<div dir="ltr">Our initial research of best practices for captioning includes the below list. If 24 pt font is preferred over 22, I will update our recommendations. <div><ul style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 6px 25px;color:rgb(45,59,69);font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:15.75px"><li style="font-size:16px">Align text left</li><li style="font-size:16px">Use Sans Serif fonts (Arial, Helvetica, or Verdana)</li><li style="font-size:16px">22 pt font</li><li style="font-size:16px">No more than 32 characters per line</li><li style="font-size:16px">Font color and background must pass AA Color Contrast Ratio (large text=14pt and larger)</li><li style="font-size:16px">Do not use color as the only way to convey meaning</li></ul></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 12:10 PM, Nast, Joseph M <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Joseph.M.Nast@lonestar.edu" target="_blank">Joseph.M.Nast@lonestar.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#993366;letter-spacing:.5pt">I thought Heidi Scher responded? (see attached). She recommends 24 pt I think.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Kitara Smith<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 17, 2016 2:03 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu" target="_blank">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Size of Captioning Font<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#1f497d">Asking the question again, as I didn’t get any responses on Friday.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Kitara A. Smith</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Office of Diversity & Equity</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">University of Maryland University College</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">3501 University Blvd. East</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Phone: <a href="tel:301.985.7432" value="+13019857432" target="_blank">301.985.7432</a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> Kitara Smith [mailto:<a href="mailto:kitara.smith@umuc.edu" target="_blank">kitara.smith@umuc.edu</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 14, 2016 1:59 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu" target="_blank">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: Size of Captioning Font</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif">Hi,</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif">I was wondering if there is a standard or requirement for the size of captioning fonts? For example, if this is the size of the screen (a standard computer monitor)
are the fonts on this video too small? Is there a Federal requirement that may make this font size non-compliant? Should the size of the fonts be able to be changed per the user?</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif">Any input that you may have on this would be greatly appreciated!</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif">Thanks!</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#222222">Office of Diversity & Equity</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#222222">3501 University Blvd. East</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#222222">Adelphi, MD 20783</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#222222">Phone <a href="tel:301.985.7432" value="+13019857432" target="_blank">301.985.7432</a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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As a person who uses captioning, in your example the font is definitely too small. Fonts should be at least 24 point unless on HD, then you would want to use a larger font. When I've captioned materials, I try to set the captioning to fit approximately 50%
of the width. If you have the capability to allow the user to set the size, then provide a reasonably good size and let them re-size if needed.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif"">I was wondering if there is a standard or requirement for the size of captioning fonts? For example, if this is the size of the screen (a standard computer monitor)
are the fonts on this video too small? Is there a Federal requirement that may make this font size non-compliant? Should the size of the fonts be able to be changed per the user?</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif"">Any input that you may have on this would be greatly appreciated!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook","serif"">Thanks!</span></p>
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