Which accessibility feature provides an equivalent representation for pre-recorded audio-only content?

• A. A transcript is provided as a text-based alternative for pre-recorded audio-only content.
• B. Video-only content is accessible via a separate test.
• C. Captions are required for the audio portion.
• D. Audio descriptions are the only required feature.

Answer: (A)

Providing a text-based representation that conveys the same information as the spoken content is essential for accessibility of pre-recorded audio-only material. A transcript captures everything said in the recording, often with speaker labels and notes about important non-speech sounds, so users who are Deaf or hard of hearing, or who can’t play or hear the audio, can read and understand the content. Transcripts also aid search, translation, and offline review. The other options don’t offer an equivalent representation for audio-only material: video-only content isn’t addressing the audio itself; captions are tied to audiovisual content and aren’t the standard substitute for pure audio; and audio descriptions are meant to convey visual details for blind users, not to substitute spoken information with text.