Audio-only content must provide a transcript

Checks audio-only media for availability of an equivalent transcript or accessible alternative.

• Deaf and hard-of-hearing users cannot access audio information
• Users in muted/noisy environments need text alternatives
• Text transcripts improve search and comprehension

Provide a complete transcript adjacent to the audio player or linked from it.

Bad Example:

<audio controls src="podcast-episode.mp3"></audio>

Good Example:

<audio controls src="podcast-episode.mp3"></audio>
<h2>Transcript</h2>
<p>[Intro music] Host: Welcome to our weekly product update...</p>

• Providing only a short summary instead of full transcript
• Linking transcript behind inaccessible UI
• Auto-generated transcript without review

• Verify transcript contains all meaningful spoken content
• Confirm transcript is keyboard accessible
• Test with assistive technologies and text-only workflows