G78

From Mobile Accessibility Task Force

Current technique g78

Status

Notes on the WCAG Technique Sections

  • Applicability: no change
  • Description: no change
  • Examples: no change
  • Related: no change
  • Tests: Changes proposed

- Detlev Fischer, 24. 02 2014

Proposed add User Agent and Assistive Technology Support Notes section

Add a section for User Agent and Assistive Technology Support Notes.

Indicate the following:

Support for and mechanisms to enable user selectable secondary audio channel is not consistent across platforms and media players. Authors might not be able to rely on settings being at the platform or media player level and might need to provide an option to enable this in the content depending on the technology relied upon to make a conformance claim to ensure the technique is accessibility supported.

Original test step

1.Check that the audio track that includes audio descriptions can be turned on by using a control within the content itself or by selecting a preference in the media player.

Proposed test step

1.Check that the audio track that includes audio descriptions can be turned on by using a control within the content itself or by selecting a preference (such as a button to toggle audio description) in the media player @@or operating system@@.

- Jon Avila, 25. 09 2014

  1. Check that the ability exists to turn on the audio track that includes audio descriptions.

For example, by using a control within the content itself or by selecting a control or preference in the media player or operating system.

- Jon Avila, 7, 10 2014