Accessibility Test Cases

A11Y-MEDIA-005

Prerecorded audio description

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MethodMedia review
TesterAccessibility tester
Indicative effort64–93 min small scope

Checks prerecorded audio description for every applicable media asset and player template.

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Purpose

What this test checks

Checks prerecorded audio description for every applicable media asset and player template.

What this result means: This procedure records how Prerecorded audio description behaves on web-desktop-cross-browser. It can expose evidence relevant to WCAG 1.2.3 and 1.2.5 for the tested task and environment. Use the linked conformance procedures for WCAG 1.2.3 and 1.2.5 to assess the complete requirements across the declared conformance scope.

Why it matters

Checks prerecorded audio description for every applicable media asset and player template. People most likely affected: deaf and hard-of-hearing people, blind and low-vision people, and people who cannot use the player with its assumed input. Dialogue, sound, visual information or playback controls may be unavailable. In the recorded web-desktop-cross-browser environment, review synchronisation, speaker changes, meaningful sound, controls and error or buffering states across the complete media item; omissions can remove information that has no other equivalent.

When to use it

Apply Prerecorded audio description when each version-frozen audio, video or media-player asset selected for assessment. The selected focus is Prerecorded audio description.

Confirm before starting

Mark it not applicable only when

Exceptions

This platform, journey, usability or quality procedure creates no additional normative exception. Apply exceptions only in the linked atomic or criterion-level conformance procedure and preserve that separate decision.

Prepare

What you need

  • The product area and test targets are agreed before testing starts.
  • The operating system, browser, viewport and input method are recorded.
  • Test data is safe to use and does not expose unnecessary personal information.

Targets and required variations

  • The complete media asset and player behaviour relevant to Prerecorded audio description.
  • Default, revealed, loading, empty, validation error, interruption, recovery and confirmation where meaningful.
  • Every required environment, viewport, orientation, language and authenticated state recorded in the frozen scope.

Clean state

  • Complete a known-good calibration in the same environment before product testing.
  • Start from a recorded clean or known state and preserve any prior preferences, extensions, cache or profile settings that can affect output.

Effort estimate

Setup
15 min
Per target
25 min
Evidence
12 min
Technical review
12 min

Assumptions: one short media item; scale execution and evidence to media duration, language tracks and player states

Variation: Add a new per-target execution and evidence allowance for each additional target class or state that could produce a different result. Add setup time for each distinct environment.

Excluded: Client coordination, inaccessible-environment recovery, recruitment, legal review, remediation implementation and waiting time unless the procedure states otherwise.

Execute

Test steps

Follow each action in order. The expected result is always visible; open the guidance when you need setup, tool, evidence, decision or repeat details. Step-level recording is optional while work is in progress and required only to export a completed execution.

Step 1

Prepare the scope, target and environment

Purpose: For Prerecorded audio description, prepare the named scenario: Prepare the scope, target and environment. Target: The complete media asset and player behaviour relevant to Prerecorded audio description. The preparation must establish this result: The selected targets, states, test data, environment and any scope limitations are complete enough for another qualified tester to reproduce the setup.

User impact: Dialogue, sound, visual information or playback controls may be unavailable. This scenario isolates that risk in the action named Prepare the scope, target and environment.

Before executing Prerecorded audio description, freeze the product version and scope. Inventory each applicable target, select the required starting states, prepare safe test data and record every required environment value. Complete any named known-good calibration before attributing an observation to the product.

Expected result

The selected targets, states, test data, environment and any scope limitations are complete enough for another qualified tester to reproduce the setup.

Failure observation

During Prerecorded audio description, the target, starting state, environment or scope record remains ambiguous for the scenario named Prepare the scope, target and environment. The preparation result cannot be demonstrated: The selected targets, states, test data, environment and any scope limitations are complete enough for another qualified tester to reproduce the setup.

