W3C

Accessibility Conformance Testing Teleconference

08 Apr 2021

Attendees

Present
Daniel, Levon, Trevor, Wilco, Shadi, KathyEng
Regrets

Chair
Wilco
Scribe
Levon

Contents


Feedback from AG: https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/35422/act-process-03-2021/

<Wilco> https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/35422/act-process-03-2021/results

Shadi: This is about the Github settings, can take offline.
... to secure content and access in Github, setting permissions levels for merges

Wilco: seems fair, changes could potentially go directly to the W3C site, so setting only to facilitators is likely best

Kathy: Would this be for all or only editorial changes?

Wilco; only covers the merges

RESOLUTION: Only TF Facilitators should merge pull requests that publish to the WAI website

Shadi: rules still require the same reviews

Wilco: previously, outside contributions are directed to the facilitator

Shadi: suggest responding to the requestor about rule submissions
... about why we are not making the requested change

Wilco: volunteering as a liaison has time commitments

Shadi: annual review sounds like a full review, not the actual check

Wilco: maybe the heading needs to change, to what?
... checkup or check?

Shadi: "check

Kathy: where we don't have a large number of rules, maybe we change it later when it becomes a problem

<Wilco> https://github.com/w3c/wcag-act/pull/515/files

RESOLUTION: Rename annual review to annual check

Trevor: the check is the liaison responsibility

Shadi: what happens when something needs to change?

Trevor: comment sounds like the confusion between a quick check and a full review
... this should be formally defined somewhere

Kathy: implies task force will review every approved rule

Wilco: the task force only assigns rules to someone

Kathy: sounds like a liaison is only assigned as needed

<Wilco> Since technologies and standards frequently change, rules require regular maintenance. To ensure quality over time, each **approved rule** in the WCAG Ruleset is check at least once a year. If any changes are deemed necessary, a liaison is picked and the change request is handled as survey feedback, starting in the [validation](#4-validation) step.

Shadi: the liaison is chosen first

<scribe> ACTION: Shadi can work on a rewrite after the call

<scribe> ACTION: Wilco to respond to Gundula after the rewrite

Wilco: there is a decision making process document on the wiki

<Wilco> https://github.com/w3c/wcag-act/blob/master/ACT-Task-Force-Decision-Policy.md

https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/task-forces/conformance-testing/wiki/ACT_Task_Force_Decision_Policy

<scribe> ACTION: resolve the duplicate ACT Task Force Decision Policy, likely remote the wiki version.

Next steps with WCAG 3

Wilco: & Shadi proposed a series of workshops on the testing outcomes expected to help the Ag group in requirements, pending response from Ag TF to work on scheduling

Trevor: looking forward to WCAG 3 insights

<Wilco> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T9nwP8-3yyNEnG6dcfi3vuy22gF5Wb1NHv-6vCA-Kjk/edit

Regular Joint ACT TF/CG meetings

Wilco: can we create another mailing list for this?
... to separate the CG and TF conversations, agendas and meetings

Shadi: could just use the TF list

Wilco to follow up with the CG in next meeting

<shadi> https://www.w3.org/2017/08/telecon-info_act

Wilco: recommends using a separate IRC channel, but same Zoom

RESOLUTION: Start regular joint CG/TF meetings next week

Migrating to the new publication process

Wilco: how do we start using the process? existing rules shouldn't just be pushed to the public site

Trevor: do we go through the list to have the TF review existing rules, and new rules would follow the new process

Wilco: better if rules would all be run through the new process

Kathy: could be an extra step that might get skipped

Wilco: some of these rules are 3 years old, so should have been checked in the past, but should happen

Daniel: rules should be checked before publishing to the W3C site

Shadi: recommends pairing reviewers

<Wilco> PROPOSED RESOLUTION: Older rules should be checked before they get published as proposed rules. New rules follow the new process

RESOLUTION: Older rules should be checked before they get published as proposed rules. New rules follow the new process

Summary of Action Items

[NEW] ACTION: resolve the duplicate ACT Task Force Decision Policy, likely remote the wiki version.
[NEW] ACTION: Shadi can work on a rewrite after the call
[NEW] ACTION: Wilco to respond to Gundula after the rewrite
 

Summary of Resolutions

  1. Only TF Facilitators should merge pull requests that publish to the WAI website
  2. Rename annual review to annual check
  3. Start regular joint CG/TF meetings next week
  4. Older rules should be checked before they get published as proposed rules. New rules follow the new process
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