List of Placeholder Guidelines

Links for Writing Guidelines

• Process for Writing Guidelines using Maturity Levels - details of each step of the guideline writing process to date
• Guideline Writing Process by Maturity Level Presentation - updated in September 2023 for use at TPAC for guideline subgroups
• COGA info for WCAG3 sprint teams - helpful information from the Cognitive Accessibility Task Force for developing new WCAG3 guidelines
• The WCAG 3 Subgroup Handbook - logistics of running a subgroup
• Folder of Google documents for Drafts of Guidelines - the folder where all the "scratchpad" documents and other collaborative drafts are stored
• Joint SC Breakdown Exercise (2022) - Google Drive folder of individual success criterion analysis

Proposed Placeholder Guidelines

Short name	Guideline text
Aid navigation	The site or app aids navigation
Control semantics	Controls have correct semantic markup
Harm from motion	On-screen motion does not cause harm
Content order	Contents are programmatically and visually ordered
Timing and interruptions	The site or app minimizes the impact of timing and interruptions
Color and contrast	Contents use sufficient contrast and do not rely on color alone
User control	Users have ability to control audio, movement, and auto updating
Clear purpose	Controls have clear purpose
Audio and video alternatives	Video and audio have alternatives
Keyboard support	The site or app supports the keyboard
Prevent harm	The site or app does not cause harm
Error prevention	User processes prevent users from making mistakes
Consistent design	The site or app has a consistent design
Structured content	Views have structure that helps user orient and navigate
Process cognitive load	User processes do not increase cognitive load
Control and focus appearance	Appearance of controls and focus support keyboard and pointer use
Provide help	The site or app provides help
Flexible views	Views are flexible
Text appearance and semantics	Text uses appropriate fonts, layout and semantics
Clear language	Content uses clear language
Mobile and pointer support	The site or app supports mobile (touch) and pointer inputs
Error notification	Controls notify users when making mistakes
Non-visual alternatives	Images and graphics have non-visual alternatives

References from the WCAG2 Migration Analysis work in 2022 and 2023

• spreadsheet of guidelines, outcomes, and tests for evaluating proposals for grouping guidelines. It is an export of the key fields from the individual analysis documents.
• Proposal 2 - Organizing Guidelines by Use - a proposal to organize guidelines by topics so we can recruit expertise in the topic. 2023 March
• Spreadsheet of guidelines with short names 2023 March
• Joint SC Breakdown Exercise - Google Drive folder of individual success criterion analysis