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From: Keith Parks
Date: Sep 23, 2008 1:50PM

A couple of specific follow-ups...

On Sep 23, 2008, at 11:14 AM, Moore, Michael wrote:

> Audio description as a separate audio track would meet the needs of
> blind users.

Is this necessary to meet 508? Or going beyond the letter of the law,
to actually meet the needs of blind users?

Normally one would only be required to create equivalent content in
text. I assume, as with other text, the assistive technology takes
care of turning the text into a form the blind user can access (speech
or braille).

> A transcript that included descriptions of what is
> happening in the video for people who are deaf/blind.

Is there a preferred way to provide a link to a transcript, other than
a simple on-screen text link?

Thanks,

Keith

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