WCAG 2 proposed changes (review by Aug 18)

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 non-normative WCAG 2 updates, and consists of changes in several categories.

How to provide feedback on the following changes

For proposed substantive or editorial changes:

  1.  Give a thumbs up on the Pull Request description to agree. We are looking for at least four +1 votes (activating the 👍 emoji) for substantive or errata changes.
  2.  Or provide feedback in the conversation thread 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 editorial errata changes (changes that do not meaningfully alter informative language in a normative document)

None this cycle.

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

  *   Tweak C39 and add new matching SCR40 #4404<https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4404>
  *   Update F81 #1033<https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/1033>
  *   Update ARIA11 #1023<https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/1023>

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

  *   web → Web, "web site" → "website" #4490<https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4490>
  *   Remove links to too old Editor's Draft in Understanding SC 4.1.2 #4261<https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4261>

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

  *   In G200, list G201 as a related technique #314<https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/314>

Implemented bug fixes (trivial editorial corrections such as typos and broken links)

  *   Add missing meta charset and remove editors stylesheet at build time #4513<https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4513>
  *   G224: fix two typos and a broken link #4512<https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4512>
  *   supressing → suppressing #4496<https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4496>
  *   stop videos causing horizontal scrolling #4495<https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4495>
  *   add missing a to link tags #4493<https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4493>

How to participate in future task force work

  *   Attend Friday call<https://www.w3.org/groups/tf/wcag2x-backlog/calendar/>.
  *   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> is available.