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Schalk Neethling
@schalkneethling.com

Figure, video, figcaption, and accessibility | What makes a video element accessible is captions, descriptions, and a transcript. When those aren't available, what options remain for providing an accessible name for a video element? | schalkneethling.com/posts/figure...

schalkneethling.comFigure, video, figcaption, and accessibilityWhat makes a video element accessible is captions, descriptions, and a transcript. When those are out of reach, what are the remaining options for giving a video element an accessible name?

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Michaël Vanderheyden
@th3s4mur41.me

Yep, unfortunately, descriptions track still needs a polyfill or some custom JavaScript to work. The native controls experience isn't great either though. When the player gets the focus, screen reader announce all the controls at once. Way too verbose.