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+# 1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded)
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+- Level: AA
+- Guideline: 1.2 Time-based Media
+- Principle: 1 Perceivable
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+## What it is
+
+Audio description is provided for all prerecorded video content in synchronized media.
+
+## How to test
+
+- Check: Audio description is provided for all prerecorded video content in synchronized media.
+- Use the sufficient techniques below as acceptable methods when applicable.
+- Confirm none of the common failures apply.
+
+## Sufficient techniques (W3C)
+
+- G78: Providing a second, user-selectable, audio track that includes audio descriptions
+- G173: Providing a version of a movie with audio descriptions
+- SM6: Providing audio description in SMIL 1.0
+- SM7: Providing audio description in SMIL 2.0
+- G226: Providing audio descriptions by incorporating narration in the soundtrack
+- Using any player that supports audio and video
+- G8: Providing a movie with extended audio descriptions
+- SM1: Adding extended audio description in SMIL 1.0
+- SM2: Adding extended audio description in SMIL 2.0
+- G203: Using a static text alternative to describe a talking head video
+
+## Advisory techniques (W3C)
+
+- H96: Using the track element to provide audio descriptions
+
+## Common failures (W3C)
+
+- F113: Failure of Success Criterion 1.2.5 due to not using available pauses in dialogue to provide audio descriptions of important visual content
+
+## Resources
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+- WCAG 2.2 SC: https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/#audio-description-prerecorded
+- Understanding: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/audio-description-prerecorded.html
+- Quick reference: https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/?versions=2.2#audio-description-prerecorded
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