W3C

– DRAFT –
WCAG2ICT Task Force Teleconference

11 June 2026

Attendees

Present
bbailey, Daniel, Laura, loicmn, PhilDay
Regrets
James Harrington
Chair
PhilDay
Scribe
PhilDay, Daniel

Meeting minutes

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Announcements

3.1.6 Pronunciation - Proposed content to review

Link to issue: w3c/wcag2ict#561

3.1.6 Pronunciation - Proposed content to review

Applying SC 3.1.6 Pronunciation to non-web documents

This success criterion is problematic to apply directly to non-web documents because not all document formats provide support for a mechanism to identify the specific pronunciation of words where meaning of the words, in context, is ambiguous without knowing the pronunciation. Where the non-web document format provides such a mechanism, the non-web

document should work with these features to the extent the format provides. Doing so would still address the user needs identified in Intent from Understanding Success Criterion 3.1.6.

Applying SC 3.1.6 Pronunciation to non-web software

PhilDay: Updated with additional note to problematic for closed

This success criterion applies as written as described in Intent from Understanding Success Criterion 3.1.6.

NOTE (FOR NON-WEB SOFTWARE)

Help is a mechanism for software that can provide definitions of words or phrases. This would address the user needs identified in Intent from Understanding Success Criterion 3.1.6.

NOTE (FOR NON-WEB SOFTWARE)

See also the Comments on Closed Functionality.

And in SC problematic for closed:

3.1.6 Pronunciation - This success criterion is problematic to apply to ICT with closed functionality as support may not be available for a mechanism to provide the specific pronunciation of words where meaning of the words, in context, is ambiguous without knowing the pronunciation. However, if the ICT with closed functionality has a help

function, this can be used as a mechanism for software that can provide definitions of words or phrases. This would address the user needs identified in Intent from Understanding Success Criterion 3.1.6.

POLL: Should we include a note for SC problematic for closed as in proposal, or remove this note from 3.1.4 and 3.1.6 entirely? Answer Yes to keep the note, No to remove.

bbailey: Seems we can get away without the note

PhilDay: 3.1.3 doesn't have it, 3.1.4 does

Daniel: We should adjust to what we did in the previous one

Daniel: not feel strongly - just keep consistent

loicmn: As long as the closed functionality has a help system and the help system covers it, the SC is met

PhilDay: Some don't have help systems

loicmn: But that's not because they're closed, thats more a usability problem
… Other software with open functionality may also have problems to meet this, not specific to closed

Loic - don't think we need a special note for closed

bbailey: Makes sense. Should we say anything at all?

PhilDay: We could try to remove the note

Applying SC 3.1.6 Pronunciation to non-web documents

This success criterion is problematic to apply directly to non-web documents because not all document formats provide support for a mechanism to identify the specific pronunciation of words where meaning of the words, in context, is ambiguous without knowing the pronunciation. Where the non-web document format provides such a mechanism, the non-web

document should work with these features to the extent the format provides. Doing so would still address the user needs identified in Intent from Understanding Success Criterion 3.1.6.

Applying SC 3.1.6 Pronunciation to non-web software

This success criterion applies as written as described in Intent from Understanding Success Criterion 3.1.6.

NOTE (FOR NON-WEB SOFTWARE)

Help is a mechanism for software that can provide definitions of words or phrases. This would address the user needs identified in Intent from Understanding Success Criterion 3.1.6.

<Zakim> loicmn, you wanted to agree

loicmn: Agree. I think we don't need the closed functionality section
… And we should go back to 3/1/4 and make it consistent

DRAFT RESOLUTION: For 3.1.6 Pronunciation incorporate proposal into the editor’s draft, with edits (remove SC problematic note) as shown in the meeting minutes above

<loicmn> +1

<bbailey> +1

<Daniel> +1

<PhilDay> +1

RESOLUTION: For 3.1.6 Pronunciation incorporate proposal into the editor’s draft, with edits (remove SC problematic note) as shown in the meeting minutes above

DRAFT RESOLUTION: For 3.1.4 incorporate proposal into the editor’s draft, with edits (remove SC problematic note) as shown in the meeting minutes above to make it consistent with 3.1.3 and 3.1.6

<loicmn> +1

<PhilDay> +1

<Daniel> +1

<bbailey> +1

RESOLUTION: For 3.1.4 incorporate proposal into the editor’s draft, with edits (remove SC problematic note) as shown in the meeting minutes above to make it consistent with 3.1.3 and 3.1.6

Structure questions: closed functionality

Link to issue: w3c/wcag2ict#938

NOTE (FOR NON-WEB SOFTWARE)

See also the Comments on Closed Functionality.

• This links to https://w3c.github.io/wcag2ict/#comments-on-closed-functionality, (just after key terms), rather than the more specific comments on each relevant SC

which is instead in Appendix A: Success criteria problematic for closed functionality

Proposal 0: Keep note unchanged - just link to Comments on closed

Proposal 1: Add the link to Appendix A to the existing note (so each note references both places).

