Accessible Video (implementation guide)

1.4. Visual information

There are sufficient breaks after information that is only visually accessible.

What is meant by this?

If information is presented purely visually in videos, sufficient pauses must be built in. This creates enough time to process the visual information or use alternative approvals such as audio description.

Why is it important?

By maintaining sufficient pauses in videos, staff, people who are dependent on auditory information are given the opportunity to process visual information or use alternative assistive technologies such as audio description. This particularly affects people with visual impairments or those who cannot fully understand visual content.

How can I implement/check it?

To ensure that there are sufficient pauses in videos, the following measure can be taken:

• Timing and rhythm: When creating the video, plan sufficient pauses between the visual information to give viewers time to process it.