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Guide to Guideline 1.2 Level 2 Success Criterion 1

Guideline 1.2: Provide synchronized alternatives for multimedia.
1.2 L2 SC1: Real-time captions are provided for live multimedia.

Key terms and important concepts

caption: Synchronized transcript of dialogue and important sound effects. Captions provide access to multimedia for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
multimedia: For the purposes of these guidelines, multimedia refers to combined audio and video presentations. It also includes audio-only and video-only presentations that include interaction.

Intent of this success criterion

The intent of this success criterion is to enable people who are deaf or hard of hearing to watch multimedia presentations. Captions provide the part of the content available via the audio track. Captions not only include dialog, but identify who is speaking and notate sound effects and other significant audio.

Techniques for addressing 1.2 L2 SC1

The techniques for GL 1.2 L1 SC1 are deemed to be sufficient by the WCAG Working Group for meeting success criterion 1.2 L2 SC1.

Benefits: How 1.2 L1 SC1 helps people with disabilities

People who are deaf or have a hearing loss can access the auditory information in the multimedia content through captions.

Examples of 1.2 L2 SC1

A captioned tutorial.
A video clip shows how to tie a knot. The captions read,
"(music)
USING ROPE TO TIE KNOTS
WAS AN IMPORTANT SKILL
FOR THE LIKES OF SAILORS, SOLDIERS, AND WOODSMEN."
From Sample Transcript Formatting by Whit Anderson

Related resources

See the related resources for GL 1.2 L1 SC1.

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