Setup, evidence and decision guidance
Target
The complete media asset and player behaviour relevant to Prerecorded audio description.
Required state
For Prerecorded audio description, the product version and scope are frozen; every selected target and material starting state is uniquely identified.
Tool or command
Use the scope record and worksheet environment fields for Prerecorded audio description: operating_system, operating_system_version, browser, browser_version, viewport_css_pixels, input_method, media_player, media_player_version, media_asset_version.
Record
Scope/version reference; target inventory; starting states; safe-data reference; every required environment value; calibration result or reason it is not required.
Pass
Record passed for the Prerecorded audio description scenario named Prepare the scope, target and environment only when the evidence (Scope/version reference; target inventory; starting states; safe-data reference; every required environment value; calibration result or reason it is not required.) supports: The selected targets, states, test data, environment and any scope limitations are complete enough for another qualified tester to reproduce the setup.
Fail
Record failed when the action is completed and this failure observation is reproduced: During Prerecorded audio description, the target, starting state, environment or scope record remains ambiguous for the scenario named Prepare the scope, target and environment. The preparation result cannot be demonstrated: The selected targets, states, test data, environment and any scope limitations are complete enough for another qualified tester to reproduce the setup.
Not applicable
The frozen scope contains no media asset or player behaviour relevant to Prerecorded audio description.
Blocked
Record blocked, not passed, when An applicable target, required state, complete process or named real environment was not executed.
Repeat or recover
For Prerecorded audio description, correct the setup gap, preserve the original blocked record and start a new execution observation before proceeding.
Limitations
This scenario records the action named Prepare the scope, target and environment for Prerecorded audio description in web-desktop-cross-browser. It does not establish behaviour for another target, state or environment and does not set a WCAG conformance decision.
If you are new to this test
For Prerecorded audio description, do not begin from an undocumented browser tab, document copy, device state, participant plan or evidence set. Record the exact item you will test first.
Record this step

Step 2

Inventory the media asset, type, duration, language, player, live/prerecorded status and available alternatives

Purpose: For Prerecorded audio description, execute the named scenario: Inventory the media asset, type, duration, language, player, live/prerecorded status and available alternatives. Target: The complete media asset and player behaviour relevant to Prerecorded audio description. Compare the observation with this result: Applicability and required alternatives are documented before evaluation.

User impact: Dialogue, sound, visual information or playback controls may be unavailable. This scenario isolates that risk in the action named Inventory the media asset, type, duration, language, player, live/prerecorded status and available alternatives.

Inventory the media asset, type, duration, language, player, live/prerecorded status and available alternatives.

Expected result

Applicability and required alternatives are documented before evaluation.

Failure observation

After the tester completes the Prerecorded audio description scenario named Inventory the media asset, type, duration, language, player, live/prerecorded status and available alternatives, the recorded observation for the target is inconsistent with the required result: Applicability and required alternatives are documented before evaluation.

Setup, evidence and decision guidance
Target
The complete media asset and player behaviour relevant to Prerecorded audio description.
Required state
For Prerecorded audio description, begin in the recorded default state for the selected Prerecorded audio description target before this action; preserve the exact content, account, platform and configuration used.
Tool or command
In web-desktop-cross-browser, Use the delivered media player, its keyboard controls and the version-frozen media asset. Compare captions, transcript or audio description against the source programme at recorded timestamps.
Record
Asset identifier, checksum/version, language, duration, player and live/prerecorded classification. Record timestamps, exact transcript/caption/description excerpts needed to identify defects, player state and evidence without copying unnecessary copyrighted content.
Pass
Record passed for the Prerecorded audio description scenario named Inventory the media asset, type, duration, language, player, live/prerecorded status and available alternatives only when the evidence (Asset identifier, checksum/version, language, duration, player and live/prerecorded classification. Record timestamps, exact transcript/caption/description excerpts needed to identify defects, player state and evidence without copying unnecessary copyrighted content.) supports: Applicability and required alternatives are documented before evaluation.
Fail
Record failed when the action is completed and this failure observation is reproduced: After the tester completes the Prerecorded audio description scenario named Inventory the media asset, type, duration, language, player, live/prerecorded status and available alternatives, the recorded observation for the target is inconsistent with the required result: Applicability and required alternatives are documented before evaluation.
Not applicable
The frozen scope contains no media asset or player behaviour relevant to Prerecorded audio description.
Blocked
Record blocked, not passed, when An applicable target, required state, complete process or named real environment was not executed.
Repeat or recover
Repeat at the beginning, a representative middle segment and the end, including buffering, seeking, full-screen and track-change states where applicable. Preserve the first Prerecorded audio description observation when repeating.
Limitations
This scenario records the action named Inventory the media asset, type, duration, language, player, live/prerecorded status and available alternatives for Prerecorded audio description in web-desktop-cross-browser. It does not establish behaviour for another target, state or environment and does not set a WCAG conformance decision.
If you are new to this test
For Prerecorded audio description: Play enough context before and after each timestamp to identify the speaker, meaningful sound or visual information; do not judge an isolated caption frame.
Record this step

