diff --git a/pages/about/contacting.md b/pages/about/contacting.md index b279bd79005..843f1c123b0 100644 --- a/pages/about/contacting.md +++ b/pages/about/contacting.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ --- title: Contact WAI -nav_title: "Contacting" +nav_title: "Contact" lang: en permalink: /about/contacting/ diff --git a/pages/about/index.md b/pages/about/index.md index 26c4499c98b..aaff4c583bc 100644 --- a/pages/about/index.md +++ b/pages/about/index.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "About W3C WAI" permalink: /about/ ref: /about/ lang: en -last_updated: 2025-08-06 +last_updated: 2025-08-18 feedbackmail: wai@w3.org class: tight-page github: @@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ W3C Community Groups cover a variety of topics. **Anyone can join Community Grou * [Cognitive Accessibility CG](https://www.w3.org/community/coga-community/) -Learn more about [Participating in WAI](https://www.w3.org/WAI/about/participating/). +Learn more about [Participate in WAI](https://www.w3.org/WAI/about/participating/). ## WAI Staff diff --git a/pages/about/translating.md b/pages/about/translating.md index 3b012da3059..94a63adc785 100644 --- a/pages/about/translating.md +++ b/pages/about/translating.md @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ --- -title: "Translating WAI Resources" -nav_title: Translating +title: "Translate WAI Resources" +nav_title: Translate lang: en -last_updated: 2024-11-05 +last_updated: 2025-07-22 description: Help make the Web accessible to people with disabilities around the world. We appreciate your contributions to translating W3C WAI accessibility resources. permalink: /about/translating/ @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ You can contribute to WAI translations in many ways: : You can help spot issues in translations before publication, even if you are not technical or do not know the translated language. [Creating a WCAG Unofficial translation {% include_cached external.html label="Different page format" %}](https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Translation/) -: You can create an unofficial translation of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) after following a light process. Unofficial translations are not hosted on W3C website nor endorsed by W3C. +: You can create an unofficial translation of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) after following a light process. Unofficial translations are not hosted on the W3C website nor endorsed by W3C. [Creating a WCAG Authorized translation](/about/translating/wcag/) : You can develop an Authorized translation of WCAG that will be published on W3C website. It involves a formal process, coordination with stakeholder organizations, and a thorough review. @@ -83,13 +83,15 @@ Then, **you must ask and receive permission from W3C**. It generally involves se ### 2. Translation It involves the following steps: -- get the files to translate, from a GitHub repository or from WAI staff. -- edit the file(s) in a code editor. -- send the code for review: directly by opening a pull request in GitHub, or by sending the file(s) back to WAI staff. + +- Get the files to translate — from a GitHub repository or from WAI staff. +- Edit the file(s) in a code editor. +- Send the code for review: — directly by opening a pull request in GitHub or by sending the file(s) back to WAI staff. To avoid overlapping work: -* please do **not** translate files from the Web. -* follow the guidance to get the right file to translate and to ensure that the resource is ready for you to translate. + +* Please do **not** translate files from the web. +* Follow the guidance to get the right file to translate and to ensure that the resource is ready for you to translate. ### 3. Review @@ -107,49 +109,49 @@ We prefer translators to be: * familiar with accessibility terminology in their language * comfortable editing a file with code -### Translation Agreement {#translation-agreement} +### Translation agreement {#translation-agreement} By submitting a translation, you agree: -* To the redistribution terms of the [W3C Document License](https://www.w3.org/copyright/document-license-2023/). Your translation may be republished by the W3C or other entities if it is done in compliance with the License terms. -* That the W3C may rescind your right to publish or distribute the derivative work if the W3C finds that it leads to confusion regarding the original document's status or integrity. ([Source](https://www.w3.org/copyright/intellectual-rights/#translate)) +* to the redistribution terms of the [W3C Document License](https://www.w3.org/copyright/document-license-2023/) — your translation may be republished by the W3C or other entities if it is done in compliance with the License terms. +* that W3C may rescind your right to publish or distribute the derivative work if W3C finds that it leads to confusion regarding the original document's status or integrity. ([Source](https://www.w3.org/copyright/intellectual-rights/#translate)) ### Crediting {#links} -Translations can include: -* Translator's formal name, common name used online, and/or X/Mastodon