Re[2]: Do SCs need to be testable?

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>>  On Oct 29, 2015, at 11:08 AM, Joshue O Connor <josh@interaccess.ie> 
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>>  This brings up a question …  What are via alternatives to creating 
>>SCs? Without the SC approach, would it merely result a tranche of new 
>>techniques, or is there some other new or unused mechanism that might 
>>be an alternative?
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>I think the alternative would be to have guidelines and examples.
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>The guidelines do not need to be testable — but set a goal.
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>The examples show how it can be done.
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>The idea would be to go beyond what you can require   because requiring 
>something means it must be testable and apply everywhere.  And there 
>are so many good ideas that don’t match these two requirements and 
>therefore don’t get recorded.
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>Also - trying to get more things required will get much push back from 
>industry.   And for some reason they are very against things that 
>relate to what they view as ‘usability’ - which is much or all of 
>cognitive disability.     The are very much FOR it in design — but not 
>for it being required.   The way to ride that — is to create a great 
>manual on how to do it — but avoid making SC or requirements because    
>a) it will then be resisted and diminished   b) you will have to leave 
>out — or diminish yourself -  so many good ideas because they can’t be 
>SC and if you have a few SC and mostly not— the mostly not (which will 
>most of the great stuff) will be second class citizens in your own 
>document.
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Very useful info, thanks Gregg

Josh

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>Gregg
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>>  On Oct 29, 2015, at 11:08 AM, Joshue O Connor <josh@interaccess.ie> 
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>>  Hi all,
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>>  TTBOMK, any new success criterion must be testable. If not, it’s a 
>>clear departure from the original WCAG requirements framework. If we 
>>do need to depart from the framework (for whatever reason) – then we 
>>cannot call these new SCs success criteria. We’d need to come up with 
>>something else. I’m only making an objective statement here, and not 
>>making any value judgement.
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>>  This brings up a question relating to one of Greggs comments (and 
>>thanks Gregg for your very helpful input). What are via alternatives 
>>to creating SCs? Without the SC approach, would it merely result a 
>>tranche of new techniques, or is there some other new or unused 
>>mechanism that might be an alternative?
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>>  Thanks
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>>  Josh
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