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Re: Audio description in WCAG 2.1 AA success criterion 1.2.5

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From: Lars Ballieu Christensen
Date: Apr 23, 2021 1:53AM

In my opinion, it is taking formal compliance requirements to the extreme if we are to ask to have audio and video recordings of reality or expressions of art edited to accommodate audio descriptions.

As such, it is a question of getting the accessibility guidelines to work in practice and to find practical solutions to accessibility issues. Adding a separate audio track with audio descriptions could be such a solution.

Venligst/Kind regards

Lars
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Lars Ballieu Christensen
RÃ¥dgiver/Adviser, Ph.D., M.Sc., Sensus ApS
Specialister i tilgængelighed/Accessibility Consultants
Tel: +45 48 22 10 03 – Mobil: +45 40 32 68 23 - Skype: Ballieu
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On 23/04/2021, 09.16, "WebAIM-Forum on behalf of Steve Green" < <EMAIL REMOVED> on behalf of <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

That is certainly an argument that organisations make. However, it's not relevant to whether the video complies with WCAG 2.1 AA. Some disability legislation has exemptions for disproportionate burden or embedded third-party content, but WCAG doesn't.

Steve


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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Audio description in WCAG 2.1 AA success criterion 1.2.5

Somehow I believe that re-recording is rarely an option insofar as it only relates to content for which you have the full control. On many cases, audio and video content will originate from other sources, merely to be published on a website. Requiring preexisting audio and video to be re-recorded in order to accommodate accessibility features will make even more cumbersome to add audio descriptions and will likely be considered an undue burden by many..

Venligst/Kind regards

Lars
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Lars Ballieu Christensen
Rådgiver/Adviser, Ph.D., M.Sc., Sensus ApS Specialister i tilgængelighed/Accessibility Consultants
Tel: +45 48 22 10 03 – Mobil: +45 40 32 68 23 - Skype: Ballieu
Mail: <EMAIL REMOVED> – Web: https://www.sensus.dk

Vi arbejder for et tilgængeligt og rummeligt informationssamfund Working for an accessible and inclusive information society



On 23/04/2021, 08.45, "WebAIM-Forum on behalf of glen walker" < <EMAIL REMOVED> on behalf of <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

That sounds like rubbish. Having gaps in the audio is unrelated to 1.2..5.
There's no indication in the normative SC that gaps are a prerequisite.
"Audio description is provided for all prerecorded video..." It doesn't
say all prerecorded video that has sufficient gaps. It says "all
prerecorded video". If you don't have sufficient gaps to create an AD,
then you need to re-record.

There's a slight hint in the non-normative understanding section that says
"During existing pauses in dialogue, audio description provides information
about action..." So what happens if you don't have "existing pauses"? It
means you weren't thinking about accessibility when it was recorded..
Sorry, you need to fix it. It doesn't say pauses must exist in order to
create AD.

Glen