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Transcript for pre-recorded audio-only content

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Summary

For audio content that has no video (like a podcast), provide a transcript.

Audio-only content that communicates information (like a podcast) should have a text transcript.


Requirements

Common mistakes

Why?

This ensures that the information is available to people who cannot hear.

Official wording in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded): For prerecorded audio-only and prerecorded video-only media, the following are true, except when the audio or video is a media alternative for text and is clearly labeled as such: (Level A)

See the W3C’s detailed explanation of this guideline with techniques and examples.


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