The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 will not be made available this year.
When will WCAG 2.0 be available to use? The Web Accessibility Initiative predicts early 2008.
It had looked as though WCAG 2.0 would be available this year. However, with delays brought on by the W3C document process, the availability of the document has been pushed back.
The W3C document process comprises a number of stages:
- Working Draft
- Last Call Working Draft
- Candidate Recommendation
- Proposed Recommendation
- W3C Recommendation (Web Standard)
In addition to WCAG 2.0, a number of supporting documents are produced, such as “Working group notes” and “WAI Resources”.
Although the supporting documents are not subject to the scrutiny of the W3C document process, they will offer developers the technical know-how required to provide accessible content.
