- From: Shadi Abou-Zahra <shadi@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 19:17:48 +0200
- To: "Minnery, Bob (EDU)" <Bob.Minnery@ontario.ca>, Estel·la Oncins Noguer <Estella.Oncins@uab.cat>, "Digges, Rod" <r.digges@ucl.ac.uk>, "w3c-wai-ig@w3.org" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
The "Web Accessibility Perspectives" provide such functionality: - https://www.w3.org/WAI/perspective-videos/ Best, Shadi On 22/04/2020 15:39, Minnery, Bob (EDU) wrote: > Hi Rod and all > > Regarding> The output of the transcription is a .vtt file containing > timing information and the interface provided allows the transcript to > be viewed alongside the video. The transcript scrolls automatically, > highlights the section being spoken and also allows text searches of the > entire lecture. The transcript also allows navigation of the video as > clicking on any text in it synchronises the associated video to that > point. It would seem to have some distinct advantages over captions. > > Do you have a link to one of these files to review? > > It is an interesting approach. > > /Go Bold’n/ > > bob Minnery > > Manager > > Alternative Educational Resources Ontario > > W. Ross Macdonald School for the Visually Impaired and Deafblind > > 350 Brant Ave. Brantford On., > > N3T 3J9 > > bob.minnery@ontario.ca <mailto:bob.minnery@ontario.ca> > > http://alternativeresources.ca <http://alternativeresources.ca/> > > 1-519-759-2522 ext.288 > > 519-865-2772 > > *From:* Estel·la Oncins Noguer <Estella.Oncins@uab.cat> > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 22, 2020 9:24 AM > *To:* Digges, Rod <r.digges@ucl.ac.uk>; w3c-wai-ig@w3.org > *Subject:* Re: Conformance of Synchronised Lecture recording transcripts > > *CAUTION -- EXTERNAL E-MAIL - Do not click links or open attachments > unless you recognize the sender.* > > Hello, > > Here is a guideline from EOWG on Making Audio and Video Media Accessible > > https://www.w3.org/WAI/media/av/ > <https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww..w3.org%2FWAI%2Fmedia%2Fav%2F&data=02%7C01%7CBob.Minnery%40ontario.ca%7C4afa51359fcc417140fe08d7e6c14423%7Ccddc1229ac2a4b97b78a0e5cacb5865c%7C0%7C0%7C637231590056947822&sdata=oTPuUSGklQUiPYLCXcIdtyHGh8gMmMtx2K2bbgOJRBg%3D&reserved=0> > > Under the section "Does My Media Need Captions?" > > The different WCAG levels are specified: > > https://www..w3.org/WAI/media/av/captions/#captions-and-subtitles > <https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww..w3.org%2FWAI%2Fmedia%2Fav%2Fcaptions%2F%23captions-and-subtitles&data=02%7C01%7CBob.Minnery%40ontario.ca%7C4afa51359fcc417140fe08d7e6c14423%7Ccddc1229ac2a4b97b78a0e5cacb5865c%7C0%7C0%7C637231590056957815&sdata=28z05LlfRbNGDPQG06DsH4snCvciVaywWnazUG3TULU%3D&reserved=0> > > Best, > > Estel·la Oncins Noguer > > Post Doctoral Research Fellow TransMedia Catalonia > > Edifici MRA 126 - Campus UAB > > 08193 Bellaterra > > Barcelona > > T. +34 610 655 149 > > orcid.org/0000-0002-0291-3036 > <https://can01.safelinks.protection..outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Forcid.org%2F0000-0002-0291-3036&data=02%7C01%7CBob.Minnery%40ontario.ca%7C4afa51359fcc417140fe08d7e6c14423%7Ccddc1229ac2a4b97b78a0e5cacb5865c%7C0%7C0%7C637231590056957815&sdata=syr2TWGxpTXCXjjroYF7QCKgPd73a8tP8uCxG14CLGI%3D&reserved=0> > > http://grupsderecerca.uab.cat/transmedia > <https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgrupsderecerca.uab.cat%2Ftransmedia%2F&data=02%7C01%7CBob.Minnery%40ontario.ca%7C4afa51359fcc417140fe08d7e6c14423%7Ccddc1229ac2a4b97b78a0e5cacb5865c%7C0%7C0%7C637231590056967813&sdata=m5HYQGFAadSSeZDkxMlCLCQDRN0xWueyZ4JVDg0T1EQ%3D&reserved=0> > > > <https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgrupsderecerca.uab.cat%2Ftransmedia%2F&data=02%7C01%7CBob.Minnery%40ontario.ca%7C4afa51359fcc417140fe08d7e6c14423%7Ccddc1229ac2a4b97b78a0e5cacb5865c%7C0%7C0%7C637231590056987799&sdata=Nui%2BOwXmvw87USvk16LwjnPP1QsFGsOfnBWQLGtn9gI%3D&reserved=0> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *De:*Digges, Rod <r.digges@ucl.ac.uk <mailto:r.digges@ucl.ac.uk>> > *Enviat el:* dimecres, 22 d’abril de 2020 15:08 > *Per a:* w3c-wai-ig@w3.org <mailto:w3c-wai-ig@w3.org> <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org > <mailto:w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>> > *Tema:* Conformance of Synchronised Lecture recording transcripts > > I wonder if anyone can help. > > At UCL we're keen to follow WCAG 2.1 guidelines regarding access for > pre-recorded video. We, like many other educational institutions, are > now generating thousands of lecture recordings every year. > > Our Lecture recording provider facilitate transcriptions (first pass > using an automatic transcription engine the output of which can be > subsequently corrected in an online editor). > > The output of the transcription is a .vtt file containing timing > information and the interface provided allows the transcript to be > viewed alongside the video. The transcript scrolls automatically, > highlights the section being spoken and also allows text searches of the > entire lecture. The transcript also allows navigation of the video as > clicking on any text in it synchronises the associated video to that > point. It would seem to have some distinct advantages over captions. > > I've been searching the guidelines (the closest I've found is - > https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/#captions-prerecorded) for something that > would allow me to be confident that this kind of facility complies with > WCAG2.1 guidelines and also to understand what level (A, AA, AAA) could > be ascribed to it but can't seem to find a mention of synchronised > transcripts - Should I be looking elsewhere ? - any suggestions would be > gratefully received. > > Regards > > Rod Digges > > Digital Education > > University College London > -- Shadi Abou-Zahra - http://www.w3.org/People/shadi/ Accessibility Strategy and Technology Specialist Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
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