{"id":15239,"date":"2023-07-27T12:00:59","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T16:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/wcag-2-0-requirements-for-video-captioning-and-audio-description\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T15:55:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T15:55:59","slug":"wcag-2-0-requirements-for-video-captioning-and-audio-description","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/wcag-2-0-requirements-for-video-captioning-and-audio-description\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Your Captions and Audio Descriptions WCAG-Compliant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-dark alignfull p-post-header has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background is-style-dark--1\" 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wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;\" class=\"is-style-category wp-block-tribe-terms\"><ul class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__list\"><li class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__term\"><span class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__link t-category\">Audio Description<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title\">How to Make Your Captions and Audio Descriptions WCAG-Compliant<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9116416d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/author\/3playmedia\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">3Play Media<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2022<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-date has-10-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2023-07-27T12:00:59+00:00\">July 27, 2023<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"alignfull alignfull wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/WCAG-Compliant.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-radius:1rem;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/WCAG-Compliant.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/WCAG-Compliant-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/WCAG-Compliant-1024x366.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/WCAG-Compliant-768x274.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n                                                <hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.3playmedia.com\/wp-practical-guide-wcag-video-accessibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Practical Guide to WCAG Video Accessibility Requirements [Free eBook]\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With digital accessibility lawsuits <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/key-takeaways-usablenets-ada-web-app-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>on the rise<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, compliance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 is crucial for any organization with a web presence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While there are many aspects to WCAG, captions and audio descriptions are among the easiest accessibility requirements to implement for a WCAG-compliant, inclusive, and user-friendly video experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But what exactly constitutes a WCAG-compliant video?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this blog, we\u2019ll provide an overview of the current WCAG standards for captions and audio descriptions, what makes them WCAG-compliant, the major lawsuits and settlements referencing these standards, and the direction WCAG compliance could take going forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Standard: WCAG 2.0 Level AA<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29797 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/levels.jpg\" alt=\"Three arrows pointing up at an accessibility symbol surrounded by stars\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/levels.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/levels-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/levels-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/levels-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/levels.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/levels-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/levels-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/levels.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/levels.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/levels-174x174.jpg 174w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/levels.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you hear the term \u201cWCAG compliant,\u201d there\u2019s a good chance it\u2019s referring to<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/resources\/white-papers\/wp-wcag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>WCAG 2.0 Level AA<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. That\u2019s because, for years, WCAG 2.0 Level AA has been considered the primary standard for web accessibility.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WCAG 2.0 Level AA is also the most commonly referenced standard in accessibility laws and policies around the globe and in the U.S. \u2014 including <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/how-section-504-508-impact-closed-captioning-requirements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Section 508<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Rehabilitation Act.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To achieve WCAG 2.0 Level AA conformance, Level A standards <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20\/conformance.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>must also be met<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Below are captioning and audio description requirements for Levels A, AA, and AAA:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Level A<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: (1.2.2) Captions are provided for all prerecorded audio content in synchronized media, except when the media is a media alternative for text and is clearly labeled as such. (1.2.3) An alternative for time-based media or audio description of the prerecorded video content is provided for synchronized media, except when the media is a media alternative for text and is clearly labeled as such.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Level AA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: In addition to Level A compliance: (1.2.4) Captions are provided for all live audio content in synchronized media. (1.2.5) Audio description is provided for all prerecorded video content in synchronized media.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Level AAA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: In addition to Level A and AA compliance: (1.2.6) Sign language interpretation is provided for all prerecorded audio content in synchronized media. (1.2.7) Where pauses in foreground audio are insufficient to allow audio descriptions to convey the sense of the video, extended audio description is provided for all prerecorded video content in synchronized media.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are trying to meet WCAG 2.0 Level AA standards, captions must be provided for both recorded and live video or audio content. To meet Level AA audio description requirements, audio descriptions must be \u201cprovided for all prerecorded video content in synchronized media.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want to go above and beyond standard WCAG 2.0 compliance? In addition to all of the A and AA requirements, sign language interpretation is needed for all recorded video or audio content. Extended audio descriptions are also required for videos with insufficient space for standard audio descriptions. That being said, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20\/conformance.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>notes<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: \u201cIt is not recommended that Level AAA conformance be required as a general policy for entire sites because it is not possible to satisfy all Level AAA Success Criteria for some content.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-box su-box-style-default\" id=\"\" style=\"border-color:#b3003c;border-radius:5px;\"><div class=\"su-box-title\" style=\"background-color:#E6006F;color:#FFFFFF;border-top-left-radius:3px;border-top-right-radius:3px\">If WCAG 2.0 is the standard, what is WCAG 2.1 and WCAG 2.2?<\/div><div class=\"su-box-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:3px;border-bottom-right-radius:3px\">WCAG 2.1 was released in 2018 and functions as <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/know-wcag21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an extension of WCAG 2.0<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/the-wcag-2-2-draft-is-here\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>2.2 was released in October 2023<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and expands upon the guidelines for 2.1 and 2.0. WCAG versions 2.2 and 2.1 contain all of the same guidelines as 2.0, with additional guidelines aimed at broad support for users with disabilities. They also have the same structure for levels of compliance with levels A, AA, and AAA.