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For each audio and video player where sign language is not hard-coded:
Check that a mechanism is provided to switch on sign language interpretation.
Check that a mechanism is provided to switch off sign language interpretation.
Check that a link to a sign language interpreted version of the content is provided.
Expected results
Either #1 and #2 are true, or #3 is true.
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W3C Maturity Status:developing
Track / Group:images-and-media
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A mechanism is available to show and hide sign language interpretation.
:::except-when
- Sign language interpretation is hard-coded into the video content.
- A sign language interpreted version is provided as a separate video.
:::
:::example
Hard-coded sign language interpretation would include video content where the interpreter is standing next to the speaker in the video.
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