Step 3

Listen to the described version without watching and compare it with essential visual events, text and actions

Purpose: For Prerecorded audio description, execute the named scenario: Listen to the described version without watching and compare it with essential visual events, text and actions. Target: The complete media asset and player behaviour relevant to Prerecorded audio description. Compare the observation with this result: Audio description communicates essential visuals and does not obscure important dialogue or sound.

User impact: Dialogue, sound, visual information or playback controls may be unavailable. This scenario isolates that risk in the action named Listen to the described version without watching and compare it with essential visual events, text and actions.

Listen to the described version without watching and compare it with essential visual events, text and actions.

Expected result

Audio description communicates essential visuals and does not obscure important dialogue or sound.

Failure observation

After the tester completes the Prerecorded audio description scenario named Listen to the described version without watching and compare it with essential visual events, text and actions, the recorded observation for the target is inconsistent with the required result: Audio description communicates essential visuals and does not obscure important dialogue or sound.

Setup, evidence and decision guidance
Target
The complete media asset and player behaviour relevant to Prerecorded audio description.
Required state
For Prerecorded audio description, begin in the recorded default state for the selected Prerecorded audio description target before this action; preserve the exact content, account, platform and configuration used.
Tool or command
In web-desktop-cross-browser, Use the delivered media player, its keyboard controls and the version-frozen media asset. Compare captions, transcript or audio description against the source programme at recorded timestamps.
Record
Timestamp, exact missing or inaccurate information, track state and short evidence extract. Record timestamps, exact transcript/caption/description excerpts needed to identify defects, player state and evidence without copying unnecessary copyrighted content.
Pass
Record passed for the Prerecorded audio description scenario named Listen to the described version without watching and compare it with essential visual events, text and actions only when the evidence (Timestamp, exact missing or inaccurate information, track state and short evidence extract. Record timestamps, exact transcript/caption/description excerpts needed to identify defects, player state and evidence without copying unnecessary copyrighted content.) supports: Audio description communicates essential visuals and does not obscure important dialogue or sound.
Fail
Record failed when the action is completed and this failure observation is reproduced: After the tester completes the Prerecorded audio description scenario named Listen to the described version without watching and compare it with essential visual events, text and actions, the recorded observation for the target is inconsistent with the required result: Audio description communicates essential visuals and does not obscure important dialogue or sound.
Not applicable
The frozen scope contains no media asset or player behaviour relevant to Prerecorded audio description.
Blocked
Record blocked, not passed, when An applicable target, required state, complete process or named real environment was not executed.
Repeat or recover
Repeat at the beginning, a representative middle segment and the end, including buffering, seeking, full-screen and track-change states where applicable. Preserve the first Prerecorded audio description observation when repeating.
Limitations
This scenario records the action named Listen to the described version without watching and compare it with essential visual events, text and actions for Prerecorded audio description in web-desktop-cross-browser. It does not establish behaviour for another target, state or environment and does not set a WCAG conformance decision.
If you are new to this test
For Prerecorded audio description: Play enough context before and after each timestamp to identify the speaker, meaningful sound or visual information; do not judge an isolated caption frame.
Record this step

