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Sound not relied on

foundational

Normative Text

Information is not conveyed by sound alone.

Except when

  • Content is audio-based media.

Information conveyed includes presenting data or meaning, indicating an action, prompting a response, distinguishing between items, conveying boundaries, etc. Artistic expression is not part of information conveyed.

Tests

This section is non-normative.

Procedure

For each instance where information is conveyed by sound:

  1. Check that the information is also conveyed in a way that does not use sound, for instance with a visual, text, or haptic indicator.

Expected results

  • #2 is true.

Tests

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