WCAG 2.1 timeline
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
- REC: June 2018 (could be earlier if we get the testing plan well sorted out)