Step 4

Sample the beginning, middle and end plus speaker, scene, music, sound-effect and interaction changes

Purpose: For Prerecorded audio description, execute the named scenario: Sample the beginning, middle and end plus speaker, scene, music, sound-effect and interaction changes. Target: The complete media asset and player behaviour relevant to Prerecorded audio description. Compare the observation with this result: Sampling does not omit timing or content classes likely to reveal defects.

User impact: Dialogue, sound, visual information or playback controls may be unavailable. This scenario isolates that risk in the action named Sample the beginning, middle and end plus speaker, scene, music, sound-effect and interaction changes.

Sample the beginning, middle and end plus speaker, scene, music, sound-effect and interaction changes; perform an end-to-end review for critical media.

Expected result

Sampling does not omit timing or content classes likely to reveal defects.

Failure observation

After the tester completes the Prerecorded audio description scenario named Sample the beginning, middle and end plus speaker, scene, music, sound-effect and interaction changes, the recorded observation for the target is inconsistent with the required result: Sampling does not omit timing or content classes likely to reveal defects.

Setup, evidence and decision guidance
Target
The complete media asset and player behaviour relevant to Prerecorded audio description.
Required state
For Prerecorded audio description, begin in the recorded default state for the selected Prerecorded audio description target before this action; preserve the exact content, account, platform and configuration used.
Tool or command
In web-desktop-cross-browser, Use the delivered media player, its keyboard controls and the version-frozen media asset. Compare captions, transcript or audio description against the source programme at recorded timestamps.
Record
Timestamp, exact missing or inaccurate information, track state and short evidence extract. Record timestamps, exact transcript/caption/description excerpts needed to identify defects, player state and evidence without copying unnecessary copyrighted content.
Pass
Record passed for the Prerecorded audio description scenario named Sample the beginning, middle and end plus speaker, scene, music, sound-effect and interaction changes only when the evidence (Timestamp, exact missing or inaccurate information, track state and short evidence extract. Record timestamps, exact transcript/caption/description excerpts needed to identify defects, player state and evidence without copying unnecessary copyrighted content.) supports: Sampling does not omit timing or content classes likely to reveal defects.
Fail
Record failed when the action is completed and this failure observation is reproduced: After the tester completes the Prerecorded audio description scenario named Sample the beginning, middle and end plus speaker, scene, music, sound-effect and interaction changes, the recorded observation for the target is inconsistent with the required result: Sampling does not omit timing or content classes likely to reveal defects.
Not applicable
The frozen scope contains no media asset or player behaviour relevant to Prerecorded audio description.
Blocked
Record blocked, not passed, when An applicable target, required state, complete process or named real environment was not executed.
Repeat or recover
Repeat at the beginning, a representative middle segment and the end, including buffering, seeking, full-screen and track-change states where applicable. Preserve the first Prerecorded audio description observation when repeating.
Limitations
This scenario records the action named Sample the beginning, middle and end plus speaker, scene, music, sound-effect and interaction changes for Prerecorded audio description in web-desktop-cross-browser. It does not establish behaviour for another target, state or environment and does not set a WCAG conformance decision.
If you are new to this test
For Prerecorded audio description: Play enough context before and after each timestamp to identify the speaker, meaningful sound or visual information; do not judge an isolated caption frame.
Record this step

Step 5

Repeat material variations and recovery

Purpose: For Prerecorded audio description, execute the named scenario: Repeat material variations and recovery. Target: The complete media asset and player behaviour relevant to Prerecorded audio description. Compare the observation with this result: Every material variation and required recovery path has its own reproducible observation; no unexecuted state is merged into a passing result.

User impact: Dialogue, sound, visual information or playback controls may be unavailable. This scenario isolates that risk in the action named Repeat material variations and recovery.

