Appendix B: Template for expert evaluation
This appendix presents a template to be used for expert evaluation when presenting the results of a UWEM evaluation. This template is based upon the W3C/WAI template for evaluation reports,1 with minor changes as some additions are required by the Unified Web Evaluation Methodology (UWEM).Please note that some points can only be used if applicable.
Introduction
This evaluation report describes the evaluation of the website: http://example.org/, according to UWEM. The list of resources tested for conformance can be found in: http://example.org/tests/test1.rdf
Executive Summary
This report describes the conformance of the http://example.org/ Web site with UWEM . The review results are described below and are based on the the Unified Web Evaluation Methodology (UWEM) as provided by the WAB Cluster on wabcluster.org.
Based on this evaluation using the UWEM tests for every WCAG 1.0 checkpoint, the http://example.org/ Web site [meets/does not meet/is close to meeting] UWEM Conformance Level 1/2. Detailed review results are available in section XX. Resources for follow-up study are listed in section XX. Feedback on this evaluation is welcome.
Background about Evaluation
Conformance evaluation of Web accessibility can be a combination of evaluation tools and manual evaluation by an experienced reviewer. The evaluation results in this report are based on evaluation conducted on the following date(s): _______ [and using the following tool(s)______________________:]. The Web site may have changed since that time. Additional information on the UWEM evaluation process is available at wabcluster.org.
Web Site Reviewed
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[Name of Web site]
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[Base URL of site]
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[Other URL's included in review (URL to resource list)]
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[URL's excluded from review]
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[Exact date, or range of dates, on which the review was conducted]
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[Natural language(s) of Web site]
Reviewer(s)
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[Name of reviewer or review team, unless anonymous]
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[Organization with which reviewer(s) is/are affiliated, if relevant and if not anonymous]
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[Contact information for reviewer(s) or reviewer(s) organization, unless anonymous]
Review Process
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[WCAG 1.0 Level for which conformance was tested using UWEM , e.g. WCAG 1.0 Level A, Double A, Triple A]
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UWEM process
Resources List
Description of the sample from UWEM specific for this website.
The Sampled Resource List set can be found in Appendix YY/URL.
Check Results
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[Interpretative summary of review results]
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[e.g. this Web site appears to [meet/not meet/is close to meeting] WCAG 1.0 Level A, Double A, Triple A, etc.]
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[accessibility features in which this site is strong include _______]
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[Detailed results, structured according to WCAG 1.0 Checklist]
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[include links to WCAG 1.0 Checkpoints and Techniques for all non-conformant items]
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[provide links to examples of non-conformancies]
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[attach or link to specific reports in appendices, e.g., output of validators and evaluation tools]
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[provide recommendations for addressing non-conformant checkpoints]
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[Attach the detailed UWEM test results as an Appendix to this review]
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[Describe or point to a suggested program of on-going monitoring of Web site accessibility, re-evaluation of authoring tools, etc.]
References
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Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0: w3.org
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WAB cluster: wabcluster.org
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Support-EAM project: support-eam.org
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BenToWeb project: bentoweb.org
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EIAO project: eiao.org
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Checklist for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0: w3.org
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Techniques for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0: w3.org
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Evaluating Web Sites for Accessibility: w3.org
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Evaluation, Repair, and Transformation Tools for Web Content Accessibility: w3.org
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Selecting and Using Authoring Tools for Web Accessibility [draft]: w3.org
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Review Teams for Evaluating Web Site Accessibility [draft]: w3.org
Appendices
Attach any necessary appendices here.
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