Tell users about WCAG 2.2

[kellylee-gds]

What

WCAG 2.2 was released in October 2023.

The GOV.UK Design System is committed to supporting teams to understand the updated criteria. This includes updating GOV.UK Frontend and the Design System website so it's compliant and exploring a comms strategy.

Why

• WCAG documentation can complex and confusing and we are in a position to simply it for our users
• there is complex new criteria which we are in a position make more understandable

Epic lead

Charlotte

Who needs to work on this

Product Manager, Designer, Content Designer, Accessibility Specialist, Developer

## Research and development
- [ ] https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-design-system/issues/2814
- [ ]  https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-design-system/issues/3023
- [ ] https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-design-system/issues/2852

## Announce
- [ ] https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-design-system/issues/3310
- [ ] https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-design-system/issues/3405
- [ ] https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-design-system/issues/3430

## Blogs
- [x] Announcing the WCAG 2.2 update for the GOV.UK Design System
- [ ] WCAG 2.2 detective skills (to help teams determine if their services may be affected by WCAG 2.2 criteria)
- [ ] Top 10 things service teams need to know about WCAG 2.2
- [ ] https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-design-system/issues/2459
- [ ] Draft and publish a blog post about changes to Focus appearance in WCAG 2.2

## Help and guidance
- [ ] https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-design-system/issues/3250
- [ ] https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-design-system/issues/3036
- [ ] [stretch] Update WCAG primer with 2.2 pieces
- [ ] [stretch] Build a collaboration space where attendees can share issues and solutions for the WCAG 2.2 updates
- [ ] Draft and publish checklist for product managers ('Top 10 things service teams will need to do for WCAG 2.2')
- [ ] Consider creating a main page for WCAG 2.2 information on the Design System website
- [ ] Compile a playlist of Inspecting WCAG 2.2 videos on YouTube to improve findability

[kellylee-gds]

Discussion between David, Kelly and Steve about prioritising blog posts.

The 2 blogs that will be prioritised are:

• Announcing the WCAG 2.2 update for the GOV.UK Design System
• WCAG 2.2 detective skills (to help teams determine if their services may be affected by WCAG 2.2 criteria)
• We’re planning to publish them to the Accessibility in Government blog, and David has reached out to that blog’s co-manager to start the process
• David will be gone by the time they get published, so we’re hoping to get him credited as either an existing employee (it’s only off by a bit), a ‘guest’ writer, or possibly a former GDS employee

[dav-idc]

My final thoughts:

• I think all the comms should go on the 'Accessibility in Government' blog. I can share their email address if needed.
• I'd still love to write the detective skills blog! reach out to me and I can either guest-write or co-write.
• Happy to write the WCAG 2.2 update launch bog as well!

I've emailed the Accessibility in Government blog inbox and CC'ed Kelly and Steve. We'll see where it goes from there! 🤞