Success criterion 1.2.7
Extended Audio Description (Pre-recorded)
Where pauses in foreground audio are insufficient to allow audio descriptions to convey the sense of the video, extended audio description is provided for all Pre-recorded video content in synchronized media.
- Level AAA
- Principle 1: Perceivable
- Guideline 1.2: Time-based Media
In a user’s words
“Your movie's got more gaps than my granny's teeth—fill 'em in with audio description, please!”
What each role can do
- Product manager
- Allocate additional resources to ensure that videos include extended audio descriptions for complex scenes.
- Designer
- Design video players with the capability to handle extended audio descriptions, ensuring a seamless viewing experience for users with visual impairments.
- Developer
- Develop the functionality to extend pauses or provide additional audio description tracks as needed for comprehensive descriptions.
- Tester
- Test audio descriptions thoroughly to confirm that they provide a clear and accurate narrative during extended pauses in the original audio.
Once it is fixed
“Thanks to the extended descriptions, I'm not just filling in the blanks with my imagination anymore. It's like I'm right there in the scene!”
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The quotes are written to illustrate the criterion. They are not testimonials from real people. For the official wording, find 1.2.7 in the W3C quick reference for WCAG 2.2 (opens in a new tab).
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