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To claim Single A conformance, all of your pages and documents must meet all Single A requirements
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To claim Double A, all of your pages and documents must meet all Single A and all Double A requirements
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To claim Triple A, all of your pages and documents must meet all Single A, Double A and Triple A requirements
Live audio is any image information captured from a real-world event and transmitted without delay to a webpage. An example of live video may be a webcam of a nesting sea eagle.
Starting with 'shooting' live action with a camera, make sure that
Because a video-only file is not text, it cannot be 'read' by a screen reader. Therefore, it must have a text alternative that serves the same purpose. This alternative must also be identified so people know it is non-text content. This alternative can be
Or, a brief description of the video, or a descriptive label of the video and:
People must be able to operate the video by any input device. Therefore, just providing functionality for the mouse is not enough, although the mouse should be able to access any content on the page. The keyboard must be able to operate the all functionality of the video. Also,
No specific requirements relating to live video production. Although if any images of text, as screens or information added to preceed the viewing of the video, such as credits or advertisements
The controls to operate the video should be accessible with a keyboard, and should be visible (highlighted) when they receive focus. Therefore it is best to keep it simple, so
Authorised by the Associate Director, Service Delivery & Support
7 March, 2012
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