Sign Language (Prerecorded)
Sign language interpretation is provided for all prerecorded audio content in synchronized media.
In plain language
Recorded videos with speech need a sign language interpreter shown on screen (like in a small video window), translating what's said.
Why it matters
Some deaf people communicate primarily in sign language, which has its own grammar and expression — captions in written text don't carry the same nuance, emotion, and immediacy that sign language does for a native signer.
In practice
Fails this criterion
A training video has captions but no sign language interpreter anywhere.
Meets this criterion
The same video has a sign language interpreter in a small overlay window, synced with the speaker's audio.
Test it yourself
Watch a recorded video with speech. Is a sign language interpreter shown alongside it? If only captions are offered with no interpreter, this criterion is failing.