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From: Detlev Fischer
Date: Aug 11, 2021 3:27AM

Since 1.4.3 does not specify *where* that text would sit (and also
applies to text as graphic) I cannot see why it should not apply to text
in video (both to captioning and text as graphic used as part of the
image).
Detlev

Am 11.08.2021 um 09:02 schrieb Steve Green:
> As far as I can tell, no WCAG success criteria require text in videos to have sufficient colour contrast. Am I missing something?
>
> I am currently testing some videos that contain important text content that is not presented anywhere else. The colour contrast would fail SC 1.4.3, but it does not appear to apply. It seems that the only requirement is that the text is presented in the audio track or an audio description, but that really doesn't feel adequate.
>
> Assuming I am not missing anything, does anyone know why text in video content was not included in SC 1.4.3? Any other thoughts on the matter?
>
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