Re: COGA review of WCAG 3: Pre-reads and agenda for April 30th meeting

Hi, folks, resending Len's pre-read for this Thursday's discussion of the
"Text and Wording" section of WCAG 3, plus our agenda and call information,
thanks.

*Agenda*

   - Scheduling for the next few weeks
   - Discuss "Text and wording" section (see below for details from Len)
   - Discuss COGA possibly missing a lot of user needs for this section

*Meeting information*

   - Thursday, April 30th
      - 9am-12pm Boston time
      - 4pm-7pm Israel time
      - 6:30pm-9:30pm India time
   - Url: Go to the 30 April COGA Review of WCAG 3 event
   <https://www.w3.org/events/meetings/9f9770e0-1b04-4524-8903-69fd0217ad95/20260430T090000/>
on
   your W3C calendar and use the "Join the meeting" button.
   - IRC channel is #coga



On Thu, Apr 23, 2026 at 5:25 PM Beasley, Leonard H <BeasleyL1@aetna.com>
wrote:

> Hey there,
>
> Here's the pre-read for the "COGA review of WCAG 3" meeting on April
> <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85338141203?pwd=Tk1LZXI0TUlYT29QVTdXQXpPQ2h1QT09>
> 30th
> <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85338141203?pwd=Tk1LZXI0TUlYT29QVTdXQXpPQ2h1QT09>,
> when we'll have our initial discussion of the “Text and Wording" section.
>
> Text and Wording Github Drafts
> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jLkvaCNxpk1xJ-yuyTWciizRe3GkGWPc-3yu6ZJLIqg/edit?pli=1&tab=t.a8kl7lsifug#heading=h.z5n7lhr2gjnu>
>
> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jLkvaCNxpk1xJ-yuyTWciizRe3GkGWPc-3yu6ZJLIqg/edit?pli=1&tab=t.a8kl7lsifug#heading=h.z5n7lhr2gjnu>
>
> Please note:
>
>
>    -
>
>    We are recommending COGA submit 3 GitHub issues.
>    -
>
>    The 4th GitHub issue on our tab may be needed after our conversation.
>    But, we are still tracking down the history and intent behind that
>    provision.
>
>
> *A couple notes on the reviewing process: *
>
>    -
>
>    All COGA members are encouraged to add asynchronous comments by end of
>    day April 29th and to come to the April 30th discussion.
>    -
>
>    We will use our time together on Thursday to align on the draft issues
>    and, when ready, we'll send cleaned-up versions for the task force to vote
>    on.
>
> Thanks in advance for your time, and please let me know if you have any
> questions.
>
> Len
>
> --
>
> *Len Beasley*, CPACC, (He, Him)
> Domain Expert, Accessibility & Inclusive Design
> W3C Accessibility Guidelines Working Group, COGA Task Force
>
>
> 918 630 5419
> Colorado (MT)
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