Repeat the Prerecorded audio description action for each inventoried variation that can change the outcome. Include relevant default, revealed, error, interruption, recovery and confirmation states and complete the selected process from start to finish where this test can affect task completion.

Expected result

Every material variation and required recovery path has its own reproducible observation; no unexecuted state is merged into a passing result.

Failure observation

After the tester completes the Prerecorded audio description scenario named Repeat material variations and recovery, the recorded observation for the target is inconsistent with the required result: Every material variation and required recovery path has its own reproducible observation; no unexecuted state is merged into a passing result.

Setup, evidence and decision guidance
Target
The complete media asset and player behaviour relevant to Prerecorded audio description.
Required state
For Prerecorded audio description: Default, revealed, loading, empty, validation error, interruption, recovery and confirmation where meaningful. Every required environment, viewport, orientation, language and authenticated state recorded in the frozen scope.
Tool or command
For Prerecorded audio description, use the same recorded method, then change only the state, environment or recovery condition being compared.
Record
Variation identifier; changed state or environment; start and end points; actual observation; recovery result; intervention; evidence reference and target outcome.
Pass
Record passed for the Prerecorded audio description scenario named Repeat material variations and recovery only when the evidence (Variation identifier; changed state or environment; start and end points; actual observation; recovery result; intervention; evidence reference and target outcome.) supports: Every material variation and required recovery path has its own reproducible observation; no unexecuted state is merged into a passing result.
Fail
Record failed when the action is completed and this failure observation is reproduced: After the tester completes the Prerecorded audio description scenario named Repeat material variations and recovery, the recorded observation for the target is inconsistent with the required result: Every material variation and required recovery path has its own reproducible observation; no unexecuted state is merged into a passing result.
Not applicable
The frozen scope contains no media asset or player behaviour relevant to Prerecorded audio description.
Blocked
Record blocked, not passed, when An applicable target, required state, complete process or named real environment was not executed.
Repeat or recover
Repeat this action for every required variation of Prerecorded audio description and after a material target, content, state, environment or configuration change. Preserve the original observation.
Limitations
This scenario records the action named Repeat material variations and recovery for Prerecorded audio description in web-desktop-cross-browser. It does not establish behaviour for another target, state or environment and does not set a WCAG conformance decision.
If you are new to this test
For Prerecorded audio description, change one material condition at a time where practical. Do not assume that a passing default state covers errors, overlays, orientation changes, interruptions or recovery.
Record this step

Decide

How to decide

Passed

Audio description communicates essential visuals and does not obscure important dialogue or sound.

Failed

An applicable Prerecorded audio description target has a reproducible material barrier against one or more stated expectations; identify the exact expectation, state and evidence.

Not applicable
The frozen scope contains no media asset or player behaviour relevant to Prerecorded audio description.
Cannot tell
The target is applicable, but conflicting evidence or unresolved responsibility prevents a defensible expectation decision after recorded comparison.
Not tested
An applicable target, required state, complete process or named real environment was not executed.
Aggregation and reporting boundaries

Aggregation: Preserve every target/environment outcome. Any failed target prevents an overall passed procedure result. cantTell and untested remain unresolved; inapplicable is valid only when the completed inventory contains no applicable target.

WCAG decision: This specialist, platform, document, usability or quality result does not set a WCAG success criterion to satisfied or not_satisfied automatically. Use linked atomic and criterion-level procedures for that separate decision.

Automation: A checker, accessibility-tree inspection, emulator or simulated assistive technology is diagnostic evidence only. Complete every required manual, real-platform, contextual and exception check.

Record

Record the result

Record the target, state and observed behaviour. Add evidence or technical details only when needed.

Choose the option that best matches what happened to this target.

Describe the actual behaviour and why it supports the selected result.

When more than one target is recorded, the overall procedure result is calculated from all target results.

Environment: Not set.
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Evidence references

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Test environment

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Engagement and tester identifiers

Component expectation results

Use these controls only when the procedure has distinct component expectations. The overall outcome must agree with them.

