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1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded) – Level AA

Audio description is provided for all prerecorded video content in synchronized media.

Understanding Success Criterion 1.2.5: Audio Description (Prerecorded) by the W3C

Checklist – Components

Video – Recordings

Note!
If all of the information in the video track is also in the audio track, no audio description is necessary.

WCAG 1.2.3, 1.2.5, and 1.2.8 overlap, so that you can chose the minimum conformance level for your situation. In other words…

TestPriority
Did I provide an audio description track for the video?High