handle. - * Link to information about the translator as an individual, such as "about" page on personal website or biography page on a scholarly website. -* Organization name - translator's employer and/or other sponsor/funder of the translation. +Translations can include the: +* translator's formal name, common name used online, and/or X/Mastodon handle + * Link to information about the translator as an individual, such as the ‘about’ page on a personal website or the biography page on a scholarly website +* organization name — translator’s employer and/or other sponsor/funder of the translation. -Cannot include: -* Links to organizations. (Exception: qualifying accessibility/disability organizations or translation organizations. To request an exception, e-mail [wai@w3.org with subject [Translations link request]](mailto:wai@w3.org?subject=%5BTranslations%20link%20request%5D).) -* Links to personal home pages rather than "about" pages. +Translations cannot include: +* links to organizations mdash; (Exception: qualifying accessibility/disability organizations or translation organizations — to request an exception, email [wai@w3.org with subject [Translations link request]](mailto:wai@w3.org?subject=%5BTranslations%20link%20request%5D)) +* links to personal home pages rather than 'about' pages. This policy is based on [Internationalization Links](https://www.w3.org/International/i18n-drafts/pages/translation.html#linkingrules), which provides some background. -### Updating Resources +### Updating resources When the English version of a resource is substantively updated, we inform translators what has changed, and request that translators update their translation. If original translators do not respond before we need the update, we will invite others to update the translation. In some cases, we will add the updated English to the translation while awaiting an update. If the changes are subtantial, the translation may be removed until an updated version is provided. -### W3C Translations Information +### W3C translations information More information is available in [W3C Translations](https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Translation/) and in [W3C Intellectual Rights FAQ](https://www.w3.org/copyright/intellectual-rights/), particularly under the questions starting with [May I translate a W3C specification into another language?](https://www.w3.org/copyright/intellectual-rights/#translate). ## WAI Translations Mailing List {#mailinglist} -* **To subscribe**, send e-mail to [public-wai-translations-request@w3.org with subject: subscribe](mailto:public-wai-translations-request@w3.org?subject=subscribe). -* To unsubscribe, send e-mail to [public-wai-translations-request@w3.org with subject: unsubscribe](mailto:mailto:public-wai-translations-request@w3.org?subject=unsubscribe). +* **To subscribe:** Email [public-wai-translations-request@w3.org with subject: subscribe](mailto:public-wai-translations-request@w3.org?subject=subscribe). +* To unsubscribe: Email [public-wai-translations-request@w3.org with subject: unsubscribe](mailto:mailto:public-wai-translations-request@w3.org?subject=unsubscribe). -You can see past messages from the [WAI Translations List Archives](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-wai-translations/). +You can see past messages in the [WAI Translations List Archives](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-wai-translations/). -There is also a broader W3C Translators list. To subscribe: [e-mail to w3c-translators-request@w3.org with subject: subscribe](mailto:w3c-translators-request@w3.org?subject=subscribe), archive: [W3C Translators List Archives](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-translators/). +There is also a broader W3C Translators list. To subscribe: email [w3c-translators-request@w3.org with subject: subscribe](mailto:w3c-translators-request@w3.org?subject=subscribe) — see past messages in the [W3C Translators List Archives](https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-translators/). -## TR & Authorized W3C Translations {#tr} +## Technical reports and Authorized W3C Translations {#tr} Web pages at URIs that begin with www.w3.org/TR/ (for "Technical Report") follow the process described in [W3C Translations](https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Translation/). Most translations are informative and unofficial. In cases where standards translations are meant for official purposes, they may be developed as Authorized W3C Translations according to the **[Policy for Authorized W3C Translations](https://www.w3.org/2005/02/TranslationPolicy.html)**. Generally only completed W3C Recommendations and Working Group Notes are candidates for Authorized W3C Translations, including the WAI guidelines. The authorized translations policy is designed to ensure transparency and community accountability in the development of authorized translations under the oversight of W3C. * [WCAG 2 Translations](/standards-guidelines/wcag/translations/) lists in-progress and completed translations of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, 2.1 and 2.0, including unofficial translations