[Athen] call to action

[Ann Newland]

Two others that are being used widely in higher education are Kaltura and
Panopto.

Ann Newland, EdS, CPACC
<https://www.accessibilityassociation.org/cpacccertification>
Accessibility Specialist - Center of Online Learning Accessibility
<https://cool.columbusstate.edu/accessibility.php>
Columbus State University
706-507-8530


On Sat, Oct 29, 2022 at 10:59 AM Steve Green <steve.green at testpartners.co.uk>
wrote:


> The two that come to mind are Vimeo and AblePlayer.

>

> Steve Green

> Managing Director

> Test Partners Ltd

>

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> On

> Behalf Of Gian Wild

> Sent: 29 October 2022 14:51

> To: athen-list at u.washington.edu

> Subject: Re: [Athen] call to action

>

> Hi Lucy and all ATHEN!

>

> I am doing a video player review over the next couple of weeks to present

> at AHG. I was thinking maybe it wasn't necessary but it seems

> (unfortunately) that it is. Other than YouTube, what video players would

> you like me to review?

>

> Cheers

> Gian

>

> Message: 1

> Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2022 15:32:42 -0700

> From: Lucy GRECO <lgreco at berkeley.edu>

> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network

>         <athen-list at u.washington.edu>

> Subject: [Athen] call to action

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> hello everyone:

>  for over 4 years now youtube has had a  feature to let creators add

> descriptive video to youtube videos. when i asked for access to this

> feature for our campus this is what they sent me

>

> "

> YouTube has a pilot program to give participating creators the ability to

> add audio tracks containing audio descriptions to their videos. On enabled

> videos, selecting the gear icon and choosing the "descriptive" audio track

> plays the audio track designated as descriptive audio - a format that is

> intended to give audio context for essential visual information. The

> purpose of the pilot is to better understand the unique needs of our users

> and how to create features to help reach broader audiences."

>

>  This is making me very  angry as I know the feature has been out for over

> 3 and maybe 4 years now as I first saw it in 2018 or 2019 on a video game

> trailer.

>  Since then I have seen it on a few other video game trailers but never on

> any other youtube  channels.

> If we in education can't get access to the features we need to help our

> students and extended communities, how can more people  learn about

> accessibility and how to do it right

>

>  Here is my call to action. your campuses should also join me in  asking

> google to get your team's access to the feature now so that we can learn

> how to use it and teach about how to always make videos more accessible to

> everyone

>

> lucy

>

>

> Berkeley IT <https://technology.berkeley.edu/home>

>

> Lucy Greco, Web Accessibility Evangelist

>

> Campus IT Experience

> Phone: (510) 289-6008 | Email: lgreco at berkeley.edu |

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>

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