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[[Category: WCAG 2.1]]

The WCAG group is working toward a possible WCAG 2.1 release to update the guidance in WCAG 2.0.  WCAG 2.0 is not changing, but updates and additions are provided as part of WCAG 2.1, a separate document that may be conformed with or included in policies in the same way that WCAG 2.0 is today.

The proposed timeline for WCAG 2.1:
* Editors Drafts (of a combined extension): starting in July/August as proposed SC's are provided
* Success criteria proposals due before: December 1, 2016
* FPWD of WCAG 2.1: February 28, 2017
* WD: April 18: https://www.w3.org/TR/2017/WD-WCAG21-20170419/ 
* WD: May 16: skipped as a result of no new changes.
* WD: June 30: https://www.w3.org/TR/2017/WD-WCAG21-20170630/
* WD: July 28: https://www.w3.org/TR/2017/WD-WCAG21-20170728/
* WD: August 16: https://www.w3.org/TR/2017/WD-WCAG21-20170816/
* Stop SC processing: August 22
* WD: September 19: https://www.w3.org/TR/2017/WD-WCAG21-20170912/ 
* TPAC F2F: November 6-10, Burlingame, CA
* WD: December 5 (Wide review draft)
* CR: January 23 2018
** [[WCAG_2.1_timeline/Details | Detailed timeline from CR to REC]]
* REC: June 2018 (could be earlier if we get the testing plan well sorted out)