Audio/video OBJECT with equivalent CONTENT |
Section 508 1194.22(a); WAI / WCAG 1.0 checkpoint 1.1
Issue Description The OBJECT elements with embedded audio or video files included in this document should have corresponding equivalent description between the <OBJECT> and </OBJECT> tags.
How to check Insert a meaningful description inside the <OBJECT> tag. In particular, check the content inside the <OBJECT> and </OBJECT> tags:

- If the content is a textual description, it should be a transcription of the audio/video file
- If the content is a link, it should point to a transcription
- If the content is an <OBJECT> tag, it should be an audio file or a transcription.

Issue Explanation Equivalent descriptions for sounds can be provided in the form of a text phrase on the page that links to a text transcript or description of the sound file. The link to the transcript should appear in a highly visible location such as at the top of the page. If a script automatically loads a sound, the script should also automatically load a visual indication that the sound is currently playing and provide a description or transcript of the sound.

The OBJECT element's design offers a mechanism for specifying alternate object renderings. Each embedded OBJECT declaration may specify alternate content types. If a browser cannot render the outermost OBJECT, it tries to render the contents, which may be another OBJECT element, etc.