To share: Invitation for CMS, LMS, no-code tools, and other 'authoring tools'

Hi ATAG CG,

Below is an email you can share. It's archived at https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-wai-announce/2025OctDec/0003.html

Also a LinkedIn post https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:share:7394970436142362624/

Best,
~Shawn



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Subject:  Invitation for CMS, LMS, no-code tools, and other 'authoring tools'
Date:  Thu, 13 Nov 2025 23:47:21 -0600
From:  Shawn Lawton Henry <shawn@w3.org>
To:  public-wai-announce@w3.org
CC:  Wendy Reid <wendyreid@ocadu.ca>



Dear WAI Interest Group,

The Authoring Tools Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) Community Group (CG) <https://www.w3.org/community/atag/> at W3C will hold its first online meeting on 21 November 2025.


    About ATAG

Authoring tools are software and services that 'authors' (developers, designers, writers) use to produce web content. Content management systems (CMS), learning management systems (LMS), and no-code website builders are examples of authoring tools.

ATAG addresses two aspects of accessibility:

  * Tools are accessible to content authors with disabilities
  * Tools enable, support, and promote the production of accessibility content

Learn more from the Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) Overview <https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/atag/>


    ATAG CG exploring ATAG update

The ATAG CG will focus on:

  * Updating ATAG for the next generation of authoring tools
  * Updating ATAG in alignment with WCAG 2 and WCAG 3 development
  * Addressing the role of AI in authoring tools


    Join ATAG CG

W3C Community Groups are open for anyone to join and participate. For information, see the ATAG CG page <https://www.w3.org/community/atag/>. To join the ATAG CG, follow the steps from "Join or Leave this group".

The ATAG CG public mailing list is: public-atag@w3.org (list archive <https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-atag/>)

(For logistics such as meeting-join info, there is a group list: internal-atag@w3.org)


    Share the invitation

We invite anyone interested in improving author tool accessibility to join in this work.

We particularly encourage you to share this information with organizations that develop authoring tools.

To share via LinkedIn post <https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:share:7394970436142362624/>

Regards,
~Shawn Henry for

Wendy Reid, ATAG CG Chair


Links:
* Authoring Tools Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) Community Group (CG) page with "Join or Leave this group" https://www.w3.org/community/atag/
* Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) Overview https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/atag/
* LinkedIn post https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:share:7394970436142362624/


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Shawn Lawton Henry
Director, W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
www.w3.org/People/Shawn