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WCAG 3 Update

TPAC 2025
Kobe, Japan & online
10–14 November 2025

What we will cover

About W3C WCAG 3

General goals

Content maturity

WCAG 3 Structure

Requirement structure

Requirement:
Text can be increased in size to at least 200% of the platform’s default body-text size.
Applies when:
Text is presented.
Except when:
The same text is available elsewhere in the page/view and can be increased to at least 200% of the platform’s default body-text size.

Some thorny questions

Note that these are just some of the questions the working group is exploring.

User friendly standards

Expanded cognitive needs coverage

Example assertion

Assertion: Plain language review

Content author(s) conduct plain language reviews to check against plain language guidance appropriate to the language used. This includes checking that:

  • the verb tense used is easiest to understand in context;
  • content is organized into short paragraphs; and
  • Paragraphs of informative content begin with a sentence stating the aim or purpose of the content.

Ready for the future

Page/view

content that is actively available in a viewport ...

Conformance

WCAG 3 conformance

visualization of levels of conformance

Accessibility supported

Next steps for WCAG 3

Updated draft of WCAG 3

Goals for next draft

Draft publication schedule 2026-30

Feedback on WCAG 3

Thank you

Questions