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8 changes: 4 additions & 4 deletions comments-by-guideline-and-success-criterion.md
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An animation that occurs as part of a preload phase or similar situation can be considered essential if interaction cannot occur during that phase for all users and if not indicating progress could confuse users or cause them to think that content was frozen or broken.</div>
<div class="note">

While the success criteria uses the term “information”, the WCAG 2 Intent section makes it clear that this is to be applied to all content. Any [content](#content-on-and-off-the-web), whether informative or decorative, that is updated automatically, blinks, or moves may create an accessibility barrier.</div>
While the success criterion uses the term “information”, the WCAG 2 Intent section makes it clear that this is to be applied to all content. Any [content](#content-on-and-off-the-web), whether informative or decorative, that is updated automatically, blinks, or moves may create an accessibility barrier.</div>

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###### Applying SC 3.1.1 Language of Page to Non-Web Documents and Software

This applies directly as written, and as described in [Intent from Understanding Success Criterion 3.1.1](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/language-of-page#intent) replacing “each web page” with non-web documents or software.
This applies directly as written, and as described in [Intent from Understanding Success Criterion 3.1.1](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/language-of-page#intent) replacing “each web page” with non-web documents or software.

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With this substitution, it would read:

**3.1.1 Language of Page:** The default [human language](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/#dfn-human-language-s) of <INS>**[[non-web documents](#document) or [software](#software)]**</INS> can be [programmatically determined](#dfn-programmatically-determinable). (Level A)

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Principle 4: Robust - Content must be robust enough that it can be interpreted reliably by a wide variety of <INS>**[[assistive technologies](#dfn-assistive-technologies) and accessibility features of software]**</INS>.
Principle 4: Robust - Content must be robust enough that it can be interpreted by a wide variety of <INS>**[[assistive technologies](#dfn-assistive-technologies) and accessibility features of software]**</INS>.

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When certain Web-specific terms or phrases like “web page(s)” were used in success criteria, those were replaced with non-web terms or phrases like “non-web document(s) and software”. Additional notes were also provided to explain the terminology replacements.

A small number of success criteria are written to apply to “a set of web pages” or “multiple web pages” and depend upon all pages in the set to share some characteristic or behavior. Since the unit of conformance in WCAG 2 is a single web page, the task force agreed that the equivalent unit of conformance for non-web documents is a single document. It follows that an equivalent unit of evaluation for a “set of web pages” would be a set of documents”. Since it isn't possible to unambiguously carve up non-web software into discrete pieces, a single “web page” was equated to a “software program” and a “set of web pages” was equated to a “set of software programs.  Both of these terms are defined in the Key Terms section of this document. See “[set of documents](#set-of-documents)” and “[set of software programs](#set-of-software-programs)” to determine when a group of documents or pieces of software are considered a set.
A small number of success criteria are written to apply to “a set of web pages” or “multiple web pages” and depend upon all pages in the set to share some characteristic or behavior. Since the unit of conformance in WCAG 2 is a single web page, the task force agreed that the equivalent unit of conformance for non-web documents is a single document. It follows that an equivalent unit of evaluation for a “set of web pages” would be a set of documents”. Since it isn't possible to unambiguously carve up non-web software into discrete pieces, a single “web page” was equated to a “software program” and a “set of web pages” was equated to a “set of software programs.  Both of these terms are defined in the Key Terms section of this document. See “[set of documents](#set-of-documents)” and “[set of software programs](#set-of-software-programs)” to determine when a group of documents or pieces of software are considered a set.
<div class="note">Sets of software that meet this definition appear to be extremely rare.</div>

