Techniques for WCAG 2.0

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G69: Providing a full synchronized media text alternative including any interaction

Applicability

General technique. Applies to all technologies

This technique relates to:

Description

The purpose of this technique is to provide an accessible alternative way of presenting the information in a synchronized media presentation.

In a synchronized media presentation, information is presented in a variety of ways including

In order to present the same information in accessible form, this technique involves creating a document that tells the same story and presents the same information as the synchronized media. Such a document is sometimes called a screenplay. It includes all the important dialogue and actions as well as descriptions of backgrounds etc. that are part of the story.

If an actual screenplay was used to create the synchronized media in the first place, this can be a good place to start. In production and editing however, the synchronized media usually changes from the screenplay. For this technique, the original screenplay would be corrected to match the dialogue and what actually happens in the final edited form of the synchronized media.

In addition, some special types of synchronized media include interaction that has to occur at particular places in the playing of the synchronized media. Sometimes it may result in an action taking place (e.g. something is purchased, sent, done, etc.). Sometimes it may change the course of the synchronized media (e.g. the synchronized media has multiple paths that are determined by user input). In those cases links or some other mechanism would be used in the full synchronized media text alternative to allow people using the alternative to be able to have the same options and abilities as those using the synchronized media.

Examples

Resources

No resources available for this technique.

Tests

Procedure

  1. View the synchronized media presentation while referring to the full text alternative for synchronized media.

  2. Check that the dialogue in the full synchronized media text alternative matches the dialogue in the synchronized media presentation

  3. Check that full synchronized media text alternative has descriptions of sounds.

  4. Check that full synchronized media text alternative has descriptions of setting and setting changes.

  5. Check that full synchronized media text alternative has descriptions of actions and expressions of any 'actors' (people, animals etc).

Expected Results