Guideline List

Links for Writing Guidelines

• List of Outcomes by the new categories of March 2024
• Status of Outcomes
• Guideline Writing Process by Maturity Level Presentation - updated in September 2023 for use at TPAC for guideline subgroups
• Process for Writing Guidelines using Maturity Levels - additional details of each step of the guideline writing process to date
• COGA info for WCAG3 sprint teams - helpful information from the Cognitive Accessibility Task Force for developing new WCAG3 guidelines
• The WCAG 3 Subgroup Handbook - logistics of running a subgroup
• Folder of Google documents for Drafts of Guidelines - the folder where all the "scratchpad" documents and other collaborative drafts are stored
• The Framework for Accessible Specification of Technologies (FAST) - a list of functional needs and user needs for accessibility. This is under development, but robust enough to use.
• Outcome Template Prototype - this Google Sheet takes the guideline, outcome, test, and user need information and organizes it in a database format for loading into a card sort program.

Guideline List - 2023 Placeholder to Exploratory

Status of Exploratory Guidelines - follow up document from TPAC showing the "completeness" of each subgroup's work

Short Name (links to detail wiki page)	Guideline	Status
Aid navigation	The site or app aids navigation	Placeholder
Audio and video alternatives	Video and audio have alternatives	Placeholder
Clear language	Content uses clear language	PR discussed
Clear purpose	Controls have clear purpose	Placeholder
Color and contrast	Contents use sufficient contrast and do not rely on color alone	Placeholder
Consistent design	The site or app has a consistent design	Placeholder
Content order	Contents are programmatically and visually ordered	Placeholder
Control and focus appearance	Appearance of controls and focus support keyboard and pointer use	Placeholder
Control semantics	Controls have correct semantic markup	Placeholder
Error notification	Controls notify users when making mistakes	PR discussed
Error prevention	User processes prevent users from making mistakes	preparing PR
Flexible views	Views are flexible	Placeholder
Harm from motion	On-screen motion does not cause harm	Active
Keyboard support	The site or app supports the keyboard	Placeholder
Mobile and pointer support	The site or app supports mobile (touch) and pointer inputs	Placeholder
Non-visual alternatives	Images and graphics have non-visual alternatives	Placeholder
Prevent harm	The site or app does not cause harm	Placeholder
Process cognitive load	User processes do not increase cognitive load	Placeholder
Provide help	The site or app provides help	Placeholder
Structured content	Views have structure that helps user orient and navigate	Placeholder
Text appearance and semantics	Text uses appropriate fonts, layout and semantics	Placeholder
Timing and interruptions	The site or app minimizes the impact of timing and interruptions	Active
User control	Users have ability to control audio, movement, and auto updating	Placeholder

References from the WCAG2 Migration Analysis work in 2022 to 2024

• spreadsheet from the Categorization Exercise - February 2023 work used to make the initial list of proposed guidelines from the work analyzing the WCAG 2 success criteria.
• spreadsheet of the list of outcomes for rewriting and adding research and target audience info.
• spreadsheet of guidelines, outcomes, and tests for evaluating proposals.
• Proposal 2 - Organizing Guidelines by Use - a proposal to organize guidelines by topics so we can recruit expertise in the topic. 2023 March
• Spreadsheet of guidelines with short names 2023 March
• Joint SC Breakdown Exercise - Google Drive folder of individual success criterion analysis

TPAC 2023 Group Work

• TPAC 2023 Schedule - scheduling, leaders, and participants in the initial exploratory subgroups during TPAC 2023.