Audio alternative
What to do
A transcript that presents the dialogue and descriptions of background sounds, etc. that are part of the story should be provided immediately following audio content.
A transcript provides an accessible alternative presentation of audio content for people who have with hearing impairmentsdisabilities.
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| No transcript is provided for this audio file. |
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Video alternative
What to do
A transcript that presents all the content and descriptions of scenery, actions, expressions, etc. that are part of the presentation should be provided immediately following video content.
A transcript presents the information of video content, including descriptions of scenery, actions, expressions, etc., in an accessible alternative format for people who have visual impairmentsdisabilities.
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title | Good Better video alternative |
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url | http://youtube.com/watch?v=l10CDdUx-4o |
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title | Poor video alternative |
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url | http://youtube.com/watch?v=l10CDdUx-4o |
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Closed captions
What to do
Captions should be provided for audio and video content. Captions include important sounds, as opposed to subtitles which only provide text of the dialogue.
Captions provide a way for people who have hearing impairments disabilities to be able to view the dialogue and sounds of multimedia content.
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title | Good Better captions |
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url | http://youtube.com/watch?v=l10CDdUx-4o |
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url | http://youtube.com/watch?v=F2VcLeo0nNg |
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Sound on request
What to do
Sound should only play on user request.
The use of assistive technologies like a screen reader can be difficult if there are also sounds playing from web content.
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title | Better sound on request |
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| This audio file allows the user to start its playback by clicking the play icon. |
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title | Poor sound on request |
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| An audio file that starts automatically does not allow the user to choose when its playback begins. |
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Examples of playing sound on user request
Descriptive labels
What to do
Live audio or video feeds should include descriptive labels.
Providing a short label for audio or video feeds ensures that a user can determine what the content is, even if they cannot access it.
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title | Better live feed labels |
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| Image Added Descriptive label for live video feed: "Live video feed showing downtown Boone, North Carolina" |
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title | Poor live feed labels |
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| Image Added No descriptive label is provided for the live video feed. |
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title | More information on media accessibility... |
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| Create transcripts and captions for multimedia |
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