[Athen] captions and transcripts for media

[Teresa Haven]

Captions or interactive transcripts can also provide searchability, as well as usability in very noisy or very quiet environments (like public transit or libraries). All of these are benefits to any user, with or without a disability.

Teresa

Teresa Haven, Ph.D.
Accessibility Analyst, Northern Arizona University



From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Heidi Scher
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I agree 100% with Shannon. I would also add that while we typically think of captions providing access for people who are deaf or hard of hearing, they also provide access for other people. Such as for someone with an auditory processing disorder or for whom English as a second language or with attention deficit disorder, etc.  Providing captions just makes good sense.
Heidi

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On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 5:14 PM, Samantha Johns <samanj at pdx.edu<mailto:samanj at pdx.edu>> wrote:
Thank you


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Samantha Johns

Accessibility & Course Support Specialist

Portland State University
1825 SW Broadway
Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209
Portland OR 97201
(503) 725-5642<tel:%28503%29%20725-5642>




On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 2:25 PM, Shannon Aylesworth <shannon.aylesworth at pepnet.org<mailto:shannon.aylesworth at pepnet.org>> wrote:
Hi Samantha,

I work with pepnet 2 (pn2), which is a federally funded project whose mission is to increase the education, career, and lifetime choices available to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.  We do this by supporting the professionals who work with these individuals.  I saw your post and shared it with my colleague who is very familiar with offline and post production captioning matters.  Here’s what she had to say:


1.       Do we need captions for feedback videos that faculty make that will only be used once, if there are no known/registered students with disabilities in the course?  Captions should be added to all videos, even those used once, if there is a deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH) student in the class and the video is being shown to all students.  If the instructor creates a separate feedback video for individual students and only that student sees the video then only the video for the D/HH student would need to be captioned.  If there are no D/HH students in the class and the video is only shown in that class then it does not have to be captioned.



2.       Do we need captions for videos that are only used once?  If a D/HH student is in the class or has access to the video then it should be captioned no matter how many times it is used.  D/HH students should have equal access to classroom content in all formats.



3.       At Webaim training best practice was suggested to provide transcripts for audio descriptions as audio descriptions require complex editing capabilities.  Adding descriptions to a video is more complicated than adding captions.  However, if you have a blind student in the class you need to provide equal access to video content.  If the video is a talking head and there is no visual content that adds meaning then descriptions may not be required.  However, if the video is a demonstration then it would not be helpful at all to a blind student without descriptions.  The Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) has guidelines for descriptions that might be helpful.  You can view the DCMP Description Key! here https://dcmp.org/descriptionkey/<https://dcmp/> and the DCMP Captioning Key! here https://dcmp.org/captioningkey/.

Pn2 also has several resources on the topic of offline or post production captioning.


•         Access:  Post-Production / Offline Captioning is an online training module that is available 24/7, takes approximately two hours to complete, and is free of charge.  The module reviews guidelines for captions, discusses laws pertaining to captioning, and compares various methods of creating captions.  Participants who successfully complete the training receive a certificate that verifies completion of the two hour training.  You can learn more about the training module and how to access the course here http://pepnet.org/training/access-offline-captioning.

•         Post Production Community of Practice is a forum of professionals who share issues, challenges, or concerns as it relates to media access for students who are deaf or hard of hearing.  You can learn more about this community and how to access it here http://pepnet.org/cop

•         There are also several resources on the topic of offline captioning here http://pepnet.org/resources/access-and-accommodations/Offline%20Captioning

Please feel free to contact me directly or email pepnet 2 (help at pepnet.org<mailto:help at pepnet.org>) if you have any other questions.  We look forward to working with you!

Sincerely,
Shannon Aylesworth


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Subject: [Athen] captions and transcripts for media

Hello,


  *   Do we need captions for feedback videos that faculty make that will only be used once, if there are no known/registered students with disabilities in the course?

  *   Do we need captions for videos that are only used once?

  *   At Webaim training best practice was suggested to provide transcripts for audio descriptions as audio descriptions require complex editing capabilities.

Please let me know what everyone is doing about these?




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Samantha Johns

Accessibility & Course Support Specialist

Portland State University
1825 SW Broadway
Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209
Portland OR 97201
(503) 725-5642<tel:%28503%29%20725-5642>




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