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Captioning YouTube videos - Accessibility Toolkit - Version 3 - 2009
There will be people who won’t be able to access the audio content of the video because:
- They are hearing impaired or deaf;
- They are in a noisy environment; or
- They cannot play sound.
YouTube videos 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. A YouTube video is made usable by some people with disabilities by:
- Providing a transcript of the video in text or HTML;
- Providing audio descriptions of all the visual content in the video; and
- Providing captions of all the audio content in the video.
Relationship to WCAG1 checkpoints:
Checkpoint 1.4 requires that for any time-based multimedia presentation (e.g., a movie or animation), there must be synchronized equivalent alternatives (e.g., captions or auditory descriptions of the visual track) with the presentation
Tools you will need
YouTube has introduced an automatic speech recognition service that automatically creates captions for videos. It can either be done automatically, which will sometimes include errors, or it can generate captions from a transcript.
Every YouTube video should be uploaded with a transcript. This transcript should also be available to the general public in the event that they have a disability that prevents them from viewing or hearing the YouTube video.
Create a transcript
1. When creating a transcript you should include all the important information in the video (audio and video content). However when creating a YouTube transcript include the speech only.
Upload the transcript
1. Select 'My Videos' under the 'Account' option.
2. Find the video and select the 'Captions' button.
3. Select the 'Add New Captions or Transcript' button.
4. Select the 'Browse' button and find the transcript file to upload.
5. Select the 'Transcript file' option.
6. Select the English option.
7. Select the 'Upload File' button.
Examples:
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
- Google Blog: YouTube launches auto-captioning
- Mashable: YouTube launches auto-captioning for videos
Last updated: 2 July 2010
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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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