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From: Jonathan Avila
Date: Dec 13, 2017 8:52AM


Duff, et al.

The WAI Tools project indicates that they plan to create an open project/standard for accessibility statements.
https://www.w3.org/WAI/Tools/ that may extend the WCAG-EM report Tool https://www.w3.org/WAI/eval/report-tool/#/

A sharable form/machine readable form of a VPAT is also something people have been discussing in the US.

Jonathan

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From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Duff Johnson
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Proof of compliance?

Hi Karin,

What would a "proof" of compliance even mean? Web content isn't static… if the site managers change the site's CSS, for example, it could trash accessibility across the site, irrespective of any previously-issued "proof".

The nearest WCAG 2.0 comes to this concept is the notion of a "conformance claim" which is (very unfortunately) NOT defined in machine-readable terms (unlike PDF/UA). See:

https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/#conformance-claims

For whatever reason (perhaps someone more involved can comment?) the draft of WCAG 2.1 also fails to specify a machine-readable means of claiming conformance...

Duff.


> On Dec 13, 2017, at 02:06, Karin Carlson < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
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> Hi everyone. Is there a certification or official designation when a site or product passes testing? Im looking for something official/formal for compliance to WCAG 2 level AA.
> Thanks
> Karin
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