WCAG 2 proposed changes (review by 26 January)

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)

* remove reference to td elements with scope attributes 
https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4785
* G82: Change "the" to "interactive" in title 
https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4764
* 3.3.2 - Form control labels using non-text content 
https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4626
* 3.1.2 Language of Parts - Computed acc name clarification + ambiguous 
example https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4423
* Expand title of H54 https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4812



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

* Re-phrased Example 1 description for F33 technique 
https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4758
* Updated "A document collection" example since obsolete - SC 2.4.2 
https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4631
* Add "text" to the ARIA8 requirement description 
https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4811



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

* SC 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) and multiple links with identical 
link text https://github.com/w3c/wcag/issues/4762#issuecomment-3571108286



# Implemented bug fixes (already incorporated trivial editorial and 
technical corrections such as typos and broken links)

* Chore: code cleanup https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4847



# 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.



# Completed changes

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


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Patrick H. Lauke

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Received on Monday, 12 January 2026 19:43:30 UTC