Re: CFC - WCAG 3 explainer and requirements

Thank you for the explanation.

On Tue, Feb 24, 2026 at 10:16 AM MURATA Makoto <founder@info-a11y.jp> wrote:

> Since WCAG 2.1, the AG WG has always been against I18N, IMHO. See
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> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12pf9GNSbWctUq_5NfDaYCTe1AeZ1oRICfaer-x4JxOQ/edit?gid=1450324770#gid=1450324770
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> Regards,
> Makoto
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> 2026年2月25日(水) 0:18 Alastair Campbell <alastair.campbell@thisisgain.com>:
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>> Hi Julie,
>>
>> Internationalisation review(s) are a core part of the W3C process (in the horizontal
>> review process
>> <https://www.w3.org/guide/documentreview/#how-to-get-horizontal-review>),
>> which is also called out in our group’s charter
>> <https://raw.githack.com/w3c/charter-drafts/agwg-update-2025/2025/ag-wg.html>.
>> As a group we have committed to building that in as we work on WCAG3.
>>
>> We also have several editor’s notes in the draft WCAG 3 draft
>> highlighting areas of work for and with internionalization.
>>
>> The question here is: What should go into the explainer document?
>>
>> As WCAG 3 is updated to incorporate aspects of internationalisation (e.g.
>> implementing the registries), that would be a suitable thing to add.
>> However, as we haven’t done that yet, I’m not sure what to add to the
>> explainer.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> -Alastair
>>
>>
>> *From: *Julie Romanowski <julie@knowbility.org>
>> *Date: *Tuesday, 24 February 2026 at 13:59
>> *To: *MURATA Makoto <founder@info-a11y.jp>
>> *Cc: *WCAG list <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
>> *Subject: *Re: CFC - WCAG 3 explainer and requirements
>>
>> Hi, Makoto. I am interested in hearing more about why you believe
>> internationalization should be included.
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 23, 2026 at 7:44 PM MURATA Makoto <founder@info-a11y.jp>
>> wrote:
>>
>> -1 since internationalization (including the lack of I18N in WCAG 2) is
>> not mentioned.  Even the draft charter provides much more information about
>> I18N.
>>
>> Regards,
>> MURATA Makoto
>>
>> 2026年2月24日(火) 7:10 Alastair Campbell <alastair.campbell@thisisgain.com>:
>>
>> Call For Consensus — ends 2nd March 2026 at midday Boston time.
>>
>> The update is to publish updates to:
>>
>>    - WCAG 3 explainer (https://w3c.github.io/wcag3/explainer/
>>    <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://w3c.github.io/wcag3/explainer/__;!!EDx7F7x-0XSOB8YS_BQ!dtF1XfBpH1cZfkKLBYd1KlbtWXkv6eLmjXNkEx988htp2ES_v0woMAss9aNomY2gJgeTjRbVW76u8uo$>
>>    ), and
>>    - WCAG 3 Requirements (https://w3c.github.io/wcag3/requirements/
>>    <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://w3c.github.io/wcag3/requirements/__;!!EDx7F7x-0XSOB8YS_BQ!dtF1XfBpH1cZfkKLBYd1KlbtWXkv6eLmjXNkEx988htp2ES_v0woMAss9aNomY2gJgeTjRbVoT8JM8U$>
>>    )
>>
>>
>> This CFC does not replace the existing CFC for the working draft
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-gl/2026JanMar/0079.html__;!!EDx7F7x-0XSOB8YS_BQ!dtF1XfBpH1cZfkKLBYd1KlbtWXkv6eLmjXNkEx988htp2ES_v0woMAss9aNomY2gJgeTjRbVOeAwH5o$>
>> .
>>
>> Updates to the explainer bring it in line with the current working draft
>> for WCAG 3.
>> Explainer diff
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://services.w3.org/htmldiff?doc1=https:**Awww.w3.org*TR*wcag-3.0-explainer*&doc2=https:**Adeploy-preview-585--wcag3.netlify.app*explainer*__;Ly8vLy8vLy8v!!EDx7F7x-0XSOB8YS_BQ!dtF1XfBpH1cZfkKLBYd1KlbtWXkv6eLmjXNkEx988htp2ES_v0woMAss9aNomY2gJgeTjRbVpFTDvX8$>
>>
>> Updates to the requirements were minimal to fix a broken link.
>> Requirements diff
>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://services.w3.org/htmldiff?doc1=https:**Awww.w3.org*TR*wcag-3.0-requirements*&doc2=https:**Adeploy-preview-585--wcag3.netlify.app*requirements*__;Ly8vLy8vLy8v!!EDx7F7x-0XSOB8YS_BQ!dtF1XfBpH1cZfkKLBYd1KlbtWXkv6eLmjXNkEx988htp2ES_v0woMAss9aNomY2gJgeTjRbVeDbQZl4$>
>>
>> To support the CFC please reply to the group with a “+1”.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>>
>> AG Chairs
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