- From: Andrew Arch <andrew.arch@nils.org.au>
- Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2005 00:15:46 +1100
- To: "EOWG \(E-mail\)" <w3c-wai-eo@w3.org>
http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/Drafts/eval/selectingtools.html - 4 February 2005 version Looking good Shadi - great list in Section 3. A few comments below. Subsection: Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools which Generate Reports Should we add that these types of tools often report on all/most of the pages on a web site if required? Subsection: Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools for Manual Checkpoints I think we should also say something along the lines of "many manual tools also provide visual feedback on a web page" Section: 3. Evaluating Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools In the introduction, I think we should stress than no tools (for WCAG 1.0) can test all Checkpoints and that the organisation and/or evaluator will probably require a combination of tools to undertake a comprehensive conformance evaluation. Subsection: Checkpoint Coverage You say "tools should address the remaining checkpoints by determining their relevance" - no tool can check for clear link text or consistent navigation, so how can it check for the relevance of these checkpoints? They can certainly "assist Web developers in evaluating them". Subsection: Integration "plug-in interfaces" - authoring tools are mentioned. I think we also mention that others "plug-in" to user-agents/browsers Subsection: Site Coverage You write "Evaluation tools should be able to evaluate whole groups of related pages". I think this only applies to checkpoints that can be automatically evaluated. Need to clarify. Regards, Andrew _________________________________ Dr Andrew Arch Manager Online Accessibility Consulting Accessible Information Solutions, NILS Ph 613 9864 9282; Fax 613 9864 9210; Mobile 0438 755 565 http://www.nils.org.au/ais/ | http://www.ozewai.org/2004/ Member, Education & Outreach Working Group, W3C Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI/EO/ National Information & Library Service, Australia A subsidiary of RBS.RVIB.VAF Ltd.
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