- Success Criterion 1.2.1
- Conformance level A
Silent Demo Video With No Transcript or Narration
1.2.1 — Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded)
Scenario
Setting
A dating app's profile setup
What’s wrong
Video-only content (silent demo, screencast, animated GIF conveying process) with neither a text alternative nor audio track.
Example
A dating app's profile setup shows the problem clearly: video-only content (silent demo, screencast, animated GIF conveying process) with neither a text alternative nor audio track.
Why it matters
Deaf people who need transcripts of audio-only media, and blind people who need alternatives to silent video. In this case (a dating app's profile setup), they are left guessing what the media actually shows.
How to test
Play any silent video (demo, screencast, animated GIF of a process): if there's no transcript or narrated audio track describing what happens, it fails.
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
Once corrected, a dating app's profile setup lets them 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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- Audio Description File Left as a Filename, Not Real Text
- Long Description That Doesn’t Match What the Audio Actually Says
- Podcast Episode Published With No Transcript at All
- Transcript Missing Speaker Names or Key Background Sounds
- Auto-Generated Transcript Too Inaccurate to Trust
- Transcript Link That’s Broken or Locked Behind a Login