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From: David Ashleydale
Date: Jun 26, 2012 5:56PM

Hi,

I'm confused by 1.2.3 from WCAG. It seems to me that it's saying there are
two alternatives to satisfy it:

1. Provide text transcripts
2. Provide audio description voice overs on a separate user-selectable
track

If an author chooses to satisfy this guideline with the second option,
doesn't that leave out users with auditory disabilities?

And, in fact, 1.2.5 seems to state that you can achieve Level AA
conformance by never doing the first option at all!

What am I missing?

Thanks,
David