Audio/video OBJECT with valid CONTENT |
Section 508 1194.22(a); WAI / WCAG 1.0 checkpoint 1.1
Issue Description The page contains OBJECT elements embedding audio or video files without a valid description between the <OBJECT> and </OBJECT> tags.
How to fix Insert a meaningful description inside the <OBJECT> tag. The alternative textual description should be a transcription of the audio/video file.
Issue Explanation The OBJECT element's design offers a mechanism for specifying alternate object renderings. Each embedded OBJECT declaration may specify alternate content types. If a browser cannot render the outermost OBJECT, it tries to render the contents, which may be another OBJECT element, etc.

Objects included in this document that embed audio or video files do not have corresponding valid descriptions. A valid description is an HTML fragment between the <OBJECT> and </OBJECT> tags that contain the following:

- At least one word
- Another object
- A link to a valid alternative representation

A valid description doesn't contain placeholder text (see http://www.w3.org/TR/AERT#AppendixC).