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Multimodal Alternatives
Offering important information and controls through more than one sense or method.
What is Multimodal Alternatives?
Offering important information and controls through more than one sense or method.
What you learn
Send important information through more than one sense.
When it helps
information is only in sound or only in color, or an action works only one way.
Use it at work
- List what people must notice or do.
- For each, check it works through sight, sound and touch.
- Add what’s missing: captions, vibration, text or buttons.
- Test with people who rely on each alternative.
Your output
List the important signals in your product. Check that each one comes through in at least two forms.
Watch for
Giving information only by sight or only by sound, or actions only by dragging.
Related practices
Sources
- Understanding SC 1.3.3: Sensory Characteristics
- Understanding SC 2.5.7: Dragging Movements
- Making Audio and Video Media Accessible
- Images Tutorial
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