a11y teacher edition W3C WCAG 2.2 & WCAG 3.0 draft reference
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WCAG 3.0 is an active W3C Working Draft in development by the AGWG. Requirements, assertions, the conformance model and reporting tiers are still being developed and may change. The latest published draft is the 10 September 2026 Working Draft; this site follows the editorsโ€™ draft, which also includes exploratory provisions.

exploratory Core requirement

Non-verbal cues identified in audio descriptions

Group: images-and-media • Guideline: audio-descriptions

Summary in Plain English

An exploratory requirement: nonverbal cues needed to follow the media - expressions, gestures, reactions - are explained in the audio description.

Why It Matters

Meaning frequently sits in what nobody says. Without it, a blind listener gets the words of a scene and not its sense.

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