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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Suggestion would be to contact their support team. I told them their player wasn’t accessible several months back and they agreed and said they are working on
making it accessible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">We probably need numbers… sometimes it takes more than one or two people to change the culture at these types of companies. Let them know what you are experiencing
and then hope they find the resources, within their company, required to make the changes to make their products accessible. Looks like 2014 was the last time they publicized their efforts regarding making their player accessible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Philosophical question: Why do we, as higher education technology professionals, even bring an inaccessible player on to our web platforms? I suspect it is
because we don’t know they are inaccessible if we don’t test them against WCAG and assistive technology. Plus, it is difficult, tedious, and frustrating work to try and change the awareness of developers. Also, it is difficult, tedious, and frustrating to
try and change the awareness of any human.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">It seems to me that the need for a11y awareness is still lagging. Ever improving but still lagging. What do we need to do to make a11y viral in the social media
space?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">David<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">David Engebretson Jr
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">| Digital Technologies Accessibility Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Department of Web Communication Technologies</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">360.650.7755 | <a href="mailto:David.Engebretson2@wwu.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">David.Engebretson2@wwu.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">University Relations & Marketing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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