Proposal 2: Replace the existing link (to comments on closed functionality) with the link to Appendix A.

Proposal 3: Move content from Comments on closed functionality into Appendix A (as introductory comments before the SC detail) so all closed functionality content is in one place and replace link.

PhilDay: Some of these links to the general section about closed functionality. I wondered if it'd be better to have them link to the appendix, which is where the details are
… 0: Keep it as-is
… 1: Add a link to appendix A
… 2: Replace the existing link and only link to the appendix
… 3: restructure the document and put all about closed under appendix A

Proposal 1:

NOTE (FOR NON-WEB SOFTWARE)

See also the Comments on Closed Functionality for general guidance, and Appendix A: Success criteria problematic for closed functionality for more specific guidance for individual success criteria.

Proposal 2 and 3:

NOTE (FOR NON-WEB SOFTWARE)

See also Appendix A: Success criteria problematic for closed functionality.

bbailey: There's no quick way to see what the actual comment for the particular SC is

Daniel: Will fix the issue that Appendix A will have anchors to individual bullet points for each SC problematic for closed functionality. Each one will be under its own heading - instead of a big list that is hard to parse.

Daniel: I'll get to fix this before AGWG reviews. Thinking of restructuring the appendix and having every SC on its own heading

Proposal 1 should be modified - have link to comments on closed, and then add a specific link to the heading within Appendix A SC problematic for closed

Daniel: prefer to have the 2 links - nervous about removing the link to the comments on closed

Daniel: Support adding this, not removing the existing link to the general guidance as the document is wildely distributed as-is and that could create confusion

loicmn: Agree

NOTE (FOR NON-WEB SOFTWARE)

See also the Comments on Closed Functionality for general guidance, and HEADING XXX: SC NNN problematic for closed functionality for more specific guidance for this success criteria

NOTE (FOR NON-WEB SOFTWARE)

See also the [Comments on Closed Functionality] for general guidance, and [HEADING XXX: SC NNN problematic for closed functionality] for more specific guidance for this success criteria

<Zakim> loicmn, you wanted to agree with modified proposal 1 and to say editorial at the end

loicmn: quick edit -- success criterion

NOTE (FOR NON-WEB SOFTWARE)

See also the [Comments on Closed Functionality] for general guidance, and [HEADING XXX: SC NNN problematic for closed functionality] for more specific guidance for this success criterion

DRAFT RESOLUTION: For Comments on closed functionality, incorporate proposal 1 into the editor’s draft (add 2nd specific link to heading within appendix A), with edits shown in the meeting minutes above

<bbailey> +1

<loicmn> +1

<PhilDay> +1

<Daniel> +1

RESOLUTION: For Comments on closed functionality, incorporate proposal 1 into the editor’s draft (add 2nd specific link to heading within appendix A), with edits shown in the meeting minutes above

Review of intro to Comments on Level AA

Link to relevant portion of editor’s draft: https://w3c.github.io/wcag2ict/#comments-on-level-aaa-success-criteria

https://w3c.github.io/wcag2ict/#comments-on-level-aaa-success-criteria

PhilDay: AAA comments -- My proposal is that the second editor's note becomes part of the text

<bbailey> +1

Proposed change – no longer an editor’s note, just a new paragraph

The following 2 notes are helpful in understanding the Level AAA success criteria and apply as written to non-web software and non-web documents.

<loicmn> +1

<Daniel> +1

DRAFT RESOLUTION: For Comments on Level AAA, incorporate proposal into the editor’s draft, as is

<loicmn> +1

<Daniel> +1

<bbailey> +1

<PhilDay> +1

RESOLUTION: For Comments on Level AAA, incorporate proposal into the editor’s draft, as is

Editorial: Appendix A could use ID

Link to issue: w3c/wcag2ict#869

Daniel agreed to make these headers

Daniel: list is very long - so splitting into separate sections with separate headings would help

Daniel: This list is difficult to parse, I'll fix it by adding headings for each SC

zakimk, close this item

Do we need separate definitions for document and non-web document?

Link to issue: w3c/wcag2ict#936

Document: https://w3c.github.io/wcag2ict/#document

Non-web document: https://w3c.github.io/wcag2ict/#non-web-document

PhilDay: We currently have separate definition for "document" and "non-web document"
… Bruce and Gregg agree we should combine these intoo one definition for "non-web document"

bbailey: Are we still comfortable saying "document" when we are talking about "non-web document"

ACTION: Editors to check for use of "document" without "non-web"

Daniel: We did it for "non-web document and non-web software"

<loicmn> +1 to only define non-web document

bbailey: Agree with not having separate definition

bbailey: If we say "non-web document" and the sentence is clear enough and we later need to repeat it, I think we'd be good saying "document"

Proposal - editors to propose new combined note for non-web documents to address this issue.

