ACTION: Research best practices for transcripts

I was actioned [7] last week to research best practices for transcripts. 
The only resource I have found that gives actual best practices is Henny 
Swann's article on the RNIB Web Access Centre Blog: "Overcoming the 
challenge of podcast transcription" [1]. The Web Access Centre Blog 
seems to be offline at present but it is in Google's cache [2]. Many of 
the best practices actually concern getting people to behave in the 
right way as they speak.

There is a WCAG 2.0 Technique, G158: "Providing an alternative for 
time-based media for audio-only content" [3]

It seems (I haven't researched it) that a lot of the work that has been 
done on transcription came from the medical and legal fields. More 
recent growth, has come from podcasting.

I haven't found any other best practices of note but I found the 
following resources that aren't about best practices but do provide 
interesting information: [4], [5], [6].

regards,

Alan

[1] 
http://www.rnib.org.uk/wacblog/multimedia/overcoming-the-challenge-of-podcast-transcription/

[2] 
http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:1msS1fAnhIYJ:www.rnib.org.uk/wacblog/multimedia/overcoming-the-challenge-of-podcast-transcription/+%22overcoming+the+challenge+of+podcast+transcription%22&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk

[3] http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/NOTE-WCAG20-TECHS-20081211/G158

[4] Realtime Transcription is a service provider. Their FAQ isn't about 
best practices but it does provide interesting information.
http://www.realtimetranscription.com/

[5] The Irish Perspective on Accessibility & Usability: Podcasts Part 2 
- Accessibility. Agian, more background information than best practices.
http://accessible.ie/?p=53

[6] Podcaster Tips: Ways To Create Transcript Of Your Podcast Episodes
http://www.podcastertips.com/2007/05/ways-to-create-transcript-of-your-podcast-episodes/

[7] http://www.w3.org/2009/09/11-eo-minutes.html#action03

-- 
Alan Chuter
Departamento de Usabilidad y Accesibilidad
Consultor
Technosite - Grupo Fundosa
Fundación ONCE
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achuter@technosite.es
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Received on Thursday, 17 September 2009 14:25:50 UTC