Re: New Topic: Audio and Video Compliance: Transcripts vs Closed Captions

Jonathan, yes, you can download the CC file from youtube, in a couple
different standard formats

Nic

On Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 11:20 AM Cohn, Jonathan <jcohn@air.org> wrote:

> Can one then download the created CC’s to use in your own server.
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> *From:* Pyatt, Elizabeth J <ejp10@psu.edu>
> *Sent:* Friday, August 30, 2019 1:11 PM
> *To:* Jacqueline Beverly <Jacqueline.Beverly@columbiasouthern.edu>
> *Cc:* w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
> *Subject:* Re: New Topic: Audio and Video Compliance: Transcripts vs
> Closed Captions
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> Closed captions is preferred, but if you already have a transcript it's
> usually not difficult to convert it to a caption file. For instance,
> YouTube uses its speech recognition engine to assign time codes to an
> uploaded transcript.
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> Elizabeth J. Pyatt, Ph.D.
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> Sent from my iPad
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> On Aug 30, 2019, at 12:29 PM, Jacqueline Beverly <
> Jacqueline.Beverly@columbiasouthern.edu> wrote:
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> My instructional design team is currently reviewing our ADA policies and
> processes to ensure we are remaining compliant. An item we are stuck on and
> could really use some guidance is transcripts vs closed captions. Our
> current process requires us to provide a transcript for all audio and video
> in our courses. We do not require closed captioning, but sometimes it is
> included. Can anyone tell me if we are required to offer closed captioning
> too? Looking at the standards and guidelines and other sites, I have read
> contradictory information. Thanks!
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> *Jacqueline Beverly *
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> *Assistant Director – Instructional Design, Instructional Design and
> Technology*
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> Columbia Southern University
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> 800.977.8449  ext: 1873
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> 21982 University Lane | Orange Beach, AL 36561
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Nicolas Steenhout
Accessibility Testing Team Lead
Knowbility, Inc <https://knowbility.org>