COGA WCAG 3 Coordination: Insights about the drafting and review process

Hi, folks, after COGA's WCAG 3 Coordination Subgroup met last week, I
shared some concerns with Rachael about the ambitious drafting timeline for
WCAG 3. She clarified a few things:

   - *Over the next six months: *Individuals can review the drafts in
   different WCAG groups as they get shared as pull requests. The AG chairs
   expect that experts will review the requirements that are most relevant to
   their expertise.
   - *This summer or early fall: *After the subgroups have created an
   initial draft for all of the WCAG 3 requirements, there will be a
   month-long review sprint. This is when the AG chairs expect COGA as a group
   to review all of the requirements together.
   - *Down-selection process:* After the review sprint, an important next
   step will be to "down-select" the requirements that need more research. The
   down-selected requirements will stay in the editor's draft while the other
   requirements will move into the working draft.
      - No work will be lost, but the down-selected requirements will take
      longer to get into the working draft.
      - Example: Rachael said color contrast has already been identified as
      needing more research because it will use a complex algorithm instead of
      the simple ratios in WCAG 2.
   - *Multi-year process: *Requirements that move into the working draft
   will get refined over the next 1 to 3 years. There will be several
   opportunities for COGA to review the drafts during this multi-year refining
   process.


*Questions or concerns?*

   - Please email me anytime or add your concerns to the COGA tracking doc
   for WCAG 3 pathways
   <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VhXbUz8PZpRTMvHJq5ZXPwPNXwFNFQDyBi9SWbL6awk/edit?gid=0#gid=0>
   .
   - I will be out of office next Monday, so I will not be at the February
   24th COGA meeting.
   - The next WCAG 3 Coordination Subgroup meeting is Thursday, March 6th,
   at 11am ET.

Thanks so much for all the work COGA is doing in general and for WCAG 3 in
particular.

With appreciation,
Julie
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*Director, Content Strategy & Accessibility*
jrawe@understood.org
www.understood.org
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