- Success Criterion 1.2.1
- Conformance level A
Podcast Episode Published With No Transcript at All
1.2.1 — Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded)
Scenario
Setting
A bank's mobile money-transfer screen
What’s wrong
Podcast/audio clip published with no transcript at all.
Example
During an audit of a bank's mobile money-transfer screen: podcast/audio clip published with no transcript at all.
Why it matters
Deaf people who need transcripts of audio-only media, and blind people who need alternatives to silent video. On a bank's mobile money-transfer screen, that means they can't tell what the image or video is showing.
How to test
Search the page for a transcript link near every podcast/audio player: if none exists, it fails outright.
How to fix
A complete, accurate transcript (or an equivalent audio track for video-only media) must be provided and linked right next to the media.
Outcome
With the fix in place on a bank's mobile money-transfer screen, they hear or read what the media conveys.
Who is affected
Deaf people who need transcripts of audio-only media, and blind people who need alternatives to silent video.
Learn more
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Related scenarios
- Audio Description File Left as a Filename, Not Real Text
- Long Description That Doesn’t Match What the Audio Actually Says
- Transcript Missing Speaker Names or Key Background Sounds
- Auto-Generated Transcript Too Inaccurate to Trust
- Silent Demo Video With No Transcript or Narration
- Transcript Link That’s Broken or Locked Behind a Login