Guides: D4D Accessibility Guide: Transcripts

Milestone Overview: Transcripts

Transcripts provide an alternative format for users that may not be able to engage with the sound and/or images.

Transcripts support users who might want to self-pace how they ingest content or learn best through reading (different modalities of learning)
Makes the content searchable to improve discovery of information for all users
Allows for more accurate quoting and note taking for all users

If you can’t add the transcript in the media player hosting the audio or video add it as a box in the guide, or as an accessible document link, with appropriate headings
Automated transcripts will need checking for accuracy, leave yourself time to do that work
If you’re linking to audio or video content that doesn’t have a transcript indicate that in the link

NYU Digital Accessibility How-To Guide: Video and Audio (has info about Stream and YouTube)
Imagine watching a movie without the audio, or listening to dialogue without watching the screen; it would be difficult to understand the full context of the movie. If your page includes video content, it’s essential to provide captions, transcripts, and/or audio descriptions to ensure all users are able to understand your video’s message.

How do I embed a video, chat widget, search box, or other widget on my guide? - Help Center
Media/Widget assets are ideal for embedding HTML content in your guides, such as YouTube videos, search widgets, or widgets from other Springy tools (like LibCal Hours widgets, for example). Unlike Rich Text/HTML content items, Media/Widget assets are stored in your assets library. As a result, once someone creates a Media/Widget asset, it can be reused over and over in other guides.

Web Accessibility Perspectives - Compilation of 10 Topics/Videos (YouTube)
Web accessibility is essential for people with disabilities and useful for all. Learn about the impact of accessibility and the benefits for everyone in a variety of situations.

Full set of resources (transcripts, captions, etc.) that accompany this video can be found on YouTube's website.

WebAIM: Transcripts
Transcripts are also an important part of making web multimedia content accessible. Transcripts allow anyone that cannot access content from web audio or video to read a text transcript instead.
Accessible U: Video Captions and Transcripts
Summary: Captions (for video) or a transcript (for audio) should be included with all multimedia content produced by University of Minnesotans, including instructor- and student-created content. These alternate formats improve the playback experience for your audience in a variety of contexts and situations.