Transcripts findable
Core requirement
A text transcript is adjacent to audio and video content.
Except when
- The audio or video content has no spoken dialogue.
- The audio or video is decorative.
- The media is already a media alternative for text and is clearly labeled as such.
Tests
Procedure
For each instance of audio or video:
- Check that a transcript or link to a transcript is provided for each audio or video.
Expected results
- #1 is true.
Key Terms
- audio
live or recorded sound signal
- content
information, sensory experience and interactions conveyed
- decorative
serving only an aesthetic purpose, providing no information, and having no functionality
Text is only purely decorative if the words can be rearranged or substituted without changing their purpose.
- transcript
a text equivalent of the source material
- video
the technology of moving or sequenced pictures or images
Video can be made up of animated or photographic images, or both.