Presentations WITHOUT Audio

Presentations WITHOUT Audio

Overview

Presentations without audio may or may not require a transcript to make them fully accessible. The first step is to confirm that the asset is a presentation. Presentations are defined as PowerPoint presentations, slide decks, Storyline presentations, etc. that do not have moving images. The second step is to assess the content of the presentation. 

For Someone With Hearing Loss

You do not need to provide a transcript. Transcripts are for the spoken words someone with hearing loss cannot access. No spoken words—no transcript needed. They can read the text and view the images at their own pace.

For Someone Who Is Blind or Has Low Vision

  1. If the presentation conveys content with text only (no images that convey content; all images are decorative) and that content is accessible by a screen reader, it is accessible for a person who is blind or has low vision. No transcript is needed.
  2. If the presentation has images that convey content and no text is available to describe those images or the presentation is not accessible by a screen reader, you need to provide a media alternative—in this case, a descriptive transcript. A descriptive transcript must contain all the text on the screens and a description of the images that convey essential content (i.e., not decorative images) in context. It must be in a screen reader–accessible format. If the images are complex (e.g., names all the bones in the skeleton). If you have an accommodation request that requires a descriptive transcript, contact the QA team to discuss options since these are more complicated and require additional resources or alternative solutions.

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