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From: Shadi Abou-Zahra
Date: Dec 17, 2009 3:15AM

Hi Patrick, all,

Patrick H. Lauke wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 4:40 AM, < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
>> FWIW, I disagree with that interpretation, and have said so publicly
>> before.
>>
>
> Same here...it's opinion codified in a validator (I've said the same about
> what Frauenhofen institute are doing at their end with regards to automated
> WCAG 2 validation...I'd go as far as saying that, by its very nature, you
> can't automatically test for WCAG 2)

Coding opinions in tools or evaluation methodologies is unfortunately
another aspect of standards fragmentation that contributes to confusion
and slows down the overall implementation of web accessibility.

Note, however, that you couldn't test *for* WCAG 1 either but you can
test for the existence of some known issues. For instance, in WCAG 2
some of the Failure Techniques are automatable. I think tool producers
can benefit from this structure in WCAG 2 and from the opportunity to
contribute additional (Failure) Techniques to the WCAG Working Group.

Best,
Shadi

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Shadi Abou-Zahra - http://www.w3.org/People/shadi/ |
WAI International Program Office Activity Lead |
W3C Evaluation & Repair Tools Working Group Chair |