WCAG 2 proposed changes (review by 9 February)

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)

* Update definition for "status message" 
https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4840
* Conform phrasing in exception of 1.4.13 
https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4741
* Backport editorial fixes from #3267 to 2.1 
https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4796
* Skip "New" paragraph when scanning definitions to make link titles 
https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4857



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

None this cycle.



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

* Consistency: "user agent" rather than "user-agent" 
https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4845



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

None this cycle.



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

* Clean up redundant "relates to" text and workaround 
https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4858
* Nullify WAI blockquote styles https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4863
* Fix example section nesting in H91 and PDF9 
https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4859



# 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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Received on Monday, 26 January 2026 19:24:57 UTC