Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (WCAG WG)
Page Contents
Announcements and Meetings
Publications
WCAG 2.0 was published as a W3C Recommendation 11 December 2008. This document is accompanied by other support materials produced by the WCAG Working Group:
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0
- How to Meet WCAG 2.0
- Understanding WCAG 2.0
- Techniques for WCAG 2.0
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 is the normative document; the rest are supporting documents.
Please view the public comment instructions if you would like to comment to the Working Group. Comments submitted are publicly available in the archive for the WCAG 2.0 public comments mailing list.
WCAG WG Meetings
The WCAG WG meets Thursdays from 4:00 to 6:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (UTC 20:00 to 22:00) via teleconference bridge: +1 617.761.6200 passcode 9224 ("WCAG"). To find what time this is in your region, please consult the world clock time zone converter. Please read "User Instructions for the W3C Zakim Teleconference Bridge".
We use IRC during meetings and for discussion during the week. This channel is only for members of the Working Group. IRC server: irc.w3.org:6665, channel #wai-wcag. More info about irc is available from IRC help.
Minutes from previous meetings are available.
Task Force Meetings
The Test Samples Development Task Force meets by teleconference meetings most Tuesdays at 13:30 to 14:30 UTC. The number of the teleconference bridge Zakim is +1.617.761.6200 and the passcode is 8783. IRC server: irc.w3.org:6665, channel #tsdtf. Meeting minutes are available from the Test Samples Development Task Force page.
Current Work
WCAG 2.0
Guidelines
- Current internal Working Draft of WCAG 2.0 (Editor's Draft)
- Current public version of WCAG 2.0 - 11 December 2008
- How to meet WCAG 2.0
- Archive of public comments
- On-line editing space (WCAG-wiki) used to track changes discussed in teleconferences
- WCAG Questionnaires are used to solicit group feedback in preparation for discussion
- Requirements for WCAG 2.0
- Open issues are maintained in the WCAG 2.0 Bugzilla database
Understanding WCAG 2.0
- Current internal Working Draft of Understanding WCAG 2.0 (Editor's Draft)
- Current public version of Understanding WCAG 2.0 - 11 December 2008
Techniques for WCAG 2.0
- Current internal Working Draft of Techniques for WCAG 2.0 (Editor's Draft)
- Current public version of Techniques for WCAG 2.0 - 11 December 2008
- Requirements for WCAG 2.0 Checklists and Techniques
- Techniques submission form
Testing WCAG 2.0
WCAG 2.0 tests are currently being developed by the Test Samples Development Task Force. Please refer to that resource for more information.
Translations of WCAG 2.0
Translations of WCAG 2.0 have been undertaken to increase awareness and facilitate feedback on the drafts. These are unofficial translations of a draft document but are important resources.
- Dutch Translation of WCAG 2.0 (27 April 2006 draft): Richtlijnen voor de toegankelijkheid van webinhoud 2.0 (27 april 2006)
- French translation of WCAG 2.0 (30 June 2005 draft - unofficial): Directives pour l'accessibilité aux contenus Web 2.0 (30 juin 2005)
- Japanese translation of WCAG 2.0 (27 April 2006 draft): Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (2006年4月27日)
- Japanese translation of Understanding WCAG 2.0 (27 April 2006 draft): Understanding WCAG 2.0 (2006年4月27日)
- Polish translation of WCAG 2.0 (27 April 2006 draft): Wytyczne Dotyczące Ułatwień Dostępu Do Zawartości Sieci 2.0 (27 kwietnia 2006)
- Spanish translation of WCAG 2.0 (30 July 2004 draft): Directrices de Accesibilidad del Contenido Web 2.0 (30 de Julio de 2004)
WCAG 1.0
- Errata in Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0
- Tables of WCAG 1.0 Errata - does not represent consensus or a commitment to publish a revised WCAG 1.0.
Publications
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 W3C Recommendation, 11 December 2008
- How to Meet WCAG 2.0
- Understanding WCAG 2.0
- Techniques for WCAG 2.0
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 1.0 W3C Recommendation, 5 May 1999.
- Techniques for WCAG 1.0 suite of W3C Notes, 20 September 2000
Related documents not published by the WCAG WG
- Getting
Started: Making a Web Site Accessible
Includes links to Scenarios, Quick Tips, WCAG Curriculum, FAQ - Overview of WCAG 2.0 Documents
About WCAG WG
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (WCAG WG) is to develop guidelines to make Web content accessible for people with disabilities.
Chair and Contacts
- WCAG WG Chairs: Gregg Vanderheiden, Loretta Guarino Reid
- WCAG WG Team Contact: Michael Cooper
Charter
Task Force Work Statements
The Tests Samples Development Task Force (TSD TF) develops minimal examples of Web content to demonstrate correct and incorrect implementation of WCAG 2.0.
Mailing Lists
- w3c-wai-gl@w3.org - the primary mailing list of the WCAG WG and
Techniques Task Force.
- Archive of w3c-wai-gl mailing list
- To subscribe to w3c-wai-gl follow the instructions in "Subscribing to the mailing list"
- public-comments-wcag20@w3.org - public comments on WCAG 2.0
When using the WCAG WG mailing list:
- Treat other list members with respect.
- Keep comments within the scope of this group (see WCAG WG Charter).
- When raising an issue:
- provide a clear subject line including the checkpoint(s) it relates to;
- explain the issue briefly;
- propose a brief & specific solution;
- for longer comments, put a summary at the beginning.
- When replying:
- keep your reply comments near the top of a message;
- only quote essential parts of a previous message;
- if there are multiple topics, break them into separate emails to facilitate threading and to keep the subject line accurate.
- Please send any questions about the WCAG WG mailing list itself to the Chairs or Team Contact, not the whole list.
- No soliciting.
Participation
Patent Disclosures
W3C maintains a public list of any patent disclosures made in connection with the deliverables of the group; that page also includes instructions for disclosing a patent.
Additional Information
@@link to EO resources, e.g., WCAG Intro
In Memoriam: John Slatin
John Slatin, who was Co-Chair of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Working Group in 2005 and 2006, passed away 25 March 2008. He is dearly missed by all of us on the working group both for his contributions and for what he brought to the whole process: his energy, his good humor, his patience and his insight. His loss is a loss to us all and to the field of accessibility as a whole.
John and his wife Anna have chronicled his experiences on his blog "Leukemia Letters". Other information is available from the John Slatin Fund Accessibility Project and the John Slatin Impact Planning Wiki.