WG Revision: wai-aria-1.3 20260604

[daniel-montalvo]

Specification

https://www.w3.org/TR/2026/WD-wai-aria-1.3-20260604/

Explainer

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Links

• The WG's request for this TAG review: https://www.w3.org/2026/05/28-aria-minutes.html#02df
• TAG review of the previous version of this specification, if any: WAI-ARIA 1.3 FPWD #927
• A description of what has changed since our previous review: https://www.w3.org/TR/2026/WDD-wai-aria-1.3-20260604/#sotd
  This list contains links to the commits that introduced the changes, which in turn link back to the PR where these were discussed.

Feature 1:

• Previous early design review, if any: https://github.com/w3ctag/design-reviews/issues/####
• An introduction to the feature, aimed at unfamiliar audiences: https://
• A description of the problems that end-users were facing before this proposal: https://
• Alternatives considered: https://
• Examples of how to use the proposal to solve the end-users' problems: https://
• What do the end-users experience with this proposal: https://
• User research you did to validate the problem and/or design, if any: https://
• Web Platform Tests:

The specification

• Follows the Web Platform Design Principles.
• Includes Security and Privacy Considerations sections based on answers to the Security/Privacy Questionnaire.

Where and by whom is the work is being done?

• GitHub repo: https://github.com/w3c/aria/
• Primary contacts:
  • Daniel (@daniel-montalvo), W3C, Staff Contact/Editor
  • James Nurthen (@jnurthen), Evinced, Chair/Editor
  • Valerie Young (@spectranaut), Igalia, Chair
• Organization/project driving the specification: Google, Apple, Microsoft, Mozilla, UsableNet, and others
• This work is being funded by:
• Primary standards group developing this feature: ARIA
• Incubation and standards groups that have discussed the design:
  • {{ABC CG}}
  • {{DEF WG}}

Feedback so far

• Active horizontal reviews: WAI-aria 1.3 wide review 2026-06-04 w3c/aria#2812
• Multi-stakeholder feedback: comments of this nature happen on the relevant ARIA PRs
  • Chromium comments:
  • Mozilla comments: https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/NNN
  • WebKit comments: https://github.com/WebKit/standards-positions/issues/NNN
  • {{...include feedback/review from developers, implementers, civil society, and others}}
• Major unresolved issues with or opposition to this specification: none
• Status/issue trackers for implementations:

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