Summary
This Success Criterion ensures that people with hearing impairments can access audio information in videos through captions. It also requires the provision of visual information for those who can’t hear the audio. So, everyone can consume and understand the content, irrespective of their hearing capabilities.
Lyrics
VERSE 1:
When voices speak through speakers clear and bright
Some people strain to catch each word that’s said
Background noise can steal the sound from sight
One point four point seven clears the thread
No coffee shop ambience drowning out the voice
No music swelling while the speaker shares
Give listeners control, give them a choice
Or keep it twenty decibels down with care
CHORUS:
Twenty decibels down, that’s the golden rule
Four times quieter than the voice you hear
Making audio accessible and cool
So every word rings crystal clear
Twenty decibels down (down, down)
Let the message shine through
VERSE 2:
Hard of hearing folks deserve to know
What stories, lessons, podcasts have to say
When background tracks compete and steal the show
Important words just fade and drift away
But silence isn’t always what we need
Sometimes ambience helps set the perfect scene
Just keep it low enough so all can heed
The clearest audio they’ve ever seen
CHORUS:
Twenty decibels down, that’s the golden rule
Four times quieter than the voice you hear
Making audio accessible and cool
So every word rings crystal clear
Twenty decibels down (down, down)
Let the message shine through
BRIDGE/OUTRO:****
From hearing aids to assistive tech research
This standard helps us bridge the sound divide
When we design with everyone in mind
No voice gets left behind
Twenty decibels down, inclusion amplified
Let every story be heard far and wide
Sound Influences
a cappella pop, layered vocal harmonies, beatboxing, vocal bass lines, vocal percussion, breath percussion, whistle tones, vocal runs, close harmony arrangements, human voice as primary instrument, vocal effects mimicking electronic production, pop ballad structure, emotional vocal delivery, vocal dynamics ranging from soft to powerful, vocal chord progressions, mouth percussion, vocal pitch bending, harmonic overtones, vocal vibrato, breathy vocals, vocal stacking, no instrumental accompaniment
Version Number: 1.2