Re: My raft of 1.2 Time-based Media PRs

Hi Mike and all,

Great to see this getting done!

While you are working on time-based media updates, would you be willing to add to the Understanding documents — I guess in the the Related Resources section if not elsewhere — links to the appropriate pages of Making Audio and Video Media Accessible <https://www.w3.org/WAI/media/av/>? e.g., for Understanding 1.2.2 <https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/captions-prerecorded> add link to Captions/Subtitles <https://www.w3.org/WAI/media/av/captions/> /in Making Audio and Video Media Accessible/.

Of course, we also welcome suggestions for improvements to Making Audio and Video Media Accessible <https://www.w3.org/WAI/media/av/> if you see anything.

Thanks,
~Shawn


On 07-Apr-25 7:05 PM, Michael Gower wrote:
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> I’ve carried out a fairly detailed review of some issues/inconsistencies with some of the Time-based media materials. This email is intended to guide TF members through the basic ‘layers’. Each subsequent PRs has been based on the prior branch, so each change can be scrutinized separately, and yet they should be able to be adopted/revised without conflicts if done sequentially.
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>     1.Make audio descriptions consistently about /important/ visual content.
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> Covered by:
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>   * https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4323 (non-normative change to TR)
>   * https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4324 (note changes to Understanding docs)
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>     2.Make notes for time-based media consistent and logical
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> Covered by:
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>   * https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4325 (remove 1.2.7 ref in 1.2.3/1.2.5 Understanding)
>   * https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4326 (remove audio description ref from 1.2.8 Understanindg)
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>     3.Revise note 1 to confirm in-narrative audio descriptions can be used to pass Audio Descriptions
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> Covered by:
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>   * https://github.com/w3c/wcag/pull/4327 (add “additional” to Understanding note 1 for 1.2.3 and 1.2.5; create a new technique for “providing audio descriptions…in the existing soundtrack)
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> It’s my intent to walk members through this work on Friday, but I will monitor the PRs and try to address any questions/concerns as they appear this week, so please feel free to proactively support/shred.
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> Thanks!
> Mike
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