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Understanding Success Criterion 1.2.2: Captions (Prerecorded)

W3C Web Accessibility Initiative, W3C, 2023

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Read on October 16, 2026

What it is
The W3C's explanatory page for the WCAG 2.2 success criterion that requires captions on prerecorded video with sound.
How much weight it carries
Official W3C guidance on the accessibility standard that US and international rules point to. It explains the criterion; it is not itself the legal text of any national law.
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