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Accessible videos include accurate captions, transcripts, and sometimes audio descriptions to convey all essential information. Captions and transcripts support users who are deaf or hard of hearing, non-native speakers, or anyone accessing content without sound.
Provide synchronized captions, a transcript of spoken content, and audio descriptions if visual elements convey important information not spoken. A lecture video should include captions for dialogue and key sounds, plus a downloadable transcript summarizing the spoken content.
Guidance to Improve Video & Audio:
Guidance to Improve Video & Audio:
Provide Captions for All Pre-Recorded Video
Provide Captions for All Pre-Recorded Video
Ensure captions are accurate, synchronized, and include spoken dialogue.
Captions must be available in all video formats you share (e.g., in D2L, YouTube, or embedded in slides).
WCAG Alignment
1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) (A): Captions must be provided for all prerecorded audio content in synchronized media.
Recommended Actions:
Remove or replace uncaptioned videos with captioned videos.
With your .student.elgin.edu Gmail address, use your YouTube account and upload videos using the automatic captioning feature.
Provide Captions for Live Video (When Used)
Provide Captions for Live Video (When Used)
If using live streaming for lectures or events, ensure real-time captions are available.
Captions should be as accurate and timely as possible, even if produced by human captioners or reliable AI tools.
WCAG Alignment
1.2.4 Captions (Live) (AA): Captions must be provided for all live audio content in synchronized media.
Recommended Actions:
Enable built-in live captioning tools in platforms like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or Google Meet - directions in resources.
Speak clearly to improve captioning quality
Provide a Transcript for Video or Audio Recordings
Provide a Transcript for Video or Audio Recordings
Include a written transcript that captures dialogue and important audio/visual information.
Place transcripts alongside the video in your course shell or attach as a downloadable file.
WCAG Alignment
1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) (A): Requires a transcript or alternative for audio-only or video-only content.
1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) (A): A transcript or media alternative can also serve as an equivalent for some types of content.
Recommended Actions:
Provide access to videos captioned through YouTube. Students can select "Show Transcript" from the video description.
Upload audio/video files to Notebook LM and prompt it to generate a transcript. Copy the text in to a document and make the document available for students.
Provide Audio Descriptions for Pre-Recorded Video
Provide Audio Descriptions for Pre-Recorded Video
When visuals convey important information not spoken aloud, provide audio descriptions or a text alternative.
Examples: describing charts, text displayed on screen, or critical actions.
WCAG Alignment
1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded) (AA): Audio descriptions must be provided for prerecorded video where visual content conveys information needed to understand the content.
Recommended Actions:
When recording videos, describe on-screen text, visuals, or actions you present ("This chart shows enrollment rising from 2015 to 2020").
Add a short text summary of key visuals and make them available for students if descriptions are not feasible.
Ensure Media Players Are Accessible
Ensure Media Players Are Accessible
Use video players that support keyboard navigation, screen readers, and captions.
Avoid embedding media in formats that limit accessibility (e.g., autoplaying with no controls).
WCAG Alignment
2.1.1 Keyboard (A): All functionality, including video controls, must be operable through a keyboard.
2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide (A): Users must be able to pause or stop media that plays automatically.
Recommended Actions:
Use the default video player in trusted platforms like YouTube or D2L which support captions and keyboard navigation.
Avoid embedding videos that autoplay; let students choose when to start playback.
Resources:
Resources:
Captioning
Transcripts
Audio Descriptions
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