[html5] r1077 - /

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Thu Oct 18 19:01:55 PDT 2007


Author: ianh
Date: 2007-10-18 19:01:53 -0700 (Thu, 18 Oct 2007)
New Revision: 1077

Modified:
   index
   source
Log:
[e] (0) Make <audio> say the same as <video> for fallback content; add a note to both saying that the fallback content isn't for a12n uses.

Modified: index
===================================================================
--- index	2007-10-19 01:54:38 UTC (rev 1076)
+++ index	2007-10-19 02:01:53 UTC (rev 1077)
@@ -13320,6 +13320,13 @@
    video plugins can be tried, or to show text to the users of these older
    browser informing them of how to access the video contents.
 
+  <p class=note>In particular, the fallback content isn't intended to address
+   accessibility concerns. To make video content accessible to the blind,
+   deaf, and those with other physical or cognitive disabilities, authors are
+   expected to provide alternative media streams and/or to embed
+   accessibility aids (such as caption or subtitle tracks) into their media
+   streams.
+
   <p>The <code><a href="#video1">video</a></code> element is a <a
    href="#media5">media element</a> whose <a href="#media7">media data</a> is
    ostensibly video data, possibly with associated audio data.
@@ -13503,11 +13510,18 @@
    or audio stream.
 
   <p>Content may be provided inside the <code><a
-   href="#audio1">audio</a></code> element so that older Web browsers, which
-   do not support <code><a href="#audio1">audio</a></code>, can display text
-   to the user informing them of how to access the audio contents. User
-   agents should not show this fallback content to the user.
+   href="#audio1">audio</a></code> element. User agents should not show this
+   fallback content to the user; it is intended for older Web browsers which
+   do not support <code><a href="#audio1">audio</a></code>, so that legacy
+   audio plugins can be tried, or to show text to the users of these older
+   browser informing them of how to access the audio contents.
 
+  <p class=note>In particular, the fallback content isn't intended to address
+   accessibility concerns. To make audio content accessible to the deaf or to
+   those with other physical or cognitive disabilities, authors are expected
+   to provide alternative media streams and/or to embed accessibility aids
+   (such as transcriptions) into their media streams.
+
   <p>The <code><a href="#audio1">audio</a></code> element is a <a
    href="#media5">media element</a> whose <a href="#media7">media data</a> is
    ostensibly audio data.

Modified: source
===================================================================
--- source	2007-10-19 01:54:38 UTC (rev 1076)
+++ source	2007-10-19 02:01:53 UTC (rev 1077)
@@ -11203,6 +11203,13 @@
   show text to the users of these older browser informing them of how
   to access the video contents.</p>
 
+  <p class="note">In particular, the fallback content isn't intended
+  to address accessibility concerns. To make video content accessible
+  to the blind, deaf, and those with other physical or cognitive
+  disabilities, authors are expected to provide alternative media
+  streams and/or to embed accessibility aids (such as caption or
+  subtitle tracks) into their media streams.</p>
+
   <p>The <code>video</code> element is a <span>media element</span>
   whose <span>media data</span> is ostensibly video data, possibly
   with associated audio data.</p>
@@ -11373,12 +11380,20 @@
   <p>An <code>audio</code> element represents a sound or audio
   stream.</p>
 
-  <p>Content may be provided inside the <code>audio</code> element so
-  that older Web browsers, which do not support <code>audio</code>,
-  can display text to the user informing them of how to access the
-  audio contents. User agents should not show this fallback content to
-  the user.</p>
+  <p>Content may be provided inside the <code>audio</code>
+  element. User agents should not show this fallback content to the
+  user; it is intended for older Web browsers which do not support
+  <code>audio</code>, so that legacy audio plugins can be tried, or to
+  show text to the users of these older browser informing them of how
+  to access the audio contents.</p>
 
+  <p class="note">In particular, the fallback content isn't intended
+  to address accessibility concerns. To make audio content accessible
+  to the deaf or to those with other physical or cognitive
+  disabilities, authors are expected to provide alternative media
+  streams and/or to embed accessibility aids (such as transcriptions)
+  into their media streams.</p>
+
   <p>The <code>audio</code> element is a <span>media element</span>
   whose <span>media data</span> is ostensibly audio data.</p>
 




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