Re: WCAG 2.x issues task force

Hi Wilco,

> Does this mean you're planning not to share updated to informative documents with the working group for review anymore?

No, it means this is becoming the method of sharing with the working group for review.

Anyone in the AGWG can join that list and participate and/or review things. You can be fairly hands-off and just keep an eye on the email list for updates, or you can get stuck in on a particular issue, or join the meetings.


> Is that a decision that was already made, or will the group have a vote on it?

It is an outcome of the decision the group made, which was to move the focus to WCAG 3. As part of that we have closed the Silver TF and are opening a WCAG 2.x issues TF.


>  Also, would this also be true for other task forces with informative documents like ACT? I recall that we surveyed a similar proposal a few months back, and that the group wasn't in support of that.

We’ll take it on a case by case basis. For this TF Michael, Bruce and I will document the proposed process and put that up for review.

As a taster (we haven’t finished yet), there are likely to be 3 categories of changes:

  *   Requested input: People are likely to have comments.
  *   Consideration: People are unlikely to have comments, but you never know.
  *   FYI: Editorial things.

So everything will be sent around, but we’ll try and prioritise which issues are most likely to have comments/discussion.

Everything will be trackable and transparent. From the meetings we’ll have some form of minutes, e.g.
https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-wcag2-issues/2023Nov/0002.html


And we’ll use a github project to move things between statues and track what’s worked on and done:
https://github.com/orgs/w3c/projects/56/views/1?layout=board


You’ll notice there are columns for “Drafted” (ready for TF approval) and “Ready for approval”, which is for the wider AGWG. The mechanism for that wider approval is likely to be a combination of the email notifications to the new list, and github.

All AG members are welcome to join the TF (i.e. the meetings), but we wanted to make sure than any AG member could follow along asynchronously, thus the invite to the list.

Kind regards,

-Alastair



On Wed, Nov 8, 2023 at 5:09 PM Alastair Campbell <acampbell@nomensa.com<mailto:acampbell@nomensa.com>> wrote:
Hi everyone,

TL;DR: If you want to know-of / approve changes to WCAG 2.x informative documents, join the new email list<https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-wcag2-issues/>!

We are setting up the WCAG 2.x Task Force (TF) and want to make sure everyone with an interest can participate.

The TF will be responsible for updating WCAG 2.x information, primarily the informative documents (understanding and technique documents). Things like errata may be worked on, but will require approval from the whole group.

We are anticipating that there will be a core group of people actively working on issues and attending a weekly meeting, and some people who wish to be kept informed.

To separate emails from the WCAG3 work, we will keep notifications and approvals in github and on a separate email list:
https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-wcag2-issues/


So the main action now is: If you wish to be informed of changes to WCAG 2 documents then please join that list.

We are still defining the approval process but it will likely be github focused with regular notifications to this wcag2-issues email list for substantive changes.

Kind regards,

-Alastair

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@alastc / www.nomensa.com<http://www.nomensa.com/>




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Wilco Fiers
Axe-core & Axe-linter product owner - WCAG 3 Project Manager - Facilitator ACT Task Force
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