Registry · Perceivable
1.2.5 — Audio Description (Prerecorded)
Level AA Perceivable
Operational summary
IF recorded synchronized video contains meaningful visual information not already conveyed by its soundtrack, supply audio description. A transcript alone is not the AA substitute. Record why additional description is unnecessary when existing audio already conveys everything relevant.
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
Applicability and assessment start unset by design — no product has been evaluated. Instantiate the entry for an actual product, assign an owner and retain evidence.
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"criterion_id": "1.2.5",
"level": "AA",
"name": "Audio Description (Prerecorded)",
"rule_definition": "../03-WCAG22-AA-REGISTRY.md#sc-1-2-5",
"normative_source": "https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/#audio-description-prerecorded",
"understanding_source": "https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/audio-description-prerecorded.html",
"applicability_status": "NOT_EVALUATED",
"assessment_status": "NOT_TESTED",
"owner": null,
"test_instance_ids": [],
"exception_evidence_ids": []
}