[Athen] call to action

[Lucy GRECO]

hi wair did you here that we signed a contract with them i hered
differently i was told it was caltora


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

Lucy Greco, Web Accessibility Evangelist

Campus IT Experience
Phone: (510) 289-6008 | Email: lgreco at berkeley.edu |
https://webaccess.berkeley.edu Follow me on twitter @accessaces

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On Mon, Oct 31, 2022 at 3:09 PM shelleyhaven techpotential.net <
shelleyhaven at techpotential.net> wrote:


> Some University of California campuses use YuJa Media Player

> <https://www.yuja.com/video-cms/html5-video-player/>, and more may be

> using it soon as the UC Regents signed a systemwide purchase agreement with

> YuJa in July 2022:

>

>

> https://www.yuja.com/blog/news/the-regents-of-the-university-of-california-awards-yuja-systemwide-purchase-agreement/

>

> I teach a course for UCSC which uses both Canvas LMS and YuJa.  (UCSC

> previously used Kaltura.)  The Colorado CC System also uses YuJa.

>

> - Shelley

>

> _____________________________

> Shelley Haven  ATP, RET

> Assistive Technology Consultant

> www.TechPotential.net

> www.AT4LD.net – *Next class begins Jan. 2023*

>

>

>

> On MondayOct 31, at 6:49 AM, Ann Newland <newland_ann at columbusstate.edu>

> wrote:

>

> 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 |

>> https://webaccess.berkeley.edu Follow me on twitter @accessaces

>>

>> We champion diversity. We act with integrity. We deliver. We innovate.

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