<\/p>\n<p>The WCAG 2.2 and 2.1 levels of compliance for captioning and audio description remain the same as 2.0. For example, if you achieve WCAG 2.0 Level AA compliance for captioning and audio description, you have also achieved 2.1 Level AA or 2.2 Level AA compliance for these aspects, but you may not have achieved overall 2.1 or 2.2 Level AA for the entirety of your website.<\/p>\n<p>WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 do have differences from 2.0, but these differences do not apply to captioning or audio description at this time. Overall, W3C recommends using the latest WCAG standards to best achieve optimal website accessibility.<\/div><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What makes captions or descriptions WCAG-compliant?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29796 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/POUR.jpg\" alt=\"A jug pouring liquid out\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/POUR.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/POUR-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/POUR-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/POUR-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/POUR.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/POUR-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/POUR-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/POUR.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/POUR.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/POUR-174x174.jpg 174w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/POUR.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>W3C<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the group that authored WCAG, does not have exact compliance metrics for measuring the quality of captions and descriptions. This can make it tricky to know exactly what being WCAG-compliant means when it comes to video accessibility.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, an organization may be searching for particular metrics that dictate captions must be X percent accurate, or that descriptions must be X long or contain X amount of detail. But these metrics do not exist for WCAG at this time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead, WCAG takes a broader approach to accessibility by requiring all web content to obey each of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20\/intro.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>POUR principles<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Perceivable<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Information and user interface components must be presentable to users in ways they can perceive.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Operable<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: User interface components and navigation must be operable.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Understandable<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Information and the operation of user interface must be understandable.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Robust<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Content must be robust enough that it can be interpreted reliably by a wide variety of user agents, including assistive technologies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WCAG was designed around these four principles of accessibility to ensure that web content can be used by anyone.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to achieve WCAG-compliant captions and audio descriptions<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortunately, organizations have a global pool of resources and quality standards to pull from to ensure high-quality, WCAG-compliant captioning and audio description services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">General industry and compliance <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/why-3play\/legal-compliance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>standards<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have been developed over time by accessibility experts and industry leaders, such as the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/ada-video-requirements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/fccs-new-quality-standards-closed-captioning-video-programming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Federal Communications Commission (FCC) quality standards<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/cvaa-compliance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA)<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/what-you-need-to-know-about-new-aoda-regulations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Captioning<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3Play Media follows <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/best-practices-for-caption-quality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>captioning best practices<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> using information from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dcmp.org\/learn\/captioningkey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Described and Captioned Media Program\u2019s (DCMP) Captioning Key<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/fccs-new-quality-standards-closed-captioning-video-programming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>FCC\u2019s captioning quality standards for video programming<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the expertise of tenured <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/how-to-elevate-your-broadcasts-live-captioning-quality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>live<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/go.3playmedia.com\/wp-best-practices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>recorded<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> captioners, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/services\/captioning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>more<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Audio Description<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3Play Media follows audio description best practices that draw from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dcmp.org\/learn\/descriptionkey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>DCMP Description Key<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adp.acb.org\/about.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>American Council for the Blind\u2019s (ACB) Audio Description Project (ADP)<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the expertise of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/services\/audio-description\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>our tenured describers and voice actors<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-blue-blank\" href=\"https:\/\/go.3playmedia.com\/wp-practical-guide-wcag-video-accessibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Do your web videos comply with WCAG 2.1? \u23ef\ufe0f<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Legal Settlements Referencing WCAG<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29795 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/settlements.jpg\" alt=\"Hands shaking over a document with an accessibility symbol\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/settlements.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/settlements-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/settlements-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/settlements-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/settlements.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/settlements-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/settlements-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/settlements.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/settlements.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/settlements-174x174.jpg 174w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/settlements.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WCAG has been increasingly referenced in ADA-based <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/learn\/accessibility\/accessibility-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>lawsuits and settlements<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over the past decade. While it is not directly part of ADA legislation yet, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) often points to WCAG guidelines as an example of what standards organizations need to meet for optimal captioning and audio description compliance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Biden-Harris administration has additionally signaled their alignment with WCAG guidelines, specifically calling out WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliance in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/accessibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>White House\u2019s web accessibility statement<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">edX<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2015, edX, the online learning platform co-owned by Harvard and MIT, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/best-practices-for-accessible-course-content\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>settled a complaint<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the DOJ about accessibility issues on the edX website including failure to provide accurate and comprehensive captioning across video content in the platform\u2019s courses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">edX agreed to make their website fully accessible, develop a web accessibility policy, and urge course providers to make web content accessible before publishing to edX. In this case, WCAG 2.0 Level AA was referenced as the standard for web accessibility practices including captioning.