1.2 Time-based Media
WCAG 2.2 guideline
1.2 Time-based Media
Make audio and video accessible with alternatives such as captions, transcripts, audio description, and sign language where required.
People who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or in a sound-sensitive environment rely on these alternatives to use media content.
Success criteria
- 1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) (Level A)
- 1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) (Level A)
- 1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) (Level A)
- 1.2.4 Captions (Live) (Level AA)
- 1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded) (Level AA)
- 1.2.6 Sign Language (Prerecorded) (Level AAA)
- 1.2.7 Extended Audio Description (Prerecorded) (Level AAA)
- 1.2.8 Media Alternative (Prerecorded) (Level AAA)
- 1.2.9 Audio-only (Live) (Level AAA)