E1 Audio description communicates essential visuals and does not obscure important dialogue or sound.

E2 Every selected target and meaningful state is tested using the stated method.

Formal completion and limitations

Identify the frozen list or sampling record used to select every target represented by this execution.

Choose a final result before marking the execution complete. Completed records require the full environment, step, evidence and method-specific information.

Data management

Export before clearing if the record must be retained. Apply the engagement retention schedule and delete browser data when it is no longer needed.

Saved drafts stay in this browser and are not uploaded. Do not enter credentials, secrets or unnecessary personal data.

Reference

Supporting information

Standards and requirement mappings
  • W3C-WCAG22 · 1.2.3 secondary · partial

    This Media review observes Prerecorded audio description in the recorded web-desktop-cross-browser environment. Use the linked WCAG 1.2.3 conformance procedure to evaluate all normative parts of WCAG 1.2.3 across the declared scope.

  • W3C-WCAG22 · 1.2.5 secondary · partial

    This Media review observes Prerecorded audio description in the recorded web-desktop-cross-browser environment. Use the linked WCAG 1.2.5 conformance procedure to evaluate all normative parts of WCAG 1.2.5 across the declared scope.

  • W3C-MEDIA · W3C-MEDIA advisory · supporting

    This source does not override WCAG or create an additional WCAG conformance requirement.

  • W3C-WCAG22-TECHNIQUES · W3C-WCAG22-TECHNIQUES advisory · supporting

    This source does not override WCAG or create an additional WCAG conformance requirement.

Supporting and advisory guidance

Supporting sources are identified in the mappings and source register. They do not add conformance requirements.

Evidence specification
  • Asset record

    Asset identifier, checksum/version, language, duration, player and live/prerecorded classification.

    Reference or redact sensitive material. Do not store credentials, secrets, unnecessary personal data or unconsented participant data.

  • Timed content record

    Timestamp, exact missing or inaccurate information, track state and short evidence extract.

    Reference or redact sensitive material. Do not store credentials, secrets, unnecessary personal data or unconsented participant data.

  • Player interaction

    Keyboard/screen-reader actions, control names, focus and resulting playback state.

    Reference or redact sensitive material. Do not store credentials, secrets, unnecessary personal data or unconsented participant data.

Worked example and outcome calibration

A11Y-MEDIA-005-WORKED-001: representative worked example

Context: Representative synthetic example for Prerecorded audio description on a fictional, version-frozen product target; no client or participant execution occurred.

Inspected: The tester follows S2 (Inventory the media asset, type, duration, language, player, live/prerecorded status and available alternatives) using the target, required state, tool and repeat rule stated in this procedure.

Observed output: After the tester completes the Prerecorded audio description scenario named Inventory the media asset, type, duration, language, player, live/prerecorded status and available alternatives, the recorded observation for the target is inconsistent with the required result: Applicability and required alternatives are documented before evaluation.

Evidence:

  • example-evidence-001: target and state record for The complete media asset and player behaviour relevant to Prerecorded audio description.
  • example-evidence-002: contemporaneous observation from the named method — Asset identifier, checksum/version, language, duration, player and live/prerecorded classification. Record timestamps, exact transcript/caption/description excerpts needed to identify defects, player state and evidence without copying unnecessary copyrighted content.
  • example-evidence-003: comparison note linking the actual observation to the expected result and claim boundary

Tester reasoning: The recorded observation does not demonstrate the expected result: Applicability and required alternatives are documented before evaluation. The failed decision is limited to this synthetic target and state; unexecuted coverage is not inferred.

Decision: failed

Finding: A11Y-MEDIA-005-example-finding-001 — Prerecorded audio description: expected result is not demonstrated. The represented barrier may affect Deaf and hard-of-hearing people, blind and low-vision people, and people who cannot use the player with its assumed input.

