Re: Fwd: audio description and audio transcript to pass WCAG 2.0 AA?

Kiran,

Assuming your prerecorded video has audio content, there are two SC that 
are relevant: SC 1.2.3 (Level A) and 1.2.5 (Level AA).

1.2.3 gives you a choice between providing AD or an "alternative for 
time-based media". An "alternative for time-based media" is described as 
follows:

"document including correctly sequenced text descriptions of time-based 
visual and auditory information and providing a means for achieving the 
outcomes"

In other words, a transcript. Note: if your video has no audio content 
then SC 1.2.1 has the same requirement.

But 1.2.5 requires that your video has AD, no options. So you can meet 
both 1.2.3 and 1.2.5 by providing AD for your video without a transcript.

That said it is better to provide both a transcript and AD for your 
video because someone who is deaf-blind will almost certainly want a 
transcript to be able to consume the video.

Léonie.











On 13/04/2020 22:33, Kiran wrote:
> 
> Hey all,
> 
> I hope you all are staying safe.
> 
> Could you please help me in below:
> For prerecorded video, do we need both captions and audio 
> description and audio transcript to pass WCAG 2.0 AA?
> 
> Please share your thoughts
> 
> Thanks,
> Kiran

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