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From: Tim Harshbarger
Date: May 11, 2017 6:17AM

My understanding is that when WCAG 2.1 becomes a technical recommendation, there isn't any requirement for laws to update to that version. That will be up to whatever political entities have the legislative power to change the laws.

Also, by the time WCAG 2.1 is close to becoming an official recommendation, it will not be undergoing any more changes. However, I expect for most political entities, they will want to wait until the specification is completed before they look into altering their laws to incorporate it. While WCAG 2.1 has a timeline, that is just the plan--and few plans survive contact with reality.

I am sure we have people on this list more fully involved with W3C and the process of creating WCAG 2.1 that can give better and more accurate information--but that is my understanding of things--well, my last comment about when laws might be updated is more an opinion about how legislative bodies are likely to react.

Thanks,
Tim