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WCAG 2.1 Criteria Documentation

1.2.5- Audio Description (Prerecorded)

Level AA

Audio Description (Prerecorded): Audio description is provided for all prerecorded video content in synchronized media.

Who this Helps

People who are blind or have low vision as well as those with cognitive limitations who have difficulty interpreting visually what is happening benefit from audio description of visual information.

Examples

A movie with audio description: Describer: A title, "Teaching Evolution Case Studies. Bonnie Chen." A teacher shows photographs of birds with long, thin beaks.