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Using Netflix Videos as “Audiobooks” with Audio Description

by Patrick Loftus in Industry Trends

The concept of driving your car while enjoying a movie on your phone just became a lot safer. Lifehacker recently published an article about a Redditor who pointed out that you can listen to movies and TV shows on Netflix by turning…

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Updated August 23, 2024

Accessibility Laws for Public Colleges

by Patrick Loftus in Video Accessibility

Public colleges and universities around the US are legally required to make both digital and physical environments on campus accessible to people with disabilities. In recent years, many students with disabilities have found themselves at a disadvantage when some public universities have…

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Updated August 7, 2024

Brightcove Audio Description Solution Offers Multiple Audio Tracks

by Elisa Lewis in Video Accessibility

One of the biggest barriers with audio description is that most browsers and video players do not support the playing of description in the same way that they support captions. Brightcove is the first enterprise-level video platform to offer audio description support.…

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Updated September 6, 2023

How to Test Video Players for Accessibility

by Patrick Loftus in Video Accessibility

One-third of all online activity is spent watching video content, and video traffic accounts for 69% of all global consumer internet traffic. So, considering watching video has become so intensely fundamental to the average online user experience, shouldn’t we also expect the…

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Updated March 16, 2021

An Uphill Battle to Digital Accessibility at Capital One

by Elisa Lewis in Video Accessibility

Digital Accessibility at Capital One Digital accessibility is a huge priority for Capital One, and a lot of work has been done to make it that way. In the webinar, Accessibility at Capital One, Mark Penicook, Digital Accessibility Manager, shares the history…

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Updated June 3, 2019

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Hulu Over Lack of Audio Description and Inaccessible Website Content

by Patrick Loftus in Video Accessibility

A class action lawsuit was filed against online video streaming giant Hulu over accessibility issues on its website and online streaming service. The Hulu lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts by The American Council of the…

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Updated March 2, 2021

Q&A: Accessibility at Capital One

by Elisa Lewis in Video Accessibility

Capital One is committed to making their products and services accessible to everyone, including individuals with disabilities. In fact everything at Capital One is designed with accessibility at the forefront because they know that accessibility means usability for everyone. When you’re in…

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Updated February 2, 2021

Study Finds 30% Of Working Professionals Have A Disability, Most Go Unreported

by Patrick Loftus in Industry Trends

A new study published by the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI), a private think tank, claims that 30% of working professionals in the United States are expected to have a disability. This high figure, based on phone-based interviews with over 3,000 “college-educated,…

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Updated October 7, 2020

What You Need to Know About FCC Audio Description Requirements

by Elisa Lewis in Video Accessibility

At the FCC, there’s always something interesting in the works. Will Schell, attorney advisor at the Disability Rights Office of the FCC, joined us for a webinar to provide a comprehensive overview of audio description requirements under FCC rule. FCC Rules for Accessibility The…

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Updated June 3, 2019

Leveraging Accessibility To Improve Your Social Media Strategy

by Patrick Loftus in Video Accessibility

Simply put, keeping accessibility in mind when you post content to social media is one of the easiest, no-brainer ways to expand your brand’s reach. First of all, there are roughly 360 million people who are either deaf or have disabling hearing loss worldwide.…

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Updated April 6, 2021

5 MOOC Platforms Doing Captioning Right

by Patrick Loftus in Video Accessibility

Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are distinguished from other online education programs in that they are made available to the public on behalf of the host university. They are usually free, although sometimes fees are charged for optional services like a certificate…

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Updated April 20, 2021

504 vs. 508 vs. Title III: Accessibility Laws for Private Colleges

by Elisa Lewis in Video Accessibility

Technology and video are growing fast, and college campuses and institutions of higher education are powerhouses of video content. With all this video infiltrating classrooms, information sessions, and advertising efforts, it’s crucial that this content is accessible to all. Although the intricacies…

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Updated March 16, 2021
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