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Bruce Bailey edited this page Oct 24, 2025 · 6 revisions

Minutes from meeting on October 24th, 2025

Attendance (15): Francis Storr, Bruce Bailey, Lori Oakley, Mike Gower, Filippo Zorzi, Scott O'Hara, Giacomo Petri, Dan Bjorge, Adam Page, Baldino Morelli, Patrick Lauke, Ken Franqueiro, Roland Buss, Alastair Campbell, Gundula Niemann

Agenda and Announcements

For Discussion

Drafted

3.3.2 - Form control labels using non-text content #4626 discussed previously and at length today. Patrick provided suggestion and the are since incorporated. Giacomo addressed phrasing on another recent PR. There is some concern for “usually” and “most” and “widely understood”. Also discussion around icons and common graphical labels (e.g., magnifying glass). Section is about form controls, so we might leverage that context. For iconography to be widely understood is very context specific; one example is flags for a language toggle. In original issue 3808 there is null alt for a flag graphic indicating country code. There can be difference between label for graphic and label for the drop down. With this example, many people would not be familiar country code or seeing this use for the first time. “Country code” is the label for the drop down and “+1” is the value. The Canada Flag icon is conveying meaning, but it‘s not a great label for label. There are multiple segments to a phone number, so multiple inputs and multiple labels. In some contexts, for example a multinational organizations intranet site, users could be expected to be familiar with country codes and flag icons used to make that selection. Other contexts, a country specific site for older people. Kept in Drafted.

In Progress

Request for clarification: does Name, Role, Value include static states like "required"? #3523 flagged as needing resolution. Concurrence with closing and that original question raised has since been addressed. Bruce volunteered to address and then close.

WCAG 2 Proposed Changes

Per email to list October 17th, review requested by Oct 30.

Proposed editorial errata changes

Changes that do not meaningfully alter informative language in a normative document.

None this cycle.

Proposed substantive changes

Changes that meaningfully add or alter existing non-normative guidance.

  • Add notes to 2.4.3 understanding to try and address static content receiving focus and what does/doesn't constitute a focus order failure #1643

Proposed editorial changes

Small improvements to language intended to clarify existing guidance.

  • Visual presentation: Improve wording of techniques instructions #4681
  • Tweak inline code and preformatted blocks #4683
  • Incorporate suggestions from restoration of Target Size (Enhanced) Understanding #4589
  • Deduplicate entries under "This technique relates to" #4644
  • Rephrase inline code elements #4623
  • Replace raster images with SVG in Understanding SC 1.4.11: Non-Text Contrast #4573

Proposed responses to issues

For which we are not going to create a PR.

  • Clarification: Is a + / – button a sufficient accessible alternative for pinch zoom if users can't control the zoom focus area? (WCAG 2.5.1) #4692
  • Update F3 #1035

Implemented bug fixes

Already incorporated trivial editorial and technical corrections such as typos and broken links.

  • fix: spacing in pronunciation.html #4645
  • Update understanding conformance partial 3rd party section id #4657
  • fix pause, stop, hide link #4662

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