Re: Practice for testing digital content : EU standard

Hi Sailesh,

>  1. Is it limited to WCAG 2.1 ...
>  2. Are additional tests performed as applicable ...

I direct testers to report on all applicable chapters, not just WCAG. In EN
301 549 I find that Annex C "Determination of Compliance" offers the
clearest explanation of clause-by-clause applicability. (The IBM checklist
which Phil sent is also an excellent resource.)

Regarding your specific examples:

   - Chapter 5 "General" applies to all ICT types. The applicability of
   individual clauses in Chapter 5 depends on the content and functionality of
   the product.
   - Parts of Chapters 5, 7, and 11 apply to authoring functions. Format
   conversion is one kind of authoring function.
   - Chapter 7 "Video" applies to all ICT types when they contain a
   function which plays or transmits video.
   - In VPAT reports for EN 301 549, I like to keep the Chapter 10 table
   for any non-web document. Even if the document doesn't contain video, the
   10.1-10.4 cross-references to WCAG still apply.
   - Not every website or ICT product has documentation or support
   services, but if it does then Chapter 12 applies. Some organizations report
   Chapter 12 conformance in its own report, then cross-reference to it.

By "ICT type" I mean web application, non-web software (including mobile
apps), hardware, non-web document, etc.

Mitchell Evan
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On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 9:06 AM Phill Jenkins <pjenkins@us.ibm.com> wrote:

> IBM has created a "unified' checklist of all the unique requirements
> (provisions, success criteria, checkpoints, etc.) from 3 of the leading
> technical standards and issues a single unified *unique* list of
> requirements so that product and project teams and non-accessibility
> experts can be more productive by not getting caught up in the identical,
> redundant, and overlapping requirements. IBM also has a recording and
> reporting system that then gathers the responses by unique checkpoint and
> publishes the appropriate conformance reports based on ITI's International
> VPAT® format
> WCAG 2.1
> US 508
> EN 301 549
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> - See
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> Panchang ---11/05/2019 10:49:19 AM---Greetings: I am trying to ascertain
> the general practice when testing websites,
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> From: Sailesh Panchang <sailesh.panchang@deque.com>
> To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
> Date: 11/05/2019 10:49 AM
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Practice for testing digital content : EU standard
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> Greetings:
> I am trying to ascertain the general practice when testing websites,
> mobile apps and e-docs against EN 301 549:
> 1. Is it limited to WCAG 2.1 only as referenced in Clauses 9, 10 and 11?
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> 2. Are additional tests performed as applicable, for instance certain
> clauses under:
> - Clause 5.4 Preservation of accessibility information during
> conversion that may apply to ICT with authoring tool features
> - ICT with Video Capabilities  (Clause 7)
> - Clause 10.5 Caption positioning and 10.6 Audio description timing
> for non-Web e-docs
>
> 3. Is product documentation for the ICT always  included within the
> scope of the assessment and tested against Clause 12?
>
> I believe these questions are relevant  to ICT (websites,
> mobile/desktop apps and e-docs)  of public sector orgs. covered by Web
> Accessibility Directive (WAD) as well  as those produced by commercial
> vendors not directly covered by WAD but perhaps by EU-AA.
>
> Thanks very much for your views!
> Best wishes,
>
> Thanks,
>
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> Can Clause 7
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> EN 301 549 V1.1.2
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> Sailesh Panchang
> Principal Accessibility Consultant
> Deque Systems Inc
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