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Audio and podcasts - Accessibility Toolkit - Version 3 - 2009
There will be people who won't be able to access the audio file or podcast because:
- They are deaf
- They are in a noisy environment
- They cannot play sound
Audio files and podcasts cannot be made fully accessible, but they can be made accessible to some people with disabilities – for example people who are hearing impaired or deaf – by providing a transcript of the content in text or HTML:
- Providing a transcript of the podcast or audio file in text or HTML
Relationship to WCAG1 checkpoints:
Checkpoint 1.1 requires that a text equivalent is provided for every non-text element (e.g., via "alt", "longdesc", or in element content). This includes: applets and programmatic objects, sounds (played with or without user interaction), stand-alone audio files, audio tracks of video, and video.
Tools you will need to create a podcast
There are numerous methods to create a podcast – this document deals with only one of them.
You will need the following hardware and applications installed to create a podcast:
- Speakers
- Microphone
- Audacity
- LAME (add the .dll to the Audacity folder)
- STAMP
- iTunes account (if you want to upload the podcast to iTunes)
- RSS feed URL
Complying with accessibility requirements when creating podcasts
Creating the podcast
- Open Audacity
- Select the red round button to start recording the podcast
- Select the stop button to stop recording the podcast
- Under the file menu, select Export as MP3
- Save the file
Add tags to the podcast
- Open Stamp and maximize the window
- On the left hand side browse and select your podcast
- Select Genre and type in the correct genre
- Select the Stamp button
Upload podcast to a site
- Copy the podcast to your web server
- Add a link to the podcast
If your RSS feed is not already uploaded to iTunes:
- Go to iTunes
- Select iTunes store
- Select “Submit a podcast”
- Select Podcasts on the left hand side
- Down the bottom right hand side of the page, select “Submit a podcast”
- Insert your RSS URL
- Select Continue
iTunes will review your podcasts before putting them on the iTunes site.
Example 1: A test podcast
See Gian Wild’s web site for an example podcast and transcript.
Further Information
- Checkpoint 1.4: For any time-based multimedia presentation (e.g. a movie or animation), synchronize equivalent alternatives (e.g. captions or auditory descriptions of the visual track) with the presentation
- How to create an accessible podcast
- WebAxe Podcasts: Jeffrey Frey on Accessible Podcasts
- Accessible podcasts
- Podcasting and accessibility
Source: Accessibility Toolkit Version 3, September 2009. Section 5 - Audio and podcasts.
Related Links
- Victorian Government Accessibility Toolkit - Version 3 - September 2009 - in pdf format (2898kb)
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(This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). Department of Business and Innovation, Information Victoria, September 2009 - Version 3.1.1 - March 2011 (minor edits). "The Victorian Government’s Accessibility Standard requires that: All websites must be Level AA compliant (W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Version 1.0); Where audience needs are specific, websites should become Level AAA as appropriate. This toolkit shows departments and agencies how to conform to this policy and the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Version 1.0. The toolkit is designed for Victorian Government business managers and web site owners to enable them to effectively present the business case for accessibility and manage the processes involved..."
An accessible HTML version of the toolkit is currently under development.
- Victorian Government Accessibility Toolkit - Version 3 - September 2009 - in word format (4990kb)
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(This document requires the use of Microsoft Word Reader). Department of Business and Innovation, Information Victoria, September 2009 - Version 3.1.1 - March 2011 (minor edits). "The Victorian Government’s Accessibility Standard requires that: All websites must be Level AA compliant (W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Version 1.0); Where audience needs are specific, websites should become Level AAA as appropriate. This toolkit shows departments and agencies how to conform to this policy and the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Version 1.0. The toolkit is designed for Victorian Government business managers and web site owners to enable them to effectively present the business case for accessibility and manage the processes involved..."
An accessible HTML version of the toolkit is currently under development.
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