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-<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>Providing audio descriptions by incorporating narration in the existing soundtrack</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../css/sources.css" class="remove"/></head><body><h1>Providing audio descriptions by incorporating narration in the existing soundtrack</h1><section class="meta"><p class="id">ID: G173</p><p class="technology">Technology: general</p><p class="type">Type: Technique</p></section><section id="applicability"><h2>When to Use</h2>
+<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>Providing audio descriptions by incorporating narration in the existing soundtrack</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../css/sources.css" class="remove"/></head><body><h1>Providing audio descriptions by incorporating narration in the existing soundtrack</h1><section class="meta"><p class="id">ID: G226</p><p class="technology">Technology: general</p><p class="type">Type: Technique</p></section><section id="applicability"><h2>When to Use</h2>
       <p>Any technology that supports audio and video.</p>
    </section><section id="description"><h2>Description</h2>
-      <p>The objective of this technique is to provide audio descriptions through  narrative incorporated into the soundtrack of the synchronized video, so that it is possible for people who cannot see to be able to understand important visual material.</p>
+      <p>The objective of this technique is to provide audio descriptions through  narrative incorporated into the soundtrack of the synchronized video, so that people who cannot see are able to understand important visual material.</p>
       <p>Since most user agents today cannot merge multiple sound tracks, this technique adds additional context by revising the draft or pre-existing soundtrack so that the narrative includes audio description via a single audio track. This additional information may address actions, characters, scene changes, and on-screen text (not captions) that are important to understanding the content.</p>
-      <p>The existing narrative is either revised or new narrative is added during pauses in existing dialogue. This limits the amount of supplementary information that can be added to program.</p>
+      <p>The existing narrative is either revised or new narrative is added during pauses in existing dialogue (which potentially limits the amount of supplementary narration that can be added).</p>
       <p>This technique is most appropriate in instructional, marketing, and other videos where the narrative is intended to be informational. In such cases, a soundtrack which reinforces the visual "takeaways" in the video will be vital to blind people and people with low vision, and may be of use to many users, including some users with cognitive disabilities.</p>
    </section><section id="examples"><h2>Examples</h2>
       <h3>An instructional video is scripted with narration that describes important visual content</h3>
    <p>Someone creating a instructional video demonstrating the features of an application, or recording a slide presentation, prepares a script where what is being shown visually is reinforced through the narration, to arrive at an efficient and cost-effective means of making accessible videos and presentations.</p>
-   <p>Here are some key points to make the narration and presentation delivery accessible. Each is elaborated on in the following sections:</p>
+   <p>Several key strategies help the narration improve a video's accessibility. Each is described more fully in the following subsections:</p>
    <ol>
       <li>Describe any pertinent and meaningful text on the screen or slide</li>
       <li>Avoid saying only “this” or “here” to describe UI components</li>
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       <li>When using a mouse to show something (such as to hover, select, scroll, and open), say what you are doing</li>
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    <h4>Describe any pertinent and meaningful text on the screen or slide </h4>
-   <p>When referring to URLs, dialogs, labels, and headings, read out the text. Sometimes presenters (narrators) just highlight or point to text; speaking the visible text ensures this meaningful text is made accessible to everyone including blind users or those with low vision. When describing actions a user can do, be sure to specifically state the button names to improve the context (e.g., "choose the green 'Go' button").</p>
+   <p>When referring to URLs, dialogs, labels, and headings, read out the text. Sometimes presenters (narrators) just highlight or point to text; speaking the visible text ensures this meaningful text is made accessible to everyone including blind users or those with low vision. When describing actions a user can do, be sure to specifically state the button names to improve the context (for example, "choose the green 'Go' button").</p>
    <h4>Avoid saying only “this” or “here” to describe UI components</h4>
-   <p>This goes hand in hand with the first rule to announce text on the screen. When presenters (narrators) point out “this button” or say “you'll see this”, they are typically referring to a visual cue they are providing on the screen or slide. Someone who can't see the screen or slide lacks the context to understand what is being referenced. Replace or augment “this” and “here” with the labels/titles to provide context: “Choose the blue Save button”, “The Profile Settings dialog appears with several options”.</p>
+   <p>This goes hand in hand with the first rule to announce text on the screen. When presenters (narrators) point out “this button” or say “you'll see this”, they are typically referring to a visual cue they are providing on the screen or slide. Someone who can't see the screen or slide lacks the context to understand what is being referenced. Replace or augment “this” and “here” with the labels/titles to provide context: “Choose the blue Save button”, “The Profile Settings dialog appears, with several options.”</p>
    <h4>For better context, describe elements by sensory perceptions as well as by label</h4>
-   <p>Including position and other sensory qualities like color can really help some low vision users and users with cognitive disabilities. However, you will want to include other context, such as structural headings, in addition to position, which may not be very helpful to some blind users. For components with visible labels, always read out the label when referring to the component. Where a visible label is absent, but you are aware of other programmatic labeling that will be read by the screen reader (e.g., the aria-label property; page regions), use that text. Also include placement and structure (headings) on the page or slide (e.g., “the red “Cancel” button at the bottom right of the dialog”, “Select the “online only” radio button in the Settings options”).</p>
+   <p>Including position and other sensory qualities like color can really help some low vision users and users with cognitive disabilities. However, you will want to include other context, such as structural headings, in addition to position (which is usually not very helpful to blind user). For components with visible labels, always read out the label when referring to the component. Where a visible label is absent, but you are aware of other programmatic labeling that will be read by the screen reader (for example, the aria-label property or page regions), use that text. Also include placement and structure (headings) on the page or slide (for example, “the red “Cancel” button at the bottom right of the dialog”, “Select the “online only” radio button in the Settings options”).</p>
    <h4>Fully describe sequences of action, including any dynamic content that appears</h4>
-   <p>When you are demonstrating a process, be sure to describe all steps you are carrying out. As well, announce when status messages appear, such as “loading”, and when other content appears or disappears on the screen or next slide.</p>
+   <p>When you are demonstrating a process, be sure to describe all steps you are carrying out. As well, announce when status messages appear, such as “loading”, and when other content appears or disappears on the screen or slide.</p>
    <h4>When a main page, new slide, or dialog appears, say its title and describe its features</h4>
    <p>When a dialog, slide, or page appears, read out its title. For a new page, also describe its purpose or any distinguishing characteristics. Practice a natural storytelling style that does not simply read the text on the slide or screen.</p>
    <h4>When using a mouse to show something (such as to hover, select, scroll, or open), say what you are doing</h4>
-   <p>When operating the content, especially by mouse, announce what you plan to do before doing it, then describe while you are interacting with it, and finally summarize what you just did.</p>
+   <p>When performing complex interactions, especially by mouse, it is sometimes helpful to announce what you plan to do before doing it, then narrate while you are interacting with it, and finally summarize what you just did.</p>
    <h3>Additional narration is added to gaps in the existing soundtrack</h3>
-   <p>A marketing video does not contain any important visuals which cannot be inferred from the audio soundtrack. However, it uses on-screen text to identify new speakers, as well as to provide a url at the end of the video where people can go for more information. In post-production a new narrator announces the onscreen text in gaps in the dialog.</p>
+   <p>A marketing video's important visuals can be mainly inferred from the audio soundtrack. However, it only uses on-screen text to identify new speakers, as well as to provide a url at the end of the video where people can go for more information. In post-production a new narrator announces the onscreen text in gaps in the dialog.</p>
    </section><section id="tests"><h2>Tests</h2>
       <section class="procedure"><h3>Procedure</h3>
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