Online Video Accessibility
All federal, state and local government websites (external and internal) must achieve Single A compliance by December 31st, 2012 and any online content created after July 2010 must include key accessibility elements in order to be compliant. Viocorp is working closely with AGIMO and key accessibility organisations to develop solutions to help government agencies transition to WCAG 2.0 compliance.
The key requirements for online video to achieve Single A compliance include:
- Accessible media player enabling keyboard only access
- Captions
- Either Full Text Alternative (transcript with descriptions of what is happening on screen)
- Or Audio Description (spoken descriptions of action added to the quiet parts of the audio track)
Resources
The complete document from AGIMO outlining the Web Accessibility National Transition Strategy can be viewed here.
A quick reference summary of the requirements needed to meet Single A compliance can be found on the Media Access Australia website here.
Viocorp offers a full range of services to help clients achieve and maintain compliance. Click here to find out more.
