Re: Question on video accessibility

Thank you all, for your responses.

It feels great to have all you experts sharing their thoughts when I needed
it so much.

Much appreciated your responses. Went through all the resources you
mentioned and working on a solution.

Thank you again!

On Tue, Mar 30, 2021 at 9:37 AM Shawn Henry <shawn@w3.org> wrote:

> We call this "integrated description" in the Making Audio and Video Media
> Accessible resource.
>
> It's covered in the page on preparing audio and video content:
>         https://www.w3.org/WAI/media/av/av-content/#plan-description
> and throughout the description page:
>         https://www.w3.org/WAI/media/av/description/
>
> I'll have a look if we might want to add "(also called 'embedded described
> video')"...
>
> Best,
> ~Shawn
>
>
> On 30-Mar-21 9:18 AM, Pyatt, Elizabeth J wrote:
> > For future reference, many people encourage the practice of "Embedded
> Described Video" whenever possible to avoid situations like these.
> >
> > This simply means reading the text such as titles and other text content
> aloud, and making sure all objects are appropriately described by a
> narrator or presenter.  The caption track (or extracted transcript) would
> capture any information needed for deaf or deaf-blind audiences. A narrated
> presentation is also useful for reinforcing content for all hearing viewers.
> >
> > https://acb.org/adp/articles/edv.html <
> https://acb.org/adp/articles/edv.html>
> >
> > This approach is used in many commercial documentaries and short
> marketing films, and it definitely makes it much easier for students with
> visual disabilities to use without separate accommodations. Captions will
> still be needed, but these are much less expensive and time consuming than
> providing a separate audio description track. Especially if you already
> have a prepped script.
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> > Elizabeth
> >
> > P.S. I realize it's probably too late to change the current video, but
> it's worth considering for future projects.
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