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Checks for video captions and transcripts
Rule IDvideo/video-accessible
CategoryVideo
ScopePer-page
Severitywarning
Weight4/10

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Solution

Videos need captions for deaf/hard-of-hearing users and transcripts for SEO. Use <track> elements for captions. Provide text transcripts on the page. Auto-generated captions should be reviewed for accuracy. Captions also help when audio can’t be played. Required by WCAG 2.1 Level A.

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Enable / Disable

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Disable this rule

squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["video/video-accessible"]

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Disable all Video rules

squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["video/*"]

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Enable only this rule

squirrel.toml
[rules]
enable = ["video/video-accessible"]
disable = ["*"]