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From: Swift, Daniel P.
Date: Jun 23, 2021 11:53AM

I'm hoping that I can get some direction on this. I was at a conference several years ago and I asked the question, "Does a video which does not contain audio and plays automatically produce an accessibility failure?" There was some deliberation among the group and the consensus was that 'yes' it was still a failure.

This question has come up again as "other places do it - why can't we". So this time I bring the question to this group of experts to see if the first group got it wrong or to see if they got it right.

Does an embedded video which does not contain audio and plays automatically produce an accessibility failure?

Thanks!

Daniel Swift, MBA
Senior Web Specialist
University Communications and Marketing
West Chester University
610.738.0589