W3C

Accessibility Conformance Testing Teleconference

02 Apr 2020

Attendees

Present
Daniel, Trevor, Wilco, Shadi, MaryJo
Regrets
 
Chair
MaryJo, Wilco
Scribe
Daniel

Contents


CFC: Issue 437 - Typo in acknowledgements - https://github.com/w3c/wcag-act/issues/437

<Wilco> https://pr-preview.s3.amazonaws.com/w3c/wcag-act/443/44250c7...025924a.html

As there are no objections, we will take this to the AGWG chairs

Wilco: How des an errata work?

Shadi: I will link to that. It is published in our site, once it is merged I can update it for our site.

Issue maintenance with new surveys on rules (opening/and closing of issues)

<Wilco> https://github.com/w3c/wcag-act/issues

Wilco: We need to decide how to handle these open issues. Now we open an issue and add comments to it based on survey results, but it leaves them permanently opened.
... It makes it hard to see what is in progress and what it is not.
... Instead of us appending things to the issues, we could just close the issues when the survey is open and then when the survey is closed we open a new issue if there are new comments.
... IF we missed something from the first issue, it should come up in the survey again.

<Wilco> https://github.com/w3c/wcag-act/issues/428

Wilco: This example uses check boxes to determine what is and is not done, but you need write permissions to edit these. Not everybody has them. If you reply to the issue comment, the original one is not updated.

MAry Jom: As we have owners for each of the rules, perhaps they should check weekly before this meeting if there has been any actions there: mark the checks, edit or clean any comments...

Wilco: But ehn how would we know this is done? They may not get to close the issue

MaryJom: Maybe adding a tag would help.

Wilco: An adding a reply that the issue has been updated.

Trevor: Makes sense.

<Wilco> https://github.com/w3c/wcag-act/blob/master/wcag-ruleset-review-process.md

Wilco: We need to document this in our process (link above)
... What we say here is we would closed by the Task Force facilitators the issue indeed. This does not seem right, I think we should only label the issues indicating it has been updated and needs another revision.

Rule review: aria-* attribute is defined in WAI-ARIA - https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/93339/RuleARIAATTR/results/

Wilco: We have five responses.

Survey Results

Wilco: Comment by Sailesh on how to deal with requirements out of WCAG.

<Wilco> https://www.w3.org/TR/act-rules-format/#rules-without-accessibility-requirements

MaryJom: Is the rule clear that it is not dealing with a WCAG requirement?

Wilco: The rule says it is not required for conformance.

MaryJom: Maybe we want to separate them from the ones that deal with WCAG requirements. Maybe we may indicate that non-WCAG requirements are advisory.

Shadi: I prefer to spend time here in the TF on something we know is required by WCAG.
... People are looking for the conformance rules much more. These are what will make them join the group and implement the rules.

MaryJom: The community Group should not be involved in these advisory rules in my opinion.

Wilco: There are 3 non-WCAG required rules now.
... I think if we have the bandwidth we could work on them but not prioritize them.

Trevor: Agree.

Daniel: Agree.

<trevor> https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/93339/RuleImageFilename/

Image filename is accessible name for image - https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/93339/RuleImageFilename/results/

Wilco: Three answers. I commented that we probably would want to make assumptions clearer.
... A question from Charu about the filename being descriptive.
... Generally this is a rule that will flag potential issues

Trevor: Are we testing if they are the same or if they are descriptive?

Wilco: It is applicable when they are the same. It checks that the accessible name is correct, but it limits to things with the same filename and accessible name

<Wilco> https://github.com/act-rules/act-rules.github.io/issues/1246

Wilco: If there is an extension in the accessible name, is it always a failure?

<Wilco> https://act-rules.github.io/rules/9eb3f6#passed-example-2

MaryJom: The file name is rarely useful to provide an accessible name.

Trevor: I don't agree that extensions should automatically fail.

MaryJom: In most cases you will need to manually check if the file name describes the image.
... Does the rule state clearly that further testing is needed?
... Maybe something in the description will be helpful.

svg element with explicit role has accessible name - https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/93339/RuleSVGName/results/

<Wilco> https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/93339/RuleSVGName/results

No further comments on that one. But would need more reviews.

Updated page above with rule status of the discussed rules for publication.

AG Facilitators call

Shadi: There were no objections to including the rules in the understanding documents, we need to figure out how, though. I think if we do pull requests or something that would be the way to go. We would create the pull requests with rules that we think relate to specific understanding documents.
... I will respond to that thread and ask Michael.
... Regardless of the mechanics, let's start with one rule and decide where these techniques should appear.

Wilco: I will take care of these descriptions.

<Wilco> https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/no-timing.html

Wilco: In the understanding document there should be a rules section, same as there is now a techniques section, and probably it would need a desdcriptive paragraph or couple of sentences.

<shadi> https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Techniques/html/H25

Summary of Action Items

Summary of Resolutions

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