and Authorized W3C Translations. To translate WCAG 2, follow the instructions at [[How to translate WCAG 2]](/about/translating/wcag/). -* [Authorized Translations of W3C Recommendations](https://www.w3.org/Translations/authorized.html) lists completed Authorized W3C Translations of WCAG 2.1, WCAG 2.0, Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 2.0, and others. \ No newline at end of file +* [Authorized Translations of W3C Recommendations](https://www.w3.org/Translations/authorized.html) lists completed Authorized W3C Translations of WCAG 2.1, WCAG 2.0, Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG) 2.0, and others. diff --git a/pages/about/using-wai-material.md b/pages/about/using-wai-material.md index b613907a2e5..b485ad32d7b 100644 --- a/pages/about/using-wai-material.md +++ b/pages/about/using-wai-material.md @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ --- -title: "Using WAI Material: Permission to Use with Attribution" -title_html: "Using WAI Material:
Permission to Use with Attribution" -nav_title: Using WAI Material +title: "Use WAI material: Permission to use with attribution" +title_html: "Use WAI Material:
Permission to use with attribution" +nav_title: Use WAI Material lang: en -last_updated: 2024-07-17 +last_updated: 2025-07-18 permalink: /about/using-wai-material/ ref: /about/using-wai-material/ @@ -47,30 +47,30 @@ You can generally use WAI material for free, with two conditions: ## Introduction -W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) develops material to help make the web accessible to people with disabilities. **As with all W3C material, WAI material is generally available for you to use, for free**, with the two conditions below. For example, you can use WAI material by linking to it from your blog, putting it on a USB flash drive and handing it out at a conference, copying it on your intranet, printing it and handing it out to students, including it in a book, etc. +W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) develops material to help make the web accessible to people with disabilities. **As with all W3C material, WAI material is generally available for you to use, for free**, with the two conditions below. For example, you can use WAI material by linking to it from your blog; putting it on a USB flash drive and handing it out at a conference; copying it on your intranet; printing it and handing it out to students; and including it in a book. **There are two conditions for using most WAI material**; you must: -1. Clearly attribute the original source as specified below, and -2. Not modify the content (with few exceptions noted below). +1. clearly attribute the original source as specified below, and +2. not modify the content (with a few exceptions ,noted below). -Please read below for more details, including [**some material that is specially-marked content that you can modify**](#cc). +See below for more details, including [**some specially marked material that you can modify for your use**](#cc). ## Official W3C Document License -Most WAI material (including the standards and guidelines) is provided under the [W3C Document License](https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/copyright-documents) which grants permission to copy and distribute complete documents in any medium for any purpose, without fee or royalty, provided that you **include URL, copyright, and status** (if it exists). This does not allow modifications or the creation of derivative works, so as to prevent interoperability problems and other problems. For more information, see the [Intellectual Rights FAQ](http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/IPR-FAQ-20000620). +Most WAI material (including the standards and guidelines) is provided under the [W3C Document License](https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/copyright-documents), which grants permission to copy and distribute complete documents in any medium for any purpose, without fee or royalty, provided that you **include the URL, copyright, and status** (if it exists). This does not allow modifications or the creation of derivative works, so as to prevent interoperability problems and other problems. For more information, see the [Intellectual Rights FAQ](http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/IPR-FAQ-20000620). -## Creative Commons Licensed (CC) Material for You to Adapt +## Creative Commons Licensed (CC) material for you to adapt {:#cc} -A few WAI Resources are specifically designed for you to adapt, such as presentation slides. These are provided under a Creative Commons License (CC). We are happy for you to edit, change, and present such CC material *under the following conditions*: +A few WAI resources are specifically designed for you to adapt, such as presentation slides. These are provided under a Creative Commons License (CC). We are happy for you to edit, change, and present such CC material **under the following conditions**: 1. You **include the URI (web address), copyright, and status** (if it exists, e.g., "Draft") of the original WAI material. 2. You **clearly attribute the material** appropriately.
