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Video must be able to be percieved by everyone.

WHEN I land on a page that has video.
AND Video is set to auto play.
AND Video plays for five seconds or more.
THEN I am provided a way to stop or pause video.

WHEN I land on a page that has video.
AND The video starts to play.
THEN I am provided with close captioning or a way to turn them on.

WHEN I land on a page that has video.
AND The video starts to play.
AND The video contains strobe / flash effects.
THEN The flashes do not happen more than 3 times a second.

Prerecorded Video Only

WHEN I land on a page that has prerecorded video.
THEN I am provided a text description of the video.

WHEN I land on a page that has prerecorded video.
THEN I am provided a audio description of the video.

Related Acceptance Criteria

This covers strictly video on a page/application. For multi-media see acceptance criteria for audio. If you are looking to create a multi-media player, please see acceptance criteria for media player.

More Information

Video MUST meet the following:

  • If video plays for more than 5 seconds, there must be a way to stop or pause the video [ WCAG 2.2.2 ].
  • Captioning is avaialable for prerecoreded video [WCAG 1.2.2].
  • Audio description / media alternitive is avaialable for prerecoreded video [WCAG 1.2.3].
  • Captioning is avaialable for live video [WCAG 1.2.4].

Audio SHOULD meet the following:

  • Background sounds should be about 20dB lower or removed during dialogue.

Helpful Links

w3c accessible audio and video