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 <!-- Usually a deep link into minutes or an email thread. -->
• TAG review of the previous version of this specification, if any: https://github.com/w3ctag/design-reviews/issues/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.

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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:// <!-- Can be the specification's or explainer's introduction, or another section. -->
• A description of the problems that end-users were facing before this proposal: https:// <!-- See https://w3ctag.github.io/explainer-explainer/#end-user-need -->
• Alternatives considered: https:// <!-- See https://w3ctag.github.io/explainer-explainer/#alternatives -->
• Examples of how to use the proposal to solve the end-users' problems: https:// <!-- See https://w3ctag.github.io/explainer-explainer/#describe-proposal -->
• What do the end-users experience with this proposal: https:// <!-- See https://w3ctag.github.io/explainer-explainer/#describe-proposal -->
• User research you did to validate the problem and/or design, if any: https://
• Web Platform Tests: <!-- Or other tests if this is not a web platform feature. -->

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}} <!-- Include a link to minutes or issues in this group if possible. -->
  • {{DEF WG}}

Feedback so far

• Active horizontal reviews: https://github.com/w3c/aria/issues/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 <!-- And/or other places they've given feedback -->
  • WebKit comments: https://github.com/WebKit/standards-positions/issues/NNN <!-- And/or other places they've given feedback -->
  • {{...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: <!-- Include links to [Chrome Status](https://chromestatus.com/), [Mozilla's](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/), [WebKit's Bugzilla](https://bugs.webkit.org/), and trackers for other implementations if those are known to you. -->

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