SC 1.2.3 and SC 1.2.5 in Section 508 Standards course

[AnnMarieDavis]

Issue Type

• [ ] System Bug (the course doesn't function properly)
• [ ] Typo/grammar
• [ ] Incorrect content
• [ ] 508 issue (something is not accessible according to our own test process)
• [X] Other, specify...Suggested course clarification

Description

For topic “Success Criteria 1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) and 1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded)”, it might be good to include information like level A or AA, because it might be a little confusing why there are two very similar SCs were listed

Location

https://training.section508testing.net/mod/book/view.php?id=783&chapterid=1089

Actual Behavior / Observation

Expected Behavior / Recommendation

We made a decision NOT to include Level A and AA in the course. However, we may want to revisit that or consider clarifying content in this section. Issue submitted by Shou-Ching Schilling SHOUCL_MS@msn.com

[AnnMarieDavis]

Kristen Smith's input - While this may be a nice addition, I don't think it is needed. We state up front what Section 508 is based off of and we don't put level A or AA next to each Sc. Might be something to consider changing later, but in m opinion, not really necessary.

[AnnMarieDavis]

Andrew Nielson's input: It could be helpful to add a note to explain that since the Section 508 regulation requires conformance up to Level AA, in this case, if content conforms to 1.2.5 then it also conforms to 1.2.3. Furthermore, when it comes to the Trusted Tester test process, we only test for the 1.2.5 SC, because we do not test for partial conformance of the Section 508 requirement (i.e., 1.2.3 is essentially only a portion of the 1.2.5 SC).