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3.5 Does each pre-recorded synchronised time-based media have, if necessary, an alternative (excluding special cases)?

WCAG references
  • 1.2.3 Audio description or media alternative (prerecorded) (A)

Official methodology to test criterion 3.5

Test 1 (3.5)

iOS and Android
  1. Identify on the screen synchronised time-based media that require a text transcript.
  2. Check for
    • the presence of a clearly identifiable adjacent text transcript;
    • or the presence of a transcript accessible via an adjacent component (a button or a link);
    • or the presence of a synchronised audio description;
    • or the presence of an alternative version with a synchronised audio description accessible via an adjacent component (a button or a link).
  3. If this is the case, the criterion is validated.