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Netflix<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/2017\/04\/05\/audio-description-lawsuits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Netflix was sued<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the ACB for not providing audio description on their streaming movies and shows. Netflix settled with ACB in 2016. This settlement agreement also adopted the WCAG 2.0 Level AA as the accessibility standard for audio description which Netflix would need to meet in remediating their video content. In the years since, Netflix has become one of the most <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adp.acb.org\/netflixad.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>dominant providers<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of streaming audio description on the web.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UC Berkeley<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In December 2022, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/takeaways-from-uc-berkeleys-consent-decree-with-the-doj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>UC Berkeley and the DOJ entered into an agreement<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> after an eight-year investigation into the accessibility of UC Berkeley\u2019s online content. The Consent Decree requires UC Berkeley to make <\/span><b>all<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> online content accessible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the initial investigation mainly applied to the university\u2019s MOOC, UC BerkeleyX, the Consent Decree broadened the scope of affected online content to additionally include all publicly accessible websites on berkeley.edu and subdomains, as well as content published by UC Berkeley on third-party platforms like YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts. The settlement requires UC Berkeley to work towards making all digital media content conform to WCAG 2.0 Level AA standards.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Future of WCAG Compliance<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29798 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/looking-ahead.jpg\" alt=\"Person standing on a rock looking in the distance with a magnifier\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/looking-ahead.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/looking-ahead-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/looking-ahead-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/looking-ahead-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/looking-ahead.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/looking-ahead-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/looking-ahead-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/looking-ahead.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/looking-ahead.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/looking-ahead-174x174.jpg 174w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/looking-ahead.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Further <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2023\/07\/25\/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-works-to-make-it-easier-for-people-with-disabilities-to-access-public-services-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>web<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/how-the-communications-video-and-technology-accessibility-act-cvta-could-affect-the-cvaa-and-entertainment-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>streaming-focused<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> accessibility guidelines are expected in the near future, with the DOJ recently <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-advances-proposed-rule-strengthen-web-and-mobile-app-access-people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>announcing<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> its intent to strengthen web and mobile accessibility under <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ada.gov\/law-and-regs\/title-ii-2010-regulations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Title II of the ADA<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-quote su-quote-style-default su-quote-has-cite\"><div class=\"su-quote-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">This marks the first time in the history of the Americans with Disabilities Act that the Justice Department has issued a proposed rule on website accessibility. This proposed rule seeks to ensure that Americans with disabilities have equal access to the websites and apps that connect them to essential services provided by state and local governments.<span class=\"su-quote-cite\">Attorney General Merrick B. Garland<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regulations.gov\/document\/DOJ-CRT-2023-0007-0001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Details of the proposed rule<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were made available on August 3, 2023. Read the full <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ada.gov\/assets\/_pdfs\/web-accessibility-NPRM.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or review the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ada.gov\/notices\/2023\/07\/20\/web-nprm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>ADA\u2019s Fact Sheet<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the NPRM.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based on past lawsuits and aforementioned settlements, most experts anticipated that U.S. guidelines would draw from WCAG 2.0 or 2.1 Level AA standards, and the NPRM does in fact reference<\/span><b> WCAG 2.1 Level AA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as the technical standard state and local governments would need to follow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is important to remember that this proposed rule is just that\u2026 for now. The DOJ is soliciting feedback about the proposal through October 3, 2023, and encourages folks<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ada.gov\/notices\/2023\/07\/20\/web-nprm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>to submit their thoughts via <\/b><b>regulations.gov or directly mailing comments to the DOJ<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/go.3playmedia.com\/wp-practical-guide-wcag-video-accessibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29923 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A-Practical-Guide-to-WCAG-Video-Accessibility-Requirements-CTA.jpg\" alt=\"A Practical Guide to WCAG Video Accessibility Requirements. Download the eBook.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A-Practical-Guide-to-WCAG-Video-Accessibility-Requirements-CTA.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A-Practical-Guide-to-WCAG-Video-Accessibility-Requirements-CTA-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A-Practical-Guide-to-WCAG-Video-Accessibility-Requirements-CTA-600x172.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A-Practical-Guide-to-WCAG-Video-Accessibility-Requirements-CTA-768x220.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A-Practical-Guide-to-WCAG-Video-Accessibility-Requirements-CTA-585x167.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A-Practical-Guide-to-WCAG-Video-Accessibility-Requirements-CTA-888x254.jpg 888w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A-Practical-Guide-to-WCAG-Video-Accessibility-Requirements-CTA-524x150.jpg 524w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A-Practical-Guide-to-WCAG-Video-Accessibility-Requirements-CTA-262x75.jpg 262w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A-Practical-Guide-to-WCAG-Video-Accessibility-Requirements-CTA-174x50.jpg 174w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n<p><em>This blog was originally published Patrick Loftus on April 24, 2018, as &#8220;How to Produce WCAG-Compliant Video Captions and Audio Descriptions&#8221; and has since been updated for comprehensiveness, clarity, and accuracy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This blog post is written for educational and general information purposes only, and does not constitute specific legal advice. 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