Provide text alternatives for pre-recorded videos.
Introduction
Users with visual and/or hearing impairments may not be able to perceive the information in a video from its soundtrack or captions.
How to Pass
Provide a full text transcript for your video and link to it from near the original content
Exceptions
If the video is itself an alternative, you don’t need to
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‘Extended Audio Description (Pre-recorded)’ requires you to provide extended audio descriptions for pre-recorded videos.
Introduction
Users with visual impairments or cognitive limitations may rely on audio description to enjoy videos. Adding an audio description soundtrack to videos means these users get all information from the content.
For videos where there’s more information to convey than the natural pauses
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Provide sign language translations for pre-recorded videos.
Introduction
Users with hearing impairments can benefit from seeing a signed translation of your video soundtracks. In fact, those whose first language is a signed language may have limited reading ability, meaning captions can be difficult to follow.
Sign language is also faster to interpret than written captions and can convey
Now that I’ve written about all of the Level A and Level AA guidelines, it’s time for a break from this blog. I know you’re devastated by that news, but don’t worry! I’m leaving you with some options so you don’t feel alone in the world of web accessibility.
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‘Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data)’ requires websites to check, confirm and allow reversal of pages that cause important commitments.
Introduction
When a user is going through a process that results in a serious financial or legal commitment, or a change in data storage, it’s more important than ever to try and prevent mistakes.
Although all users are susceptible
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‘Error Suggestion’ requires websites to suggest corrections when users make mistakes.
Introduction
All users make mistakes – they’re only human after all. When they make mistakes on your website (whether it’s their fault or not), they get frustrated.
Input errors are common, especially where fields are mandatory or will only accept input in a specific format. Gong beyond
‘Consistent Identification’ requires components with the same function to be used consistently.
Introduction
It should be obvious that using consistent identification across your website helps your users move around, interact and do what it is you want them to do. Sadly, it’s often overlooked and buttons, icons or links with the same function look completely different.
Users with
‘Consistent Navigation’ requires that menus and standard controls are positioned consistently.
Introduction
When you visit a website these days, it’s almost second nature to understand where the main menu is and to expect it to be in the same place on every page. Web designers know that having a consistent navigation menu helps users move around websites.
Consistent
Each part of a webpage has a default human language assigned.
Introduction
If your website has content in a different language to its main one, you should tell your users about the change.
This helps browsers render the content correctly and assistive technology, such as screen readers, to interpret content accurately.
How to Pass ‘Language of Parts’
Set the
Keyboard focus is visible when used.
Introduction
Where there are multiple elements on a webpage, it helps users to highlight which element has keyboard focus. This helps users who rely on a keyboard to navigate as it shows them which element the keyboard will interact with. Users with attention or short-term memory limitations will also benefit from