Here is a template you can use:
- > This *\[presentation\]* is based on *\[slides\]* from the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI): ***\[title\]***. *\[name\]*, ed. Copyright © 0000 World Wide Web Consortium (W3C®). *Date: 00 Month 0000*. *www.w3.org/WAI/great/page* + > This *\[presentation\]* is based on *\[slides\]* from the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI): ***\[title\]***. *\[name\]*, ed. Copyright © 0000 World Wide Web Consortium (W3C®). *Date: 00 Month 0000*. *www.w3.org/WAI/great/page* For example: @@ -79,45 +79,46 @@ A few WAI Resources are specifically designed for you to adapt, such as presenta 3. You do not suggest that W3C or WAI endorses you or your use of the material. 4. You abide by the license terms; most are [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). -## Finding Which Type of License +## Finding which type of license Unless otherwise indicated, all WAI material not covered by another license is published under the [W3C Document License](https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/2002/copyright-documents-20021231). For material under the Creative Commons License, the footer includes the license, such as: "This work is published and licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)." ## Videos -You may use W3C WAI videos in your presentations, training, etc. Please use the entire video, including the ending with the link to w3.org/WAI +You may use W3C WAI videos in your presentations, training, etc. Please use the entire video, including the ending with the link to w3.org/WAI. ### Translations You may create dubbed versions of videos with the following conditions: -1. You provide a text translation of the English captions/subtitle file for use with the W3C video. You can then use that translation as the script for the dubbing. -2. The entire video is provided, including the ending with the link to w3.org/WAI -3. The translation is accurate. If you would like to change the wording to be smoother in your language, you get it approved by W3C staff before recording. -4. The new video is accessible:
- a. You provide text subtitles/captions for your video. They may be "closed captions" that are only shown if turned on.
- b. If the video has a descriped version, you also provide a translation of the described video. -5. Optionally, you may include your organization name and logo at the beginning and/or end, indicating that you are the translating organization. It must be clear that the video is from W3C. You may _not_ include your logo throughout the video. -6. You make the video available for others to use. This includes permission for W3C to put it on our website, YouTube channel, and other places. W3C retains copyright to the video. -To start translating the English captions/subtitle VTT file, or if you have any questions, please e-mail +1. You provide a text translation of the English captions/subtitle file for use with the W3C video — you can then use that translation as the script for the dubbing. +2. The entire video is provided, including the ending with the link to w3.org/WAI. +3. The translation is accurate — if you would like to change the wording to be smoother in your language, you must get it approved by W3C staff before recording. +4. The new video is accessible: + - You provide captions / text subtitles for your video. They should generally be "closed captions" that are only shown if turned on. + - If the video has an audio description (of the visual information), you also provide a translation of the audio description. +5. Optionally, you may include your organization's name and logo at the beginning and/or end, indicating that you are the translating organization — it must be clear that the video is from W3C; and you may _not_ include your logo throughout the video. +6. You make the video available for others to use — this includes permission for W3C to put it on our website, YouTube channel, and other places; W3C retains copyright to the video. + +To start translating the English captions/subtitle VTT file, or if you have any questions, please email . For information on translating other WAI resources, see [Translating WAI Resources](https://www.w3.org/WAI/about/translating/). -## Let Us Know +## Let us know -When you use WAI material, please let us know by sending an email to (a publicly-archived list), or if you do not want it public send it to +When you use WAI material, please let us know by emailing (a publicly-archived list) or, if you do not want it public, email . For presentations, we would appreciate knowing how many people attended, what questions they had, and other information. -We welcome your feedback and suggestions to improve WAI materials, to +We welcome your suggestions to improve WAI materials — email your feedback to . -## Appropriate Use +## Appropriate use As stated in the W3C [Intellectual Rights FAQ](https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/IPR-FAQ-20000620#annotate): W3C may rescind your right to publish or distribute derivative works if the W3C finds that it leads to confusion regarding the original document's status or integrity. -## Additional Information +## More information -[Referencing and Linking to WAI Guidelines and Technical Documents](/standards-guidelines/linking/) provides general guidance for links, along with which [WCAG links](/standards-guidelines/linking/#wcag) to use for policies, tools support, and others. +For general guidance on links, along with which [WCAG links](/standards-guidelines/linking/#wcag) to use for policies, tools support, and others, see [Referencing and Linking to WAI Guidelines and Technical Documents](/standards-guidelines/linking/). If you have questions, please contact WAI at .