PhilDay: We will propose a new combined definition solely for non-web document

ACTION: editors to propose new combined note for non-web documents to address this issue 936

Edits to background and intro to cover level AAA

Link to issue: w3c/wcag2ict#566

PhilDay: This is a more general comment

w3c/wcag2ict#566 (comment)

PhilDay: We proposed various places were we need to make changes
… I have proposed some minor changes to acknowledge that we now include AAA
… The first two are very easy
… We also should append to important terms that we are now covering AAA

https://w3c.github.io/wcag2ict/#glossary-items-that-apply-to-all-technologies

https://w3c.github.io/wcag2ict/#glossary-items-used-only-in-level-aaa-success-criteria

PhilDay: I think it makes sense to either keep a separate glossary items and clarify that they apply to all technologies or roll the min to the previous glossary list

<Zakim> loicmn, you wanted to prefer a single list

loicmn: I think if we're not defining them it makes sense to put all closed together

<bbailey> +1 to loic

<Zakim> bbailey, you wanted to suggest removing “latest”

bbailey: This will be the last version

bbailey: remove the reference to this latest - the current version includes
… I think this should be written as if we're done with it, not giving the feeling that there can be continuation

PhilDay: Good spot

<loicmn> +1 to avoid "latest"

DRAFT RESOLUTION: For Edits to background and intro to cover level AAA proposal into the editor’s draft, with edits shown (combine glossary items, remove latest) as shown in meeting minutes above

<bbailey> +1

<PhilDay> +1

<Daniel> +1

<loicmn> +1

RESOLUTION: For Edits to background and intro to cover level AAA proposal into the editor’s draft, with edits shown (combine glossary items, remove latest) as shown in meeting minutes above

1.3.4 Orientation – editorial on the word “precondition”

Link to issue: w3c/wcag2ict#824

PhilDay: This is the only place where we use precondition. Daniel suggests to remove it

Proposed change (CHANGE IN CAPS)

Non-web software that is only used on hardware that supports a single display orientation, or where it is an application that is displayed only on hardware that is physically fixed in one orientation (e.g. a digital building directory) FALLS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THIS REQUIREMENT and therefore does not need to support orientation changes.

<bbailey> +1 -- nice edit

<loicmn> +1

<Daniel> +1

DRAFT RESOLUTION: For 1.3.4 Orientation, incorporate the proposal into the editor’s draft, as is

<PhilDay> +1

<loicmn> +1

<Daniel> +1

<bbailey> +1

RESOLUTION: For 1.3.4 Orientation, incorporate the proposal into the editor’s draft, as is

Other comments

w3c/wcag2ict#946

PhilDay: Mitch ahs raised a couple of issues in problematic for closed

w3c/wcag2ict#947

PhilDay: 946 and 947, I'll try to take a look at these next week
… Now that we are finished with the AAA the only thing left is your PR, Bruce
… If you've got time this week, please take a quick pass at the AAA comments and the changes we made to the other sections

<bbailey> WRT my PR, I corrected syntax, but its still a broken link

<bbailey> https://deploy-preview-937--wcag2ict.netlify.app/#applying-sc-3-3-5-help-to-non-web-documents-and-non-web-software

Daniel: I'll pick this up with AGWG again now that we have finished them all

bbailey: As per the AAA terms, I don't know where these should be

PhilDay: If we haven't redefined then we should link to WCAG 2

bbailey: Suggest we ask Tamsin to review document for plain language

Daniel: She is expecting to do introduction & background sections.

Bruce: Can we ask Tamsin for review?

Danil: Yes. She uses to go through intro sections, but we can ask her to take a quick pass at the rest of the document to see if there are big issues that need fixing

Summary of action items

  1. Editors to check for use of "document" without "non-web"
  2. editors to propose new combined note for non-web documents to address this issue 936

Summary of resolutions

  1. For 3.1.6 Pronunciation incorporate proposal into the editor’s draft, with edits (remove SC problematic note) as shown in the meeting minutes above
  2. For 3.1.4 incorporate proposal into the editor’s draft, with edits (remove SC problematic note) as shown in the meeting minutes above to make it consistent with 3.1.3 and 3.1.6
  3. For Comments on closed functionality, incorporate proposal 1 into the editor’s draft (add 2nd specific link to heading within appendix A), with edits shown in the meeting minutes above
  4. For Comments on Level AAA, incorporate proposal into the editor’s draft, as is
  5. For Edits to background and intro to cover level AAA proposal into the editor’s draft, with edits shown (combine glossary items, remove latest) as shown in meeting minutes above
  6. For 1.3.4 Orientation, incorporate the proposal into the editor’s draft, as is
Minutes manually created (not a transcript), formatted by scribe.perl version 248 (Mon Oct 27 20:04:16 2025 UTC).

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Maybe present: Bruce, Danil, Document, POLL

All speakers: bbailey, Bruce, Daniel, Danil, Document, loicmn, PhilDay, POLL

Active on IRC: bbailey, Daniel, Laura, loicmn, PhilDay