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Re: Video with no sound

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From: Norma
Date: Dec 3, 2018 6:09PM

I create a caption that says something to the effect of [video is silent
throughout]. If it's long, I include it at intervals.

On Mon, Dec 3, 2018 at 5:17 PM glen walker < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> I've seen that before and since my hearing is ok, I've wondered if my
> speakers were muted or something. I have never seen an indication that a
> video does not have any sound but it would certainly be a useful thing to
> indicate.
>
> I suppose a simple "No Sound" image or text in the corner of the video
> would indicate it. If there are other controls on the video that's
> playing, such as volume or closed caption widgets, that would help too.
> The closed caption could be "No sound or music" or "No audio" or something
> like that. The volume could be at 0 or the muted icon (although that might
> indicate that the mute could be turned off somehow).
>
> Make sure you have a way to pause or stop the video (wcag 2.2.2
> <https://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/time-limits-pause.html>).
>
> And you should probably set aria-hiddden="true" on the video container if
> the video is purely decorative.
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 3, 2018 at 1:30 PM Corrine Schoeb < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> wrote:
>
> > Our marketing/communication department would like to prominently display
> a
> > video which has no sound.
> >
> > What are good ways to indicate there is no sound for this video?
> >
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