Video Accessibility
Review
- Script (with integrated description)
- Use a dedicated microphone in a quiet environment
- Record webcam and screen in at least 720p resolution and consider lighting
- Avoid cluttered and animated virtual backgrounds
- When sharing, ensure material is accessible, especially use of colour and colour contrast and avoid flashing content
- Close excess programs, tabs, and windows
- Provide captions and transcripts
“The one argument for accessibility that doesn’t get made nearly often enough is how extraordinarily better it makes some people’s lives. How many opportunities do we have to dramatically improve people’s lives just by doing our job a little better?”
Steve Krug, Don’t Make Me Think, Revisited
Further Resources
Video Accessibility – Accessibility Handbook for Teaching and Learning
Audio Content and Video Content – W3C
Accessibility Bites: Supporting Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing – BCcampus
Building It In: Audio Description At Every Performance (Video, 17:30)
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