Sessions: DC
ACCESS celebrates video accessibility & the people who make it happen.
ACCESS DC featured all-around accessibility experts who shared invaluable advice on how to navigate the ever-changing digital accessibility realm.
Lily Bond, 3Play Media
Back to TopEverything You Need to Know About Closed Captions
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Session Description
Whether you are already captioning or thinking about starting to caption, this session will teach you why it’s important and the many other benefits of it.
This presentation will cover:
- Accessibility laws and compliance
- How to create closed captions
- Getting the right caption format
- Emerging formats for HTML5 and mobile
- How closed captions benefit all users
- Results of SEO studies
- Video player compatibility
- Working with lecture capture and video platforms
- How to edit closed captions after they have been processed
- Translation and multilingual subtitles
- Interactive video search
Presenter
Lily Bond
Director of Marketing | 3Play Media
Jerry Ovedahl, SAGE
Back to TopHow Sage Publishing Handles Video Accessibility
Session Description
SAGE publishing’s Jerry Orvedahl will discuss how they are handling video accessibility at SAGE. SAGE disseminates teaching and research materials to thousands of schools around the world.
This presentation will cover:
- How SAGE integrates 3Play into their workflow
- How SAGE’s systems integrate
- Ways SAGE deploys transcripts and captions to their platforms
- Legal and market developments in higher education
- How SAGE is addressing accessibility globally
Presenter
Jerry Overdahl
Manager | SAGE Publishing
US Access Board
Back to TopThe Law on Video Accessibility
Session Description
Kathy Eng, IT Accessibility Specialist at the US Access Board, dives into everything you need to know about video accessibility laws under Section 508.
This presentation will cover:
- Section 508 breakdown
- What is an ICT?
- Secion 508 refresh
- WCAG 2.0
- Video accessibility requirements
Presenter
Kathy Eng
IT Accessibility Specialist | US Access Board
George Mason & University of Virginia
Back to TopVideo Accessibility at George Mason & University of Virginia
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Session Description
Korey Singleton, Assistive Technology Initiative Manager at George Mason, and Lori Kressin, Coordinator of Academic Accessibility at the University of Virginia, will talk about how they have implemented video accessibility solutions.
This presentation will cover:
- Accessibility Policies at George Mason and University of Virginia
- In-house captioning workflows
- Developing and evolving a captioning workflow
- Strategies for budgeting
- How Virginia is centralizing accessibility efforts statewide
Presenters
Korey Singleton
Assistive Technology Initiative Manager | George Mason
Lori Kressin
Coordinator of Academic Accessibility | University of Virginia
3Play Media
Back to TopWhat You Need to Know About Audio Description
Session Description
This presentation will cover the basics of how to add audio description to online video, legal requirements for audio description, video player compatibility, examples and demos, how to create audio description, differences between standard & extended audio description, and benefits of audio description outside of accessibility.
This presentation will cover:
- What is audio description?
- Examples and demos
- Accessibility laws and compliance
- Video player compatibility
- Methods for DIY audio description
- How to publish audio description
- Tools & features to make the process easier
Speaker
Elisa Edelberg
Content Marketing Specialist | 3Play Media
Level Access
Back to TopHow Accessibility Improves the User Experience
Session Description
Level Access’s Tim Springer will share why making your content accessible improves the user experience for all users.
This presentation will cover:
- Why accessibility matters
- What happens when websites aren’t accessible
- What is universal design?
- Examples of universal design
- Where you can start
Speaker
Tim Springer
Co-Founder, CEO | Level Access