Text and wording

Meetings

• Meeting Time: Wednesdays at 10 AM ET
• Meeting URL: Use the Text and Wording invites in your W3C Calendar
• IRC Channel: #wcag3-text-wording

Participants

• Len Beasley (co-facilitator)
• John Toles (co-facilitator)
• Julie Rawe (co-facilitator)
• Ashley Firth
• Carrie Hall
• Kimberly McGee
• Jeremy Katherman
• John Kirkwood
• Steven Hoober

Scope of this Subgroup

As of January 2026, the Text and Wording section has three subsections. Each subsection has a separate google doc:

• Clear language
• Text appearance
• Text-to-speech

Minutes

• Meeting minutes document
• Minutes will be emailed with the subject: [Subgroup name] Meeting Date, Week #
• Minutes will also be sent to W3C repository

Current Goals

Note: The WCAG 3.0 blocker survey is open until January 18. We’d like to refresh goals after we have a chance to assess the results

• (Top priority) Definitions: Ensure terms in our section have at least an exploratory definition. FYI: We can’t publish requirements or assertions in the January working draft unless they have at least an exploratory definition.
• Text Appearance groundwork: Develop plan to fill in gaps for English and the 4 other guardrail languages.
• Github issues: Review all issues that are labeled for our 3 subsections; aim to resolve at least [X number] issues by the end of this sprint.
• Examples: Draft at least one set of Pass/Fail examples for each Clear Language requirement.

Important links

• Text and Wording Google Drive Folder
• GitHub Issues for Text and Wording:
  • Clear language
  • Text appearance
  • Text-to-speech
• Subgroup handbook (2026)