Audio has no transcript or captions

Automated check audio-caption, run with axe-core

WCAG
1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) (Level A)
Severity
Blocker: a task cannot be completed
Typical effort
Involved, 1 to 3 days
Category
Media

Who this affects

Deaf and hard-of-hearing visitors.

Why it matters

Audio-only content with no text alternative is entirely inaccessible, and also invisible to search engines.

How to fix it

Publish a text transcript alongside the audio.

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