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Announcements and Meetings
- 30 June 2005 (TR) Working Drafts:
- Call for Review: Working Draft of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0
WCAG WG Meetings
The WCAG WG meets Thursdays from 4:00 to 5:30 PM ET (UTC 9 p.m.) via teleconference bridge: +1 617.761.6200 passcode 9224 ("WCAG"). To find what time this is in your region, please consult the world clock meeting planner.
Techniques Task Force Meetings
The Techniques Task Force meets Wednesdays from 10:00-11:30 AM ET (UTC 3 p.m.) via teleconference bridge: +1 617.761.6200 passcode 92248 ("WCAG-T"). To find what time this is in your region, please consult the world clock meeting planner.
Additional Information about Meetings
- Minutes from previous meetings are available.
- Please read "User Instructions for the W3C Zakim Teleconference Bridge"
- We use IRC during meetings and for discussion during the week.
- channel: #wai-wcag server: irc.w3.org port: 6665
- More info about irc is available from IRC help.
Current Work
WCAG 2.0
This document is a Working Draft. WCAG 1.0 is the stable reference document.
- Current internal Working Draft - 1 June 2005
- Current public Working Draft - 30 June 2005
- Requirements for WCAG 2.0
- Open issues
- Action items
WCAG 2.0 Techniques
- Techniques for WCAG 2.0
- Requirements for WCAG 2.0 Checklists and Techniques
- Issue Tracking for WCAG 2.0 Techniques
- DRAFT WCAG 2.0 Techniques Task Force of WCAG WG Work Statement
WCAG 2.0 Test Suite
- WCAG 2.0 HTML Test Suite - under
development and discussion
- HTML Test Suite Status - tracks which tests are next to be reviewed, which have been rejected and approved
- DRAFT WCAG 2.0 Implementation Testing Framework
- Testing and test suites - old
WCAG 1.0 Errata
- 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 1.0 (WCAG 1.0) W3C Recommendation, 5May 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
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, John Slatin
- WCAG WG Team Contact: Wendy Chisholm
Charter
Mailing Lists
- public-comments-wcag20@w3.org - public comments on WCAG 2.0
- w3c-wai-gl@w3.org - the primary mailing list of the WCAG WG and
Techniques Task Force.
- Archive of w3c-wai-gl mailing list
- Subscribe to w3c-wai-gl - we are revising our subscription process. Contact Wendy Chisholm with questions.
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
- List of Working Group participants
- Participation in the WCAG WG. Contact Wendy Chisholm with questions.