WCAG 2 proposed changes (review by 9 March)

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)

* Add note about transaction-amount to 1.3.5 understanding
  https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4362
* 3.1.2 Language of Parts - Computed acc name clarification + ambiguous 
example https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4423 (this has been sent to the 
WG previously - based on feedback we received, this has significantly 
changed, so we encourage you to re-review this as if it were a fresh PR)
* Technique using ARIA live region and a progress bar (for 4.1.3) 
https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4686
* New ARIA technique for the aria-current attribute 
https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/1707


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

* Don't just refer to SCs by their number, don't use colon 
https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4939 (note that this one has a 
normative counterpart which will be discussed as part of the next 
Errata/Publication https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4947)
* Edit to two figure captions in Understanding Focus Appearance 
https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4925
* Transplant note styling from spec base.css to understanding base.css 
https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4890


# 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)

* fix: use correct HTML attribute aria-describedby, not aria-describedBy 
https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4917
* Remove allowCompoundWords from cspell config to catch more errors 
https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4916




# 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, 23 February 2026 18:27:01 UTC