It is necessary for video and multimedia to include synchronized captions and transcripts.
If a video has narration, it is also best practice for narration to describe the actions
in the video, such that a blind person listening to the video can understand what
is happening on the screen. For example, in a screen capture video showing how to
use a piece of software, the narrator should describe which buttons or menu items
are being selected, and how the screen changes in reaction to those clicks.
- Individuals with hearing loss or hearing impairments
- People for whom English is not their first language
- New readers
- Individuals in noisy environments
- People with learning disabilities
- All of us
We currently recommend YouTube to host your videos for the CCRI website. Please contact
webservices@ccri for help embedding them onto your site.
YouTube (link is external): Platforms like YouTube can automatically generate captions. Those captions may be
used as a starting point, but they are too unreliable to be sufficient. When using
YouTube automatic captions, it is important to edit the caption file.
You can access this service by creating a personal Gmail account.
Note:
If your video is longer than 15 minutes, you will need to Enable Longer Videos before
you can upload and caption it.
YouTube describes how to enable longer videos(link is external) in 4 easy steps.