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SeeWhat We're Working On – Accessibility Activities and Publications
For Review: Accessibility Roles and Responsibilities Mapping (ARRM) — First Draft
(2025-Mar-06)
Accessibility Roles and Responsibilities Mapping (ARRM) is ready for review. ARRM helps your team create more accessible digital products and services. ARRM provides an approach for defining roles, tasks, and responsibilities for meeting Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). If you would like to be involved in developing ARRM, we encourage you to join theARRM Community Group.
Collaboration Tools Accessibility User Requirements - Note Published
(2025-Jan-21)
Collaboration Tools Accessibility User Requirements is a completed W3C Group Note. The document covers accessibility user needs, requirements, and scenarios for collaborative content creation and development tools. The solutions identified in this document are intended to influence the evolution of future accessibility guidelines, technical specifications, or features of collaboration tools and assistive technologies. They are also relevant to software developers who contribute to developing the collaborative experience.
For Review: WCAG 3 Working Draft - example guidelines and conformance
(2024-Dec-12)
An updated W3C Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 3.0 Working Draft is available for review. For a summary of changes, new content for review, and how to comment, see the WCAG 3 Introduction sectionStatus: In-progress drafts.
WCAG 2.1 and WCAG 2.2 published with minor editorial updates
(2024-Dec-12)
The W3C Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (AG WG) is addressing open issues on Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 and 2.2. Most issue resolutions resulted in updates toUnderstanding WCAG andTechniques for WCAG. Some resulted in minor editorial updates to the WCAG standard. Today W3C published updates to:Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 andWeb Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2. For a list of updates, see the Change Log section of each document. Please share this web page as the place to start for up-to-date information on WCAG 2:WCAG 2 Overview.
WCAG2ICT Note Published
(2024-Oct-08)
Guidance on Applying WCAG 2 to Non-Web Information and Communications Technologies (WCAG2ICT) is a completed W3C Group Note. WCAG2ICT describes how Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) principles, guidelines, and success criteria can be applied to non-web information and communications technologies (ICT), specifically to non-web documents and software. The document includes guidance for WCAG 2.0, 2.1, and 2.2 success criteria and glossary terms. WCAG2ICT has been a key resource for including WCAG in ICT accessibility regulation, legislation, and standards around the world. This update facilitates further adoption of WCAG 2.1 and WCAG 2.2 in non-web contexts. For an introduction, see:WCAG2ICT Overview.
For Wide Review: Collaboration Tools Accessibility User Requirements
(2024-Jul-10)
Collaboration Tools Accessibility User Requirements is ready for review. The document covers accessibility user needs, requirements, and scenarios for collaborative content creation and development tools. The solutions identified in this document are intended to influence the evolution of future accessibility guidelines, technical specifications, or features of collaboration tools and assistive technologies. They are also relevant to software developers who contribute to developing the collaborative experience. Questions for this review are ine-mail for CTAUR review. Please send any comments by 30 September 2024.
For Wide Review: Guidance on Applying WCAG 2 to Non-Web ICT (WCAG2ICT)
(2024-Jul-02)
WCAG2ICT isGuidance on Applying WCAG 2 to Non-Web Information and Communications Technologies (WCAG2ICT), including documents and software. The Draft is ready for final review before we publish it as a completed W3C Group Note. For an introduction, see theWCAG2ICT Overview. Please submit any comments by 6 August 2024.
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Training Course:Digital Accessibility Foundations

The free "Introduction to Web Accessibility" online course provides the foundation you need to make your digital technology accessible. It's designed for:
- technical and non-technical learners
- developers, designers, ux, writers, managers, advocates
- professionals, instructors, students
Web Accessibility Perspectives:Video Captions
Captions are the audio information in text that is synchronized with the audio and visual content. Captions are called "subtitles" in some regions.
Video Captions are essential for people with disabilities and benefit everyone in a variety of situations.
Featured Resource:Making Audio and Video Media Accessible

This media resource helps you understand and create captions/subtitles, audio description of visual information, descriptive transcripts, and sign language for media. It introduces user experiences and benefits to organizations.
Sponsors and Funders
WAI is supported in part by the following organizations. Thank you!
- Ford Foundation,Technology and Society Program
- US National Institute for Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)
WAI welcomesadditional sponsors.