REVIEW - WCAG 2 proposed changes (due by February 26)

The following email outlines the updates proposed and implemented by the WCAG 2 Task Force. It provides a two-week window for Working Group members to review WCAG 2 updates, and consists of changes in three categories.

How to provide feedback

For proposed substantive or editorial changes:

  1.  Give a thumbs up on the pull request description to agree. (We are looking for >4)
  2.  Or provide feedback in the Conversation to request changes

Based on feedback, those changes will be merged or brought back for another review.


For proposed draft responses to issues, give a thumbs up or comment.

If you spot a problem with an implemented bug fix, open a new issue.

Proposed substantive changes (changes that meaningfully add or alter existing non-normative guidance)

  1.  Remove H75 #3650<https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/3650>
  2.  Remove H70 #3647<https://github.com/w3c/wcag/issues/3647>
  3.  Update/correct 3.3.1 understanding #1803<https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/1803>
  4.  2.5.3 - control with label but no accname (understanding note + new failure technique) #2057<https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/2057>
  5.  Remove H70 as framesets are obsolete #3648<https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/3648>
  6.  Remove SCR21 and update page that links to it #3653<https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/3653>

Proposed editorial changes (small improvements to language intended to clarify existing guidance)

  1.  1.4.11 Non-text Contrast understanding: expand explanation for Figure 10 #2681<https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/2681>
  2.  Update F110 #3601<https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/3601>
  3.  Change "video description" to "audio description" in 1.2.1 understanding #3625<https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/3625>

Proposed responses to issues (for which we are not going to create a PR)

None this cycle.

Implemented bug fixes (trivial editorial corrections such as typos and broken links)
How to participate in future task force work

  *   Attend Friday call<https://www.w3.org/events/meetings/385f6830-c5cf-4d9d-b479-75192aaeec03/20231201T110000/>
  *   Participate asynchronously in github discussions<https://github.com/w3c/wcag/discussions>
  *   Self-assign issues on the project board<https://github.com/orgs/w3c/projects/56/views/1>
  *   Subscribe to Listserv:  public-wcag2-issues@w3.org<mailto:public-wcag2-issues@w3.org>

Completed changes

A table showing all merged changes by date <https://github.com/orgs/w3c/projects/56/views/7>