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current text: (from the @kind table) keyword: captions "Transcription or translation of the dialogue, sound effects, relevant musical cues, and other relevant audio information, suitable for when the soundtrack is unavailable (e.g. because it is muted or because the user is deaf). Displayed over the video; labeled as appropriate for the hard-of-hearing." recommended change: "Transcription of the dialogue, sound effects, relevant musical cues, and other relevant non-speech audio information, suitable for when the soundtrack is unavailable (e.g., because it is muted) or cannot be perceived (e.g., because the user is deaf or hard-of-hearing). Displayed as an overlay on the video." filed on behalf of the a11yTF
mass-move component to LC1
What is the problem in the original text that the suggested text fixes?
(In reply to comment #2) > What is the problem in the original text that the suggested text fixes? Very similar to bug 13440, see http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=13440#c3 .
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Checked in as WHATWG revision r6458. Check-in comment: precision http://html5.org/tools/web-apps-tracker?from=6457&to=6458