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Meet Duman

WCAG Guidelines: Perceivable, Understandable

Duman has been deaf since birth and needs audio content presented in a visual method, such as available captions for video or transcripts for audio-only content. Duman could also represent a user where English is not their first language and who would benefit from the reinforcement of dialogue written out in a language that they can modify as needed.

Demographics: 32 year old researcher, first language is American Sign Language, also fluent in Kurdish

Tech Savvy: Medium

"When digital content is designed for me, I can understand as much as the next person. I wish more people spoke in my native American Sign Language."

How to Test

Mute your computer audio and ensure that all multimedia content (such as videos or podcasts) is presented in a way that a Deaf/hard of hearing user is presented with the same level of information as someone that can hear. This includes closed captions on videos or transcripts on audio files.

Other references:

Could Be

  • Deaf or Hard of hearing
  • In a noisy/very quiet environment
  • A non-native English speaker

Could Use

  • Captions, subtitles, or transcripts
  • Translation
  • Alternative notifications; visual, auditory, or tactile

Appreciates

  • Available captions if accurate and timely
  • Transcripts of audio-only recordings
  • Language-specific captions
  • Localization and culturally significant iconography
  • Multi-format notifications

Avoid

  • Audio-only content without alternative content
  • Audio-only alerts and notifications
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