URL: /rules/video/video-accessible

---
title: "Video Accessibility"
description: "Checks for video captions and transcripts"
---

Checks for video captions and transcripts

| | |
|---|---|
| **Rule ID** | `video/video-accessible` |
| **Category** | [Video](/rules/video) |
| **Scope** | Per-page |
| **Severity** | warning |
| **Weight** | 4/10 |

## Solution

Videos need captions for deaf/hard-of-hearing users and transcripts for SEO. Use `<track>` elements for captions. Provide text transcripts on the page. Auto-generated captions should be reviewed for accuracy. Captions also help when audio can't be played. Required by WCAG 2.1 Level A.

## Enable / Disable

### Disable this rule

```toml squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["video/video-accessible"]
```

### Disable all Video rules

```toml squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["video/*"]
```

### Enable only this rule

```toml squirrel.toml
[rules]
enable = ["video/video-accessible"]
disable = ["*"]
```