- From: Patrick H. Lauke <redux@splintered.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2021 10:13:33 +0100
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
On 04/08/2021 10:04, Louise Lister wrote: > I have a question about background animations on landing pages and what > we need to have in place. > > Iām aware of the pause/stop/hide requirement > <https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/pause-stop-hide.html> > (which we are not currently meeting ā¹) and I need to sort out. > > In the case where we have a short video loop, do we also need to provide > an auditory description to be accessible? These are quite new animations > and have triggered this accessibility check ā*object link to multimedia > file require equivalent alternatives (e.g., captions or auditory > descriptions of the visual track).ā* I would really appreciate to know > whether I should ignore or try and accommodate this check in some way to > meet Level A and AA standards. If the video loops are essentially decorative/visual "fluff"/mood, it's on par with decorative images. The latter don't necessarily need a text alternative, and decorative videos (that don't actually convey content/information) don't need a media alternative/audio description (1.2.1) As with decorative images, there is obviously an argument that if the videos do convey a certain mood/feel, that should also come through somehow (in the copywriting/tone of the content etc), but that's more subjective to decide on. P -- Patrick H. Lauke https://www.splintered.co.uk/ | https://github.com/patrickhlauke https://flickr.com/photos/redux/ | https://www.deviantart.com/redux twitter: @patrick_h_lauke | skype: patrick_h_lauke
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