Creating Accessible YouTube Videos to Support Learning Needs of All Students Gretchen Keer Instructional Services Librarian
Accessibility Challenges “There are four significant accessibility issues commonly associated with multimedia delivery: Inadequate delivery formats Lack of text transcription for audio Lack of synchronized captioning for video Lack of audio description for video” projectone.cannect.org/advice/video-audio.php Creating Accessible You Tube Videos
Three Ways to Make YouTube Videos More Accessible Captions Audio description Accessible playback controls Creating Accessible You Tube Videos
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How Do I Caption My YouTube Videos? Option 1 Upload your video to YouTube, and then upload your own caption file. Creating Accessible You Tube Videos
How Do I Caption My YouTube Videos? Option 2 Upload your video to YouTube, and use their machine transcription functionality. Creating Accessible You Tube Videos
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What is Audio Description? “Audio description (AD) makes the visual images of media accessible for people who are blind and visually impaired—the visual is made verbal.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_description en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_description Creating Accessible You Tube Videos
Audio Description Resources The Audio Description Project: An Initiative of the American Council of the Blind How do I turn on captions and audio description in my media player? Describing That Which Can’t Be Seen blog.speakingoffaith.org/post/ /descri bing-that-which-cant-be-seen-shubha-bala blog.speakingoffaith.org/post/ /descri bing-that-which-cant-be-seen-shubha-bala Creating Accessible You Tube Videos
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Accessible Playback Controls JW Player: Flash Video Player player/ player/ Also, – Windows Media Player version 9 and higher (Windows) – QuickTime Player 7.2 and higher (Windows or Mac) – Real Player version 9 and higher (Windows and Mac) – Apple iTunes version 9 Creating Accessible You Tube Videos
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Resources Accessible Video and Audio projectone.cannect.org/advice/video- audio.phpprojectone.cannect.org/advice/video- audio.php CSU Services to Students with Disabilities HSU Student Disability Resource Center HSULibrary YouTube Channel Getting Started: Help with captions YouTube Subtitler yt-subs.appspot.com/yt-subs.appspot.com/ The Audio Description Project How do I turn on captions and audio description in my media player? JW Player: Flash Video Player player/ player/ Creating Accessible You Tube Videos