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The WCAG Primer is intended for use by the UK cross government accessibility community.

1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) (A)

Understanding 1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) (A)

Video content like instructional videos, promotions and interviews, must have captions that are synchronised with the audio content of the video. This ensures that the information communicated by the audio part of the video is available to people who cannot hear it.

Requirements / What to do?

  • All video content has captions that are synchronised with the audio content of the video;
  • Captions include all the spoken dialogue and important sound effects from the audio part of the video.

Common mistakes

  • The video does not have synchronised captions;
  • The video has captions but they do not include all the spoken dialogue and important sound effects from the audio content of the video;
  • The video has captions but they are not synchronised with the audio content of the video.

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