Remediation: Change the represented target or process so it demonstrates this result: Applicability and required alternatives are documented before evaluation. Then rerun the affected step and every dependent variation.

Reviewer feedback: The reviewer confirms applicability, environment, actual-versus-expected comparison, evidence references and bounded wording; unsupported product-wide or conformance language is removed.

Final client wording: Synthetic training finding: the sampled Prerecorded audio description target does not meet the procedure expectation in the recorded state. User impact and broader scope require evidence from the buyer's real execution.

Retest: Synthetic retest example: after the represented change, repeat the failed step plus material error and recovery states. Close the finding only when new evidence demonstrates the expected result; otherwise retain the non-pass outcome.

Boundary: This is a representative, synthetic worked example for training and calibration. It is not evidence from a client product, participant or real assistive-technology execution.

Outcome calibration

Passed
In web-desktop-cross-browser, the selected Prerecorded audio description target completes the recorded action and meets this expectation: Audio description communicates essential visuals and does not obscure important dialogue or sound.

The example is a calibration scenario, not an execution or approval.

Failed
An applicable Prerecorded audio description target produces a reproducible barrier during the named action, with the exact state and affected user task recorded.

A failed target remains failed even if another environment or target passes.

Not applicable
The frozen scope contains no media asset or player behaviour relevant to Prerecorded audio description.

Inapplicable requires a completed inventory showing that no target matches applicability; a missing environment is not inapplicable.

Cannot tell
The Prerecorded audio description target is applicable, but conflicting product/platform evidence or missing authoritative information prevents a defensible responsibility or expectation decision.

Record the conflict, comparisons attempted and person or evidence needed to resolve it.

Not tested
The Prerecorded audio description target is applicable, but a required state, complete process or real environment was not executed.

Untested remains incomplete and cannot be converted to passed or inapplicable.

Sampling, complete processes and platform limitations

Test each selected content type, state and critical task. Document what was included and any known limitation.

If this check is part of a user journey, test the selected journey from start to finish, including relevant errors and recovery. Record any path that was not tested.

  • This composite procedure covers only the named asset and player behaviours. Its secondary WCAG mappings require separate criterion-level decisions.
  • Check relevant browser, tool or assistive-technology release notes before assigning unexpected behaviour to the product.
  • If responsibility is unclear, record the reproducible behaviour and use cannot tell until it is resolved.
Related procedures
  • A11Y-WCAG-004
  • A11Y-WCAG-006
ACT rules and WCAG technique traceability

This is a project-authored manual procedure, not a W3C Approved ACT Rule. An ACT result can support only the part of this procedure covered by that rule. It does not replace the remaining manual or assistive-technology checks.

No supporting W3C Approved ACT Rule is selected for this procedure.

  • Understanding SC 1.2.3. Techniques are examples, not extra requirements. Record any technique or common failure used, but decide the result against the success criterion.
  • Understanding SC 1.2.5. Techniques are examples, not extra requirements. Record any technique or common failure used, but decide the result against the success criterion.
Review history and source register
  1. 2026.08.27-rc.9 — Reworked for plain language, case-focused steps, scoped evidence and transparent draft review status.
  2. 2026.08.27-rc.9 — Migrated to professional catalogue schema v3 with separated outcomes, structured authority, applicability, evidence, decision and review records.
  3. 2026.08.27-rc.9 — Specialist procedure mapped to its task family and current first-party platform guidance and checked for internal consistency; competent review and real execution remain separate.
  4. 2026.08.27-rc.9 — Added explicit preparation and variation/recovery steps plus a bounded representative worked example for paid-template use.
  5. 2026.08.27-rc.9 — Procedure guidance and presentation simplified without changing draft governance status.

Review decision: pending. Open issues: Execute all required real environments and calibration cases.; Complete a distinct competent review and retain any unresolved material finding as blocked or cantTell.

Source historyReport an accuracy issue
WCAG
SC 1.2.3, SC 1.2.5
Execution
Manual test with tool support
Catalogue version
2026.08.27-rc.9