Extended Audio Description (Pre-recorded)

Success criterion 1.2.7 · Level AAA

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.

Principle 1: Perceivable · Guideline 1.2: Time-based Media

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!”