Zahra, W3C/WAI Staff Contact
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> -----
> >>>>> Shawn Lawton Henry
> >>>>> W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
> >>>>> Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
> >>>>> e-mail: shawn@w3.org
> >>>>> phone: +1.617.395.7664
> >>>>> about: http://www.w3.org/People/**Shawn/ <
> >> http://www.w3.org/People/Shawn/>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Shadi Abou-Zahra - http://www.w3.org/People/shadi/
> >>> Activity Lead, W3C/WAI International Program Office
> >>> Evaluation and Repair Tools Working Group (ERT WG)
> >>> Research and Development Working Group (RDWG)
> >>
> >>
> >
>
> --
> Shadi Abou-Zahra - http://www.w3.org/People/shadi/
> Activity Lead, W3C/WAI International Program Office
> Evaluation and Repair Tools Working Group (ERT WG)
> Research and Development Working Group (RDWG)