[review period - step 5] Candidate Authorized Translation (CAT) of WCAG 2.2 into Thai

Dear Chatchawarn,

Thank you for your patience. Following the CAT announcement, we are now 
at the step in the Policy for Authorized Translation when W3C initiates 
the review process, which will last until 16 February 2026.

cf. https://www.w3.org/2005/02/TranslationPolicy.html
[[
4. W3C Initiation of Review Process:
      1. W3C announces a review period of at least 30 days of the CAT on 
the translators' mailing list, specifying a separate, publicly archived 
mailing list, in W3C or W3C Chapter Web space, to be used for 
commenting. This mailing list may be a per-language list for all CATs in 
that language, such as public-auth-trans-hu@w3.org for any Hungarian 
CAT, or a list specifically set up for that CAT. All comments on the CAT 
must be sent to this list. Postings to the mailing list may either be in 
the language of translation or in English.
]]

The dedicated mailing list set up for the review process is:
public-auth-trans-th@w3.org

and the mail archive is at:
https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-auth-trans-th/

Subscription to this list can be done by sending an e-mail, with the 
subject set to 'subscribe', to:
public-auth-trans-th-request@w3.org

The mailing list and the archive are public. Anybody can send an e-mail 
to the list.

We encourage you to announce this review period to facilitate comments 
from the stakeholders and public.

Please, communicate this information to your partners (this is step 5.1 
of the Policy), and ask them to subscribe to the mailing list and use it 
for comments.

Step 5.1 requests that the general translators' mailing list be copied 
when announcing availability of the CAT, which was done on 8 January:
https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-translators/2026JanMar/0000.html

We invite you to follow the policy for step 5:
[[
5. LTO Notification of Review, Monitoring of Comments, and Revision of CAT:
      1. The LTO notifies the stakeholder organizations of the 
availability of the CAT, the start of the review period, and the 
existence of the mailing list for comments; directs them to send 
comments to this mailing list; and copies this notification to the 
general translators' mailing list.
      2. The LTO monitors the mailing list comments; provides 
clarification when necessary; and summarizes consensus on specific 
issues (when possible) to help the ongoing discussion.
      3. After the end of the review period, the LTO issues a new 
version of the CAT as needed, and provides a list, in English and the 
language of translation, of the points raised, and a summary of the 
discussions during the review period, describing the problems found and 
solutions agreed with the other reviewers. This summary must be posted 
both to the publicly archived mailing list for this CAT, and to the 
general translators' mailing list.
      4. In the event that no comments or only very few comments are 
received during the review period, the LTO ensures that a majority of 
the reviewing organizations send email to the translators' mailing list 
confirming that they have in fact reviewed the document, and that they 
consider it to be an accurate translation.
      5. The LTO then advises W3C whether a new review round is 
necessary or not.
]]

Best regards,
On behalf of the W3C WAI Team
Xueyuan Jia, W3C Marketing & Communications

