Re: CFC - WCAG3 working draft publication

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On Fri, Feb 20, 2026 at 7:36 AM Jen Goulden <jgoulden@crawfordtech.com>
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> *From:* Hidde de Vries <hidde@hiddedevries.nl>
> *Sent:* February 20, 2026 1:03 AM
> *To:* Alastair Campbell <alastair.campbell@thisisgain.com>
> *Cc:* WCAG list <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
> *Subject:* Re: CFC - WCAG3 working draft publication
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> On 19 Feb 2026, at 23:09, Alastair Campbell <
> alastair.campbell@thisisgain.com> wrote:
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> Call For Consensus — ends 25th Feb 2026 at 5pm Boston time.
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> The update is to publish the latest draft of WCAG3:
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> https://w3c.github.io/wcag3/guidelines/
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> There is a “diff” of the changes, however, a lot has changed, it is mostly
> useful for seeing what hasn’t changed:
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> https://services.w3.org/htmldiff?doc1=https://www.w3.org/TR/wcag-3.0/&doc2=https://w3c.github.io/wcag3/guidelines/
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> Please note that any provisions marked “exploratory” will be stripped from
> the published version.
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> We have previously surveyed for blockers (
> https://www.w3.org/wbs/35422/wcag3-developing-review/results/) and run a
> pre-CFC call. Changes since then have included:
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>    - Adding a line in the intro about the stage of development.
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>    - Adding some definitions and ensuring unused ones are not included
>    (although some still appear in the editor’s draft as they are exploratory).
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> To support the CFC please reply to the group with a “+1”.
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> 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 accept this decision, please reply with a “-1” and explanation
> before the CfC deadline.
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> Kind regards,
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> -Alastair
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