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From: Krista Greear
Date: Wed, Jun 10 2020 12:33PM
Subject: accuracy rate for live captioning
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Does it specific in WCAG (or anywhere else), a required accuracy rate for
live captioning? We are not talking about post-production, but live,
real-time, synchronous situations.

Thanks!
Krista



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From: joe
Date: Wed, Jun 10 2020 1:30PM
Subject: Re: accuracy rate for live captioning
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Hi Kirsta,

The understanding doc say "Captions: synchronized visual and/or text
alternative for both speech and non-speech audio information needed to
understand the media content"

https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/captions-live.html

I would imaging that the captions need to have a high level of accuracy so
the user can "understand the media content". WCAG in general seems to shy
away from strict numbers when they are not needed. (color contrast and zoom
as the exceptions)

Thankx,
Joe Humbert
Accessibility Champion
Android & iOS Accessibility Novice