WCAG 2 proposed changes (review by 6 April)

This 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

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, 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 normative changes

The Task Force has identified the following normative changes (including 
both substantive and editorial changes).

These are listed here to initiate a normative review process. They will 
be added to an upcoming call, and if the attending working group members 
are in general agreement, they will go through a formal Call for 
Consensus (CFC) process.

* Amend process definition to remove registration example #3538 
https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/3538
* Amend "contrast ratio" term - move out non-term notes to understanding 
docs #4400 https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4400



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

* Disambiguation of path-based gesture versus dragging movement #4843 
https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4843 (note that this particular PR is 
rather large and wide-sweeping - please read the extensive PR 
description which lists all changes, and provides links to the rendered 
previews and diffs ... and perhaps even compare manually to the 
currently published versions of the understanding documents)
* Clarification of 2.5.3 Label in Name understanding (case 
insensitivity) #4836 https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4836
* Changes to 3.1.3 Unusual Words understanding #4841 
https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4841



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

* Add note to abbreviations understanding about exemptions #4815 
https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4815
* Adding H99 to multiple ways #2549 https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/2549
* Replace "Single-A" and "Double-A" with "Level A" and "Level AA" #5009 
https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/5009



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

None this cycle



# Implemented bug fixes

The following fixes - including trivial editorial and technical corrections
such as typos and broken links - have been incorporated since the last
email to the group.

* G194: typo "a on" → "an" #4999 https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4999
* Understanding 2.2.2: remove extra "provide" #4984 
https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4984
* Standardize working examples #4980 https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4980



# How to participate in future task force work

- Attend the 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: 
https://github.com/orgs/w3c/projects/56/views/7
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Received on Monday, 23 March 2026 18:35:54 UTC