Re: comment on the captions decision tree

Hi Marty,

Thanks for reaching out. We are currently developing this resource and 
the included decision tree.

I think the text on the screen indeed refers to a transcript. Also it 
could be the case that the content of a page is also presented in a 
video form. In that case the text that is already present acts as the 
alternative.

I have CC’d Geoff and Judy who are the co-editors of the resource in 
case I misunderstood.

I’ll also add an issue to GitHub so that we clarify the wording before 
publishing the completed resource.

Best, Eric

On 6 Oct 2017, at 6:00, Marty Strauss wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I was recently using your captions decision tree
> <https://w3c.github.io/wai-media-intro/accessible-media/decision-tree/> 
> and
> wanted to ask a clarification about the language of one of the 
> sections.
> Specifically, about the question-and-answer pair as follows:
>
> *Does the media contain only video with synchronized audio?  Yes...and
> there is already text on the screen that accurately reflects the audio
> (including both speech and non-speech elements). --> An alternative is 
> not
> required.*
>
> My question is, what does "text on the screen" refer to in this 
> instance?
> Does it refer to any text on the webpage, for example, a transcript, 
> or
> does it refer to text specifically within the video (for example, 
> animated
> text or hard-coded subtitles)?
>
> Thanks!
> Marty Strauss





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Eric Eggert
Web Accessibility Specialist
Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) at World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)