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Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (AG WG) Update

TPAC 2024
Anaheim CA, USA
hybrid meeting
23–27 September 2024

Accessibility Guidelines WG Leadership

Topics

AG WG Goals

Chartered from Nov 2023 to Oct 2025

WCAG 3 Goals (1/2)

WCAG 3 Goals (2/2)

WCAG 3 2023-24 Schedule (Done)

2023 Q4

  • Create Outcome selection criteria

2024 Q1

  • Publish exploratory guidelines
  • Select & prioritize Outcomes
  • Write a single Outcome

2024 Q2

  • Begin work on Outcomes
  • Begin discussing conformance models

WCAG 3 2023-24 Schedule (To do)

2024 Q3

  • Continue work on initial Outcomes
  • Publish exploratory conformance model(s) and WCAG 3 Explainer

2024 Q4

  • Continue work on initial Outcomes

WCAG 3 2025 Schedule (1/2)

2025 Q1

  • Publish updated Outcomes
  • Retrospective (CSUN)

2025 Q2

  • Continue work on additional Outcomes

2025 Q3

  • Continue work on additional Outcomes
  • Retrospective (TPAC)

WCAG 3 2025 Schedule (2/2)

2025 Q4

Progress

Example Outcome

Outcome: Equivalent text alternatives are available for images.

General test procedure: For each image: Remove, hide, or mask the image. Replace it with the text alternative…

Method Decision Tree: Guides people to the appropriate technique, e.g. Would removing the image impact how people understand the page?

Challenges

Next steps

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