Re: draft text for ATAG2.0 Techniques-my action item

Hi Tim,

Thanks for this work. My comments:

re: "Sufficient" techniques: Probably a good idea (currently our use of 
"Strongly Suggested" is closer to the sense of "Necessary" which is why 
it's not used that much). I'm not quite sure how we make it clear that 
several techniques might be sufficient when used together. For each 
success criteria, would we provide a paragraph describing which 
techniques used together would be sufficient?

re: Technique format:

 > Technique Title (possibly referring to stated success criterion)

I'm not sure how well this would work with our one or two line 
techniques. Unless we expanded all of the descriptions, the titles will 
be as long as the descriptions.

 > Technologies required by the technique and technology features for 
which the technique is applicable

So is this the tool function(s) that we already have or something different?

 > Description (using -ing language to emphasize their informative nature?)

OK

 > Examples

OK - do you see keeping the iconic labels for tool function on these?

 > Resources

OK - I'm assuming this would appear at our discretion since it could get 
very repetitive - remember, we have a lot of techniques compared to WCAG 
HTML techniques document.

 > Testing Information relating to this technique

OK - this will be valuable

 > User Agent Notes

The explanation says: "Which user agents could support successful
accomplishment of this technique" - but aren't the vast majority of 
techniques more or less user agent independent.

 > See Also

Maybe Resources and See Also could be rolled together?

Cheers,
Jan


Tim Boland wrote:
> 
> Following is: (1) a very rough draft of introduction text to ATAG2.0 
> Techniques Document (my action item from Nov 7 AUWG teleconference), and 
> (2) a proposed example techniques format for consideration (I believe 
> techniques should to some extent have a consistent format).   Both of 
> these proposals are modeled along the lines of the current WCAG approach 
> to referencing supporting documentation for WCAG2.0.   Comments 
> welcome.   Perhaps we could use the following as a guide when 
> reviewing/creating the techniques to accompany the "reworked" ATAG2.0?  
> Notice that the word "conformance" is not used anywhere in the text 
> following, to emphasize that these documents are informative.    
> Motivation is partly that we may take advantage if appropriate of 
> discussions that have already occurred in the WCAG WG, and differ only 
> when we need to..
> 
> ------------beginning of Introductory Text proposal------
> 
> ATAG2.0 Techniques Introduction:
> 
> This informative document lists techniques considered by the AUWG to 
> support both the (link) normative ATAG2.0 success criteria and authoring 
> tools accessibility.   The techniques in this document are just listed, 
> in sequence, without any particular ordering or ranking within a 
> particular category.
> 
> For techniques to support the ATAG2.0 success criteria, (it is a goal 
> that) for each ATAG2.0 success criterion, at least one related technique 
> is listed that has been determined by the AUWG to be
> "sufficient" to be included as a description of how the authoring tool 
> meets that ATAG2.0 success criterion (ref. #5 of sec 2.2.2 ATAG2.0 
> WD).    Such inclusion does not imply that said description will be 
> verified or is verifiable; "sufficient" means that, in the consensus 
> opinion of the AUWG, demonstrated successful accomplishment of that 
> technique(s) (possibly in combination with other techniques) can be used 
> as evidence of satisfaction of that success criterion, in the sense 
> mentioned previously.   There is no requirement (nor suggestion implied) 
> to use any of these techniques for such purposes.   The purpose of 
> listing these techniques is to give additional information (options) for 
> consideration to those authoring tool developers that wish their 
> authoring tools to satisfy the stated ATAG2.0 success criteria but may 
> be unsure as to how to get started in attempting to achieve such 
> satisfaction.
> 
> Other techniques (not in this document or known by the AUWG) may also be 
> "sufficient" to meet the ATAG2.0 success criterion, in the sense 
> described previously.   A technique does not need to be known or 
> documented by the AUWG in order to be "sufficient" in meeting ATAG2.0 
> success criteria, and any authoring tool developer can claim any 
> technique (or combination of techniques), as sufficient to meet the 
> ATAG2.0 success criteria    The AUWG encourages these other techniques 
> to be submitted for possible inclusion in this document as "sufficient" 
> techniques in a future version of this document.
> 
> In addition to "sufficient" techniques mentioned previously, additional 
> advisory techniques or other information could be listed that goes 
> beyond what is required by the ATAG2.0 success criterion but may support 
> authoring tool accessibility.  These techniques or other
> information would be clearly identified as advisory and would be 
> separated from any "sufficient" techniques.
> 
>  Thus, for
> each ATAG2.0 success criterion, there could be two categories of 
> techniques:  "sufficient" techniques, and advisory techniques or other 
> information.    (**NOTE: Optional?: Each of these categories may have in 
> turn two parts: generic (technology-independent) techniques, and 
> technology-specific information (techniques).   Generic techniques are 
> strategies for authoring tools that are technology-independent, but are 
> realized (implemented) in technology-specific techniques applicable to 
> combinations of specific authoring tool technologies.**)
> 
> In this document, each technique is described as follows:
> 
> Technique Title (possibly referring to stated success criterion)
> Technologies required by the technique and technology features for which 
> the technique is applicable
> Description (using -ing language to emphasize their informative nature?)
> Examples
> Resources
> Testing Information relating to this technique
> User Agent Notes
> See Also
> 
> (NOTE: This sounds like metadata, doesn't it?).    Perhaps we should use 
> metadata terms to describe
> the techniques.
> 
> -
> 
> Technology-Independent (General) Technique for Success Criterion A.0.1
> 
>      "Sufficient" Techniques:
> 
>       Advisory Techniques and Other Information:
> 
> Technology-Specific Techniques for Success Criterion A.0.1
> 
>       "Sufficient" Techniques
> 
>       Advisory Techniques and Other Information
> 
> (NOTE: There may be some redundancy in the previous.. Perhaps 
> "technology-independent" and "technology-specific" items can be 
> collapsed somehow, as this may be too much?)
> 
> ---------------------------------End of Introductory Text 
> Proposal--------------------------
> 
> -------------------------------Beginning of "reworked example technique" 
> proposal----------------------------
> 
> Example of Technique Format (taking "Technique A.1 as an example?)
> 
> Title: Technique A.1 (rename to fit applicable success criterion?)
> Technologies Required: ?
> Description: Following the guidance of ISO16071.  NOTE: May want to 
> indicate why this is considered "sufficient" for meeting SC A.1.1?
> Examples: taken from ISO16071 points?
> Resources: complete reference to ISO16071
> Testing information related to this technique: to be provided?
> User Agent Notes: Which user agents could support successful 
> accomplishment of this technique?
> See Also: any other information pertinent to this technique?
> 
> -------------------------------end of "reworked example technique" 
> proposal----------------------------
> 
> 
> Thanks and best wishes
> Tim Boland NIST
> 
> 

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