On 1/8/26 12:27 PM, Chatchawarn Hansakunbuntheung wrote:
>
> Dear Xueyuan,
>
> According to the guidance in "How to Translate WCAG 2" 
> (https://www.w3.org/WAI/about/translating/wcag/), we have completed 
> the preparing of the Candidate Authorized Translation (CAT) of WCAG 
> 2.2 into Thai.
>
> The following two versions are now available for reviewing:
>
>   * The CAT of WCAG 2.2 "5 October 2023" version
>     (https://www.w3.org/TR/2023/REC-WCAG22-20231005/) is available for
>     reviewing at
>     https://www.nectec.or.th/standard/WCAG/REC-WCAG22-20231005-TH/
>   * The CAT of WCAG 2.2 "12 December 2024" version
>     (https://www.w3.org/TR/2024/REC-WCAG22-20241212/) is available for
>     reviewing at
>     https://www.nectec.or.th/standard/WCAG/REC-WCAG22-20241212-TH/
>
> We are ready to proceed with the next step (the review process).
>
> Best regards.
>
> Chatchawarn
>
> -- 
>
> Chatchawarn HANSAKUNBUNTHEUNG, D.Sc.
> Researcher
> Accessibility and Assistive Technology Research Team
> Digital Healthcare Platform Innovation Group
> National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)
> 112 Phahon Yothin Rd., Klong 1, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand
> Tel. (+66)2-564-6900 ext 2231
> Fax. (+66)2-564-6876
>
>
> On 25/08/2025 10:41, Chatchawarn Hansakunbuntheung wrote:
>>
>> Dear Xueyuan,
>>
>> Thank you for your support and the update on the ISO plan.
>>
>> We will inform you once the translations are ready for the next step.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Chatchawarn
>>
>> -- 
>>
>> Chatchawarn HANSAKUNBUNTHEUNG, D.Sc.
>> Researcher
>> Accessibility and Assistive Technology Research Team
>> Digital Healthcare Platform Innovation Group
>> National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)
>> 112 Phahon Yothin Rd., Klong 1, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand
>> Tel. (+66)2-564-6900 ext 2231
>> Fax. (+66)2-564-6876
>>
>>
>> On 25/08/2025 10:27, Xueyuan Jia wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear Chatchawarn H.,
>>>
>>> Thank you for your patience.
>>>
>>> We support translating both WCAG 2.2 versions at the same time. Note 
>>> that we plan for both versions to go through ISO:
>>>
>>> * WCAG 2.2 "5 October 2023" version 
>>> (https://www.w3.org/TR/2023/REC-WCAG22-20231005/) — We expect 
>>> ISO/IEC 40500:2025 to be finalized and announced in the coming weeks.
>>> * WCAG 2.2 "12 December 2024" version 
>>> (https://www.w3.org/TR/2024/REC-WCAG22-20241212/) — We plan to 
>>> submit this through ISO after the previous version is finalized. We 
>>> think it will be finalized in mid-late 2026.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Xueyuan Jia
>>> On behalf of the W3C WAI Team
>>>
>>> On 8/14/25 5:06 PM, Chatchawarn Hansakunbuntheung wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Dear Xueyuan,
>>>> cc: W3C
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for your reply and for providing information on preparing 
>>>> a CAT of WCAG2.2 - 12 December 2024 
>>>> (https://www.w3.org/TR/2024/REC-WCAG22-20241212/).
>>>>
>>>> We would like to consult with you regarding the versions of WCAG 
>>>> 2.2 to be used for preparing the CAT in Thai.
>>>>
>>>> In parallel with the W3C translation of WCAG 2.2 into Thai, we are 
>>>> working with the Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) to 
>>>> translate WCAG 2.2 into Thai as an update version of the Thai 
>>>> Industrial Standard  "WCAG 2.0" (TIS 2565-2555).
>>>>
>>>> TISI, a member of the International Organization for 
>>>> Standardization (ISO), typically adopts ISO standards for its TIS 
>>>> publications.
>>>> Therefore, we plan to publish the update version of WCAG 2.0 based 
>>>> on  ISO/IEC 40500:2025 "Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 
>>>> 2.2" which is based on the "5 October 2023" version 
>>>> (https://www.w3.org/TR/2023/REC-WCAG22-20231005/).
>>>>
>>>> We are currently translating the "5 October 2023" version. After 
>>>> comparing it with the 12 December 2024 " version, we found only 
>>>> minor differences. Our goal is to provide updated Thai translations 
>>>> of WCAG 2.2 for both TISI and W3C.
>>>>
>>>> We would like to ask:
>>>> Can we prepare CATs for both WCAG 2.2 versions ("5 October 2023" 
>>>> and "12 December 2024") and conduct the review and approval 
>>>> processes for both versions at the same time?
>>>>
>>>>   * 12 December 2024 (https://www.w3.org/TR/2024/REC-WCAG22-20241212/)
>>>>   * 5 October 2023 (https://www.w3.org/TR/2023/REC-WCAG22-20231005/)
>>>>
>>>> Thank you in advance for your guidance.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Chatchawarn H.
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> Chatchawarn HANSAKUNBUNTHEUNG, D.Sc.
>>>> Researcher
>>>> Accessibility and Assistive Technology Research Team
>>>> Digital Healthcare Platform Innovation Group
>>>> National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)
>>>> 112 Phahon Yothin Rd., Klong 1, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand
>>>> Tel. (+66)2-564-6900 ext 2231
>>>> Fax. (+66)2-564-6876
>>>>
>>
> -- 
> Chatchawarn HANSAKUNBUNTHEUNG, D.Sc.
> Researcher
> Accessibility and Assistive Technology Research Team
> Digital Healthcare Platform Innovation Group
> National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)
> 112 Phahon Yothin Rd., Klong 1, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand
> Tel. (+66)2-564-6900 ext 2231
> Fax. (+66)2-564-6876
>
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