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Evaluation Tools Task Force ET TF Work Statement

Status

This Work Statement for the Evaluation Tools Task Force ET TF (hereafter referred to as "Task Force"). The Task Force was approved by Evaluation and Repair Tools Working Group ERT WG on the teleconference of Tuesday 8 November, 2005. Note: the Task Force was closed by ERT WG on the teleconference of Wednesday 22 March, 2006.

Objectives

The Task Force operated under the ERT WG charter.

The objective of the Task Force was to:

• Port the currently existing information about Web accessibility evaluation tools into the machine-readable RDF/XML format of the new tools repository currently being developed by the Education and Outreach Working Group EOWG.
• Contact the vendors and/or developers of the Web accessibility evaluation tools listed; and assist them with updating and expanding the collected information about their tools.
• Actively search for Web accessibility evaluation tools that are not yet listed and contact the vendors and/or developers of these tools to make them aware of the opportunity to provide information about their tools.

Communication

The Task Force communications are publicly visible. Communication mechanisms for the Task Force include:

1. The Task Force mailing list <public-wai-ert-tools@w3.org> and archives
2. Weekly (or more frequently, as needed) Task Force teleconferences
3. Monthly (or more frequently, as needed) Task Force updates and feedback in ERT WG and EOWG teleconferences, as appropriate
4. ET TF Web page (this page)

Participation

Task Force participants must be participants of ERT WG; should be experienced with a variety of Web accessibility evaluation tools; and must actively contribute to the work of the Task Force, including:

1. Minimum 4 hours per week of work on populating and expanding the tools list repository (Task Force is intended to be short-term (approximately 1-2 months)
2. Remain current on Task Force  mailing list and respond in a timely manner to postings on Task Force mailing list
3. Participate in Task Force telephone meetings, or send regrets to the Task Force list
4. Assist in preparing Task Force deliverables for discussion

W3C Team Leadership

The Task Force facilitator is Shadi Abou-Zahra.

Participants

ET TF participants are (list in development)

1. Andrew Arch, NILS
2. Carlos Velasco, FIT
3. Charles Pike, The Paciello Group
4. Chris Ridpath, University of Toronto
5. Johannes Koch, FIT
6. Sandor Heramhof, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz
7. Shadi Abou-Zahra, W3C/WAI
8. Steven Faulkner, NILS
9. Yehya Mohammad, FIT

Editor: Shadi Abou-Zahra

Last updated: 9 November, 2005