Not all success criteria have been fully adopted in all local regulations and legislation, and may not be applicable to all technologies. WCAG2ICT has been used in some regulations to determine whether or not to apply certain success criteria. For example, some local standards such as Section 508 in the US, and EN 301 549 in Europe, state that WCAG 2.0 Success Criteria 2.4.1 Bypass Blocks, 2.4.5 Multiple Ways, 3.2.3 Consistent Navigation, and 3.2.4 Consistent Identification do not apply to non-Web documents and non-Web software. In addition, EN 301 549 also states that 2.4.2 Page titled and 3.1.2 Language of parts does not apply to non-Web software. In contrast, the U.S. Department of Justice regulation Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability; Accessibility of Web Information and Services of State and Local Government Entities (89 FR 31320, 24 April 2024) directs implementers to utilize the guidance in this document to determine the applicability and how to apply the requirements to mobile applications. Since this document does not specifically say which criteria can or should apply, those implementing this document (WCAG2ICT) should consider the applicability of individual success criteria to non-web documents and software.
Not all success criteria have been fully adopted in all local regulations and legislation, and may not be applicable to all technologies. WCAG2ICT has been used in some regulations to determine whether or not to apply certain success criteria. For example, some local standards such as Section 508 in the US, and EN 301 549 in Europe, state that WCAG 2.0 Success Criteria 2.4.1 Bypass Blocks, 2.4.5 Multiple Ways, 3.2.3 Consistent Navigation, and 3.2.4 Consistent Identification do not apply to non-Web documents and non-Web software. In addition, EN 301 549 also states that 2.4.2 Page Titled and 3.1.2 Language of Parts do not apply to non-Web software. In contrast, the U.S. Department of Justice regulation Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability; Accessibility of Web Information and Services of State and Local Government Entities (89 FR 31320, 24 April 2024) directs implementers to utilize the guidance in this document to determine the applicability and how to apply the requirements to mobile applications. Since this document does not specifically say which criteria can or should apply, those implementing this document (WCAG2ICT) should consider the applicability of individual success criteria to non-web documents and software.

The glossary terms were also reviewed and most of them applied to non-Web documents and software, as written. Some applied with additional notes or edits (largely related to phrases like “Web page(s)”), and a small number of terms were only used in Level AAA success criteria which are not addressed by the WCAG2ICT Note at this time.

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<DL><DT>set of documents (non-web) (as used in WCAG2ICT)</DT><DD>

collection of **<INS>[[documents](#document)]</INS>** that share a common purpose, are created by the same author, group or organization **<INS>[and that are published together, and the documents all refer to each other by name or link]</INS>**
collection of **<INS>[[documents](#document)]</INS>** that share a common purpose; are created by the same author, group or organization; **<INS>[are published together; and all refer to each other by name or link]</INS>**
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<DL><DT>set of software programs (as used in WCAG2ICT)</DT><DD>

collection of **<INS>[[software](#software) programs]</INS>** that share a common purpose, are created by the same author, group or organization **<INS>[and that are distributed together and can be launched and used independently from each other, but are interlinked each with every other one such that users can navigate from one program to another via a consistent method that appears in each member of the set]</INS>**
collection of **<INS>[[software](#software) programs]</INS>** that share a common purpose; are created by the same author, group or organization; **<INS>[and are distributed together and can be launched and used independently from each other, but are interlinked each with every other one such that users can navigate from one program to another via a consistent method that appears in each member of the set]</INS>**
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If there is any ambiguity whether the group is a set, then the group is not a set.</div>
<div class="note">

If there is no independent method to launch the software programs (as is common in closed products), those programs would not meet the definition of a "set of software programs".</div>
If there is no independent method to launch the software programs (as is common in closed products), those programs would not meet the definition of a set of software programs.</div>
<div class="note">

Although the term “software” is used throughout this document because this would apply to stand-alone software programs as well as individual software components and the software components in software-hardware combinations, the concept of “set of software programs” would only apply (by definition) to programs that can be launched separately from each other. Therefore, in the WCAG2ICT guidance for the provisions that use the phrase “set of” (Success Criteria 2.4.1, 2.4.5, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, and 3.2.6), the phrase “set of software programs” is used.</div>
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