Re: [review period - step 5] Candidate Authorized Translation (CAT) of WCAG 2.2 into Thai from Chatchawarn Hansakunbuntheung on 2026-01-16 (w3c-translators@w3.org from January to March 2026)

From: Chatchawarn Hansakunbuntheung <chatchawarn.han@nstda.or.th>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:43:25 +0700
To: Xueyuan Jia <xueyuan@w3.org>, w3c-translators@w3.org
Cc: "group-wai-translations@w3.org" <group-wai-translations@w3.org>
Message-ID: <581f75ac-6b3a-4165-85ed-f428307f7a3f@nstda.or.th>

Dear Xueyuan,

On behalf of LTO for CAT of WCAG 2.2 into Thai, we have informed all stakeholders about the CAT announcement and provided the related information for participating in the review process.

We have also copied this notification to the general translators' mailing list.

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 15/01/2026 15:35, Xueyuan Jia wrote:

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
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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<mailto: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<mailto: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<mailto: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:
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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

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

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.

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