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From: Skye
Date: May 7, 2020 10:51AM

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Hello all - when reviewing the page about captions, transcripts, and
audio descriptions (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://webaim.org/techniques/captions">https://webaim.org/techniques/captions</a>), this
&quot;important&quot; notation was displayed: In order to be fully accessible
to the maximum number of users, web multimedia should include both
synchronized captions AND a descriptive transcript.<br>
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However, per WCAG AA 2.0, multimedia is NOT FULLY ACCESSIBLE unless
it also includes Audio/Video Descriptions (AD).&nbsp; Of course, there
are some instances where ADs are not required like when the existing
audio covers all of the key visual elements like someone reading all
the text on the slide. <br>
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And the AD section verbiage (&quot;not common&quot;, &quot;gaining popularity&quot;,
etc.) on this page seems to minimize its value and treats this as a
nice-to-have by creating the perception that no one else is doing
it.&nbsp; ADs are not merely &quot;helpful&quot; only if convenient to provide or
something fashionable/popular.&nbsp; They are required by people
challenged with visuals or visual cues just like people who cannot
clearly hear all the audio needs captioning.&nbsp; <br>
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Right now, services like YouTube, Vimeo, etc. do not offer a way to
upload the AD file even when someone takes the time to create it.&nbsp;
However, some people developed a workaround of uploading a second
video with the AD file burned into the copy but then there are no
controls for the viewer to turn it on and off like closed captioning
has.&nbsp; And they have to intentionally make sure the file size, etc.
are different enough to not be blocked by those services for being a
duplicate video.&nbsp; If those services reviewed this page for guidance,
they would likely feel justified to not provide AD options.<br>
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Is it time to update this page to accurately emphasize the need and
required compliance of ADs?&nbsp; <br>
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Skye<br>
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