Re: Eval Report Template [was: [wbs] response to 'Resource Management Survey']

Shall I still create the GitHub repository, or shall I wait until we 
know what we want to do with the resource?

On 15 Jul 2016, at 13:02, Howard Kramer wrote:

> Shawn,
>
>
> Your summary of Shadi's earlier remarks are not in sync with how I 
> read them. Maybe Shadi can clarify.
>
>
> -Howard
>
> ________________________________
> From: Shawn Henry <shawn@w3.org>
> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2016 1:08:02 PM
> To: Howard Kramer; Shadi Abou-Zahra
> Cc: wai-eo-editors
> Subject: Eval Report Template [was: [wbs] response to 'Resource 
> Management Survey']
>
> Hi Howard & Shadi,
>
> Sorry, I totally missed this thread -- I cannot find it anywhere in my 
> e-mail. :( [1]
>
> Anyway, my understanding is that Shadi suggests that at the URI:
>         https://www.w3.org/WAI/eval/template.html
> is either:
> 1. a pointer to the report at 
> <https://www.w3.org/WAI/eval/report-tool/#/view_report>
> or
> 2. a copy of that report.
>
> However, I don't understand "add any missing bits, and update the 
> references to WCAG 2.0".
>
> ~Shawn
>
>
>
>
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> From: Howard Kramer <howard.kramer@colorado.edu>
> Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2016 21:20:58 +0000
> To: Shadi Abou-Zahra <shadi@w3.org>, "team-eo-plan@w3.org" 
> <team-eo-plan@w3.org>
>
> Hi Shadi,
>
> I was a bit on the fence on whether this was still a necessary 
> resource. So the points you make seem very valid. I'd be glad to have 
> your help in updating the document.
>
> Regards,
> Howard
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Shadi Abou-Zahra <shadi@w3.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 7, 2016 12:35 PM
> To: Howard Kramer; team-eo-plan@w3.org
> Subject: Re: [wbs] response to 'Resource Management Survey'
>
> Hi Howard,
>
> On 7.4.2016 04:12, Howard Kramer via WBS Mailer wrote:
>> The WCAG EM report tool seems make this resource (Template for
>> Accessibility Evaluation Reports) outdated & redundant. If updated it 
>> could
>> still be a useful resource but not sure there's a need for it with 
>> the new
>> EM report tool. Numerous references to WCAG 1.0 and related technical
>> documents. All these references and links need to be updated. I'm not 
>> sure
>> this document is still needed. Some things I liked about it - such as 
>> being
>> able to review all the report sections at once.
>
> Actually I think this is still very useful and relevant. For example, 
> I
> was recently in a meeting where they were discussing a common 
> reporting
> format for all public websites in Europe so that they can be 
> monitored.
> It occurred to me that only very few people know how to go directly to
> the "view report" step of the report tool to get a template report 
> (and
> even then, things like "executive summary" are missing from that 
> view).
> Many - especially non-technical people - might not start fiddling with
> tools to see if it can generate a report template, not matter how 
> clear
> we make it in the instructions for the tool...
>
> Anyway, I think this could be a very very simple thing (and hopefully 
> I
> didn't jinx it now) - basically copy and paste the "view report" stuff
> from the report tool, add any missing bits, and update the references 
> to
> WCAG 2.0. I would be happy to help you!
>
> Best,
>     Shadi
> ""




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Eric Eggert
Web Accessibility Specialist
Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) at World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)