Registry · Perceivable
1.2.3 — Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded)
Level A Perceivable
Operational summary
IF recorded synchronized media includes visual information, supply audio description OR an equivalent time-based media alternative, subject to the identified alternative-to-text exception. Passing this criterion alone does not settle AA audio-description requirements.
This is an original implementation summary, not replacement normative text. The sources below supply the precise requirement, its definitions and its qualifications.
Primary sources
Registry record
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"criterion_id": "1.2.3",
"level": "A",
"name": "Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded)",
"rule_definition": "../03-WCAG22-AA-REGISTRY.md#sc-1-2-3",
"normative_source": "https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/#audio-description-or-media-alternative-prerecorded",
"understanding_source": "https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/audio-description-or-media-alternative-prerecorded.html",
"applicability_status": "NOT_EVALUATED",
"assessment_status": "NOT_TESTED",
"owner": null,
"test_instance_ids": [],
"exception_evidence_ids": []
}