Non‐visual alternatives guideline subgroup
IRC channel: irc.w3.org channel: #wcag3-non-visual
Lead: TBD Contact the Accessibility Guidelines Working Group Planning group-ag-plan@w3.org for contact info
Prior Lead(s): Makoto Ueki
The Text Alternatives Subgroup of the Silver Task Force wrote a guideline and Methods for the First Public Working Draft of WCAG3 to demonstrate a guideline that is substantially similar to WCAG2.
Method documents:
- Method: Image of text (updated)
- Method: Functional Images (updated)
- Method: Decorative Images (updated)
- Method: Informative Images (updated)
- Method: Complex Images (new)
- Method: Groups of Images (new)
- Method: Image Maps (new)
- Public Comments for FPWD (GitHub)
Results of 2022 Analysis of WCAG2 that could apply to this guideline
| WCAG2 Analysis Doc | SC Name |
|---|---|
| 1.1.1 | Non-text Content |
| 1.1.1a | - Has text alternative |
| 1.1.1b | - Conveys appropriate meaning |
| 1.1.1b.2 | Has text equivalent alternative |
| 1.1.1c | - Complex (non-text) material |
| 1.3.1f | - Custom elements (e.g. role="img" for font icons) |
| 1.4.5 | Images of Text |
| 1.4.9 | Images of Text (No Exception) |
| 1.4.9a | Using text |
| 1.4.9b | Customizable |
- [List of links to minutes or note from all subgroup meetings with most recent minutes on top]
- [Links to key research that supports the work]
- [YY-MM-DD] - [decision brief description]
- Makoto Ueki (lead)
- Todd Marquis Boutin
- Maya Sellon
- Caroline Desrosiers
- Cybele Sack
- Jennifer Chadwick
WCAG3 is a project of the W3C Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (AGWG). Research and prototyping was done by the Silver Task Force. Archival and additional material for this project can be found on the Silver wiki and the Silver Github wiki.
This Wiki page is edited by participants of the Accessibility Guidelines Working Group. It does not necessarily represent consensus and it may have incorrect information or information that is not supported by other Working Group participants, WAI, or W3C. It may also have some very useful information.
- Outcome List by Categories from 2024 Card Sort
- Focus Appearance Outcome Scratchpad (Exploratory to Developing)
- Guideline List - Exploratory guidelines 2023
- Draft of Analyzing Conformance Options - Feb-Apr 2024
- Conformance Archive and Proposals from 2018 to present
- Guidance for Policy Makers Subgroup
- Early proposal for decision tree based conformance - early thoughts on what a decision tree could look like in a conformance proposal.
These links leave WCAG3 for archived Silver github wiki. Permissions may differ.