Webcams Page
Webcams are not currently accessible. However there are a number equivalent alternatives that a web
developer can provide. For example a description of what the camera shows cold be provided e.g.
“webcam shows the current whether conditions in Liverpool”. Webcams cannot be used to create real
time frame-by-frame alt text however there are a number of workarounds for this.
- If the stream is real-time, audio-only, not time-sensitive and not interactive then a textual
transcript can be provided as an equivalent alternative.
- If the stream is real-time non-interactive video (e.g., a webcam showing the latest whether conditions),
then an ongoing update of weather conditions could be provided using a page that would update the
whether conditions every time it is refreshed. Using a page that automatically refreshes would not
be recommended because each time it refreshed a screen reader would start reading the content of the page
from the beginning.
- If ongoing updates are not possible then a link to a whether website that would be able to provide
the latest whether information could be provided.