From bac1787badab15cc3e04eaba51ed55a0f90a7e26 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mary Jo Mueller Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2025 08:53:21 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] 1.2.3 and 1.2.5: Add note from EN 301 549 describing audio descriptions This is exactly how the notes appear in the V20 draft of the EN 301 549. --- comments-by-guideline-and-success-criterion.md | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/comments-by-guideline-and-success-criterion.md b/comments-by-guideline-and-success-criterion.md index 7d7cdf09..1459b5e7 100644 --- a/comments-by-guideline-and-success-criterion.md +++ b/comments-by-guideline-and-success-criterion.md @@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ The WCAG 2 definition of “[audio description](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/#df
Secondary or alternate audio tracks are commonly used for this purpose.
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+ +Audio descriptions (also called "video descriptions" and "described videos") add descriptive information of important visual information needed to understand the video content, including text displayed in the video. Where the main audio track of the video fully describes important visual information, audio descriptions would not be needed at all as the requirement would already be met. When audio descriptions are needed, one way to implement them is by providing a second audio track for the audio-video media.
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See also the [Comments on Closed Functionality](#comments-on-closed-functionality).
@@ -95,6 +99,9 @@ The WCAG 2 definition of “[audio description](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/#df
Secondary or alternate audio tracks are commonly used for this purpose.
+
+ +Audio descriptions (also called "video descriptions" and "described videos") add descriptive information of important visual information needed to understand the video content, including text displayed in the video. Where the main audio track of the video fully describes important visual information, audio descriptions would not be needed at all as the requirement would already be met. When audio descriptions are needed, one way to implement them is by providing a second audio track for the audio-video media.
#### adaptable From 8bde0af8d4d09f7cd60090ff8ef14243fd786cf9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mary Jo Mueller Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2025 09:27:13 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] add "descriptive narration" to bring in WCAG definition's alternate names --- comments-by-guideline-and-success-criterion.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/comments-by-guideline-and-success-criterion.md b/comments-by-guideline-and-success-criterion.md index 1459b5e7..de9a72dd 100644 --- a/comments-by-guideline-and-success-criterion.md +++ b/comments-by-guideline-and-success-criterion.md @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ The WCAG 2 definition of “[audio description](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/#df Secondary or alternate audio tracks are commonly used for this purpose.
-Audio descriptions (also called "video descriptions" and "described videos") add descriptive information of important visual information needed to understand the video content, including text displayed in the video. Where the main audio track of the video fully describes important visual information, audio descriptions would not be needed at all as the requirement would already be met. When audio descriptions are needed, one way to implement them is by providing a second audio track for the audio-video media.
+Audio descriptions (also called "video descriptions", "descriptive narration", and "described videos") add descriptive information of important visual information needed to understand the video content, including text displayed in the video. Where the main audio track of the video fully describes important visual information, audio descriptions would not be needed at all as the requirement would already be met. When audio descriptions are needed, one way to implement them is by providing a second audio track for the audio-video media.
From 3e115b49d7190bd987e13e12cab7b396f88f7b67 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mary Jo Mueller Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2025 09:28:04 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Incorporate additional name that audio descriptions is known by --- comments-by-guideline-and-success-criterion.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/comments-by-guideline-and-success-criterion.md b/comments-by-guideline-and-success-criterion.md index de9a72dd..6cba258f 100644 --- a/comments-by-guideline-and-success-criterion.md +++ b/comments-by-guideline-and-success-criterion.md @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ The WCAG 2 definition of “[audio description](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/#df Secondary or alternate audio tracks are commonly used for this purpose.
-Audio descriptions (also called "video descriptions" and "described videos") add descriptive information of important visual information needed to understand the video content, including text displayed in the video. Where the main audio track of the video fully describes important visual information, audio descriptions would not be needed at all as the requirement would already be met. When audio descriptions are needed, one way to implement them is by providing a second audio track for the audio-video media.
+Audio descriptions (also called "video descriptions", "descriptive narration", and "described videos") add descriptive information of important visual information needed to understand the video content, including text displayed in the video. Where the main audio track of the video fully describes important visual information, audio descriptions would not be needed at all as the requirement would already be met. When audio descriptions are needed, one way to implement them is by providing a second audio track for the audio-video media. #### adaptable From 7df858b1cd3c7d14a3a700277aed12268abb9ed2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mary Jo Mueller Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2025 13:26:22 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Remove notes 1 & 2 from 1.2.3 and 1.2.5 These notes are redundant to the new note that was added. --- comments-by-guideline-and-success-criterion.md | 12 ------------ 1 file changed, 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/comments-by-guideline-and-success-criterion.md b/comments-by-guideline-and-success-criterion.md index 6cba258f..3efb974c 100644 --- a/comments-by-guideline-and-success-criterion.md +++ b/comments-by-guideline-and-success-criterion.md @@ -64,12 +64,6 @@ The WCAG 2 definition of “[captions](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/#dfn-caption This applies directly as written, and as described in [Intent from Understanding Success Criterion 1.2.3](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/audio-description-or-media-alternative-prerecorded#intent).
- -The WCAG 2 definition of “[audio description](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/#dfn-audio-descriptions)” says that “audio description” is “also called ‘video description’ and ‘descriptive narration’”.
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- -Secondary or alternate audio tracks are commonly used for this purpose.
-
Audio descriptions (also called "video descriptions", "descriptive narration", and "described videos") add descriptive information of important visual information needed to understand the video content, including text displayed in the video. Where the main audio track of the video fully describes important visual information, audio descriptions would not be needed at all as the requirement would already be met. When audio descriptions are needed, one way to implement them is by providing a second audio track for the audio-video media.
@@ -94,12 +88,6 @@ The WCAG 2 definition of “[captions](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/#dfn-caption This applies directly as written, and as described in [Intent from Understanding Success Criterion 1.2.5](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/audio-description-prerecorded#intent).
- -The WCAG 2 definition of “[audio description](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/#dfn-audio-descriptions)” says that audio description is “also called ‘video description’ and ‘descriptive narration’”.
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- -Secondary or alternate audio tracks are commonly used for this purpose.
-
Audio descriptions (also called "video descriptions", "descriptive narration", and "described videos") add descriptive information of important visual information needed to understand the video content, including text displayed in the video. Where the main audio track of the video fully describes important visual information, audio descriptions would not be needed at all as the requirement would already be met. When audio descriptions are needed, one way to implement them is by providing a second audio track for the audio-video media.