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5 Elements of Accessible Video

by Elisa Lewis in Video Accessibility

Whether you’re a producer or consumer, online video has exploded in popularity and necessity in recent years. It’s estimated that the past two years have shown a 52% increase in weekly video consumption, and experts know that the power of video content…

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Updated February 14, 2025

A Quick Guide to Audio Description Laws and Lawsuits

by Jaclyn Lazzari in Video Accessibility

Audio description is important for making videos accessible to blind and low vision people, but the laws, regulations, and legal landscape surrounding audio description can start to blend together after a while. In this short post, you’ll find almost everything you need…

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Updated July 13, 2021

Where Does Accessibility Fit in the Development Process?

by Elisa Lewis in Video Accessibility

Developing a product is no small feat. Often, there are many things to consider. One thing you don’t want to forget about is accessibility. When you incorporate accessibility into the product development process from the beginning, you end up with a better…

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Updated July 21, 2021

Is Social Media Accessible?

by 3mediaweb in Video Accessibility

Is social media accessible? While social media is a free resource that anyone can download, not everyone can access it. In the webinar, Accessibility and Social Media, John Foliot, Principal Accessibility Strategist at Deque Systems, dive into how you can make your…

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Updated June 11, 2019

YouTube Copyright Rules: Can You Caption Public YouTube Videos?

by Jaclyn Lazzari in Video Accessibility

YouTube is a treasure trove of information, entertainment, and educational video. One of the challenges of using YouTube for education is that most public videos lack accurate closed captions, which are required for accessibility compliance. If you want to add captions to…

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Updated September 20, 2023

New Zealand Web Accessibility & Closed Captioning: Laws, Standards, & Trends

by Elisa Lewis in Video Accessibility

Every New Zealander deserves equal access to media content. There are over 800,000 Kiwis living with hearing loss, or 1 out of 6 people, who don’t have adequate and consistent access to news, sporting events, television shows, and movies like their hearing counterparts. New…

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Updated May 1, 2020

Press Release: 3Play Media Receives Significant Investment from Riverside Partners

by Lily Bond in Press Release

Boston, MA (May 14, 2019) – 3Play Media, the leading provider of high-quality, fast-turnaround video accessibility services at scale, announced today that it has received a significant investment from Riverside Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm. 3Play Media provides premium video captioning,…

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Updated June 3, 2019

Benefits of A11y to Viewers

by Elisa Lewis in Video Accessibility

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, simply put, accessibility is something that is capable of being easily seen or used. From a design perspective, accessibility is designing products and services in mind so that it can be accessed by everyone – including people…

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Updated March 13, 2024

How to Choose the Right Video Accessibility Vendor

by 3mediaweb in Video Accessibility

When choosing a video accessibility vendor, you want to find one that is reliable, accurate, and cost-effective. The right video accessibility vendor can make a big difference to your operations. But with many vendors to choose from, it’s easy to get overwhelmed.…

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Updated July 30, 2019

The Benefits of Accessible Video for Publishers

by Jaclyn Lazzari in Video Accessibility

The power of accessible video is far-reaching, and there are many ways in which captions and audio description can benefit video publishers. Captions can boost SEO and improve the learning experience for students, and audio description lends itself to universal design and…

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Updated August 23, 2024

Artificial Intelligence Is Good, but Is It Good Enough for Captions?

by Elisa Lewis in Industry Trends

“Artificial intelligence (AI) makes it possible for machines to learn from experience, adjust to new inputs, and perform human-like tasks.” In other words, rather than programming machines with a single rule for output, they are taught to recognize patterns and then utilize…

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Updated August 28, 2019

Automatic Captions: Are They Helping or Hindering Students?

by Jaclyn Lazzari in Video Accessibility

In the 2019 State of Captioning report, 37% of respondents indicated that they use automatic captions for educational videos. At the same time, 50% said that they’re aware automatic captions don’t fulfill the legal requirements. These findings seem to conflict, so I…

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Updated June 11, 2019
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