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From: Andrews, David B (DEED)
Date: Feb 9, 2024 2:01PM

I think the answer is no. The intended audience for each service is intended for a different audience and there isn't much cross-over. Think about how best to serve your audience -- not just how to conform to the standard.

Dave



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Thanks, Patrick. Anyone have a contrary view?

Steve

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From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of Patrick H. Lauke
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2024 11:34 AM
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On 29/01/2024 11:19, Steve Green wrote:
> This may be a silly question. In short, if an audio described version of a video is provided, do the captions need to include the audio description?

While it may seem redundant, I'd say the easiest interpretation is that yes, all AD content should also be captioned - if something's spoken (regardless of whether it's the original video's audio, or additional AD), caption it, as I don't think there's enough normative text that would warrant a more nuanced "but surely the AD is redundant since they can see the visuals" logical exemption (though I may be wrong?)

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