Re: CFC - Republish of WCAG 2.1

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From: Léonie Watson <lwatson@tetralogical.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2023 8:28 AM
To: Reid, Wendy <wendy.reid@rakuten.com>; Chaals Nevile <charles.nevile@consensys.net>; Alastair Campbell <acampbell@nomensa.com>; WCAG list (w3c-wai-gl@w3.org) <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
Subject: Re: CFC - Republish of WCAG 2.1

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On 25/07/2023 13:24, Reid, Wendy wrote:
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> *From:* Chaals Nevile <charles.nevile@consensys.net>
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> *To:* Alastair Campbell <acampbell@nomensa.com>; WCAG list
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> *Subject:* Re: CFC - Republish of WCAG 2.1
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> +1.
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> I note in passing that in the errrata it states each entry has
>
> [[[
>
>   * A unique entry number
>   * The date it was added to the errata page.
>   * The section referred to.
>   * A description of the problem and correction if applicable.
>   * A rationale for making the change (not required for editorial errata).
>
> ]]]
>
> Unfortunately, this isn't true. Please let's make sure that in future it
> is.
>
> It would also be good to have a link to the relevant discussion,
> probably generally starting from the resolution, given that looking
> there should provide the pointers back to the fuller discussion...
>
> cheers
>
> Chaals
>
> On Tuesday, July 25, 2023 11:01:03 (+02:00), Alastair Campbell wrote:
>
>  > Call For Consensus — ends Monday July 31st at midday Boston time.
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > This call is to re-publish WCAG 2.1 to include all the errata since
> it was originally published in 2018.
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > There are various editorial updates (errata) to WCAG 2.1 that are not
> immediately visible to people looking at the main TR location:
> https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > Republishing would make these updates available in the default location.
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > The changes from the current published version are highlighted in
> this version:
>  >
>  >
> https://services.w3.org/htmldiff?doc1=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2FTR%2FWCAG21%2F&doc2=https%3A%2F%2Flabs.w3.org%2Fspec-generator%2F%3Ftype%3Drespec%26url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fraw.githack.com%2Fw3c%2Fwcag%2FWCAG-2.1-catchup%2Fguidelines%2Findex.html
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > Notable updates include the note for Parsing and updates to the
> red-flash definition.
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  > If you have concerns about this proposed consensus position that have
> not been discussed already and feel that those concerns result in you
> “not being able to live with” this decision, please let the group know
> before the CfC deadline.
>  >
>  > Kind regards,
>  >
>  > -Alastair
>  >
>  > --
>  >
>  > @alastc / www.nomensa.com<http://www.nomensa.com>
>  >
>  >
>
>
> --
> Charles 'Chaals' Nevile
> Lead Standards Architect, ConsenSys Inc

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