RE: Audio Descriptions for Talking Heads from Bailey, Bruce on 2011-06-24 (w3c-wai-gl@w3.org from April to June 2011)

From: Bailey, Bruce <Bailey@Access-Board.gov>
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:05:05 -0400
To: "Scott Hollier" <Scott.Hollier@mediaaccess.org.au>, "WCAG" <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
Cc: <david100@sympatico.ca>
Message-ID: <23EB0B5A59FF804E9A219B2C4EF3AE3D020ECB90@Access-Exch.Access-Board.gov>

I think people are conflating Audio Description (caps) as a term of art
with what WCAG actually requires.

>  the issue of audio description in Talking Head and similar scenarios
is one of the biggest issues in trying to encourage AA compliance

There is no concern for an exception.  The situation is explicitly
covered by the WCAG definition!
From:  http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/#audiodescdef
Note 3:  Where all of the video information is already provided in
existing audio, no additional audio description is necessary.

Received on Friday, 24 June 2011 12:01:30 UTC