FPWD: Requirements for WCAG 2.0 Extensions

Requirements for WCAG 2.0 Extensions

http://www.w3.org/TR/2016/WD-wcag2-ext-req-20160105/

Abstract


This document describes the requirements that the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (WCAG WG) has set for the development of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 extensions. Extensions are optional standards modules that build on the existing requirements for WCAG 2.0, and extensions are designed to work in harmony with the WCAG 2.0 standard.

Status of the Document


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This is a First Public Working Draft of Requirements for WCAG 2.0 Extensions by the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Working Group. It sets requirements for WCAG 2.0 extensions, optional modules that add accessibility guidance to the base of WCAG 2.0. The Working Group seeks public review of these requirements to ensure that extensions will strike an appropriate balance between meeting the needs of users with disabilities, working within existing WCAG 2.0 conformance policies, and implementability.

Feedback on any aspect of the document is accepted. For this publication, the WCAG Working Group particularly seeks feedback on the following questions:Do WCAG 2.0 extensions benefit the web accessibility space at this time? Is the proposed relationship of extensions to WCAG 2.0 clear? Will a conformance model that includes extensions be easy to manage? Do potential conflicts between extensions cause concern or increase flexibility?

Comments on this draft are requested by 5 February 2016. The Working Group requests that any comments be made using the options documented in Instructions for Commenting on WCAG 2.0 Documents. If this is not possible, comments can also be sent to public-comments-wcag20@w3.org. The archives for the public comments list are publicly available.

Publication as a First Public Working Draft does not imply endorsement by the W3C Membership. This is a draft document and may be updated, replaced or obsoleted by other documents at any time. It is inappropriate to cite this document as other than work in progress.

This document was produced by a group operating under the 5 February 2004 W3C Patent Policy. The group does not expect this document to become a W3C Recommendation. W3C maintains a public list of any patent disclosures made in connection with the deliverables of the group; that page also includes instructions for disclosing a patent. An individual who has actual knowledge of a patent which the individual believes contains Essential Claim(s) must disclose the information in accordance with section 6 of the W3C Patent Policy.

This document is governed by the 1 September 2015 W3C Process Document.