Instructional GIF Treated as Decorative Instead of Informative

Why it matters

Deaf people who need transcripts of audio-only media, and blind people who need alternatives to silent video.

How to test

Check instructional GIFs/WebPs (showing a sequence of steps) for alt text or a caption: if marked purely decorative despite conveying steps, 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.

<audio src="podcast.mp3"></audio>

<a href="podcast-transcript.html">Read the transcript</a>

A text transcript gives Deaf users the same content the audio carries, with no video/audio dependency.

Outcome

On a real-estate marketplace's listing page, this barrier is gone for deaf people who need transcripts of audio-only media — they no longer have to work around this.

Who is affected

Deaf people who need transcripts of audio-only media, and blind people who need alternatives to silent video.