Workflows for Multimedia

Making audio-video content accessible

1. Choose an accessible media player
   Examples: American Foundation for the Blind Accessible Video Player, OzPlayer
2. Choose a delivery platform that supports accessibility features (like a website, Learning Management System, etc.)
3. Caption the video and provide a text transcript
   • Do-it-yourself captions or outsource captions; in either case, captions should be checked for accuracy prior to distributing and timing of captioned information should correspond with the video
   • Text transcripts should contain setting and speaker changes along with any sounds such as dogs barking, horn honking, etc.
4. Describe the video (only necessary for visible actions in a video that need to be conveyed to someone who is blind or has low vision); usually this is done as an additional version of the original video.
   
   • Do-it-yourself audio descriptions
   • Outsource audio descriptions

Making audio-only content accessible

1. Choose an accessible media player
2. Choose a delivery platform that supports accessibility features
3. Transcribe the audio
   • Do-it-yourself transcripts
   • Outsource transcript creation

Making video-only content accessible

1. Choose an accessible media player
2. Choose a delivery platform that supports accessibility features
3. Describe the video
   • Do-it-yourself audio descriptions
   • Outsource audio descriptions

Making audio and video for live events accessible

1. Choose an accessible media player.
2. Choose a delivery platform that supports accessibility features
3. Make a plan to provide live captions, transcripts, and descriptions
4. You may choose to contact a CART services provider and/or arrange for an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter. (It is important to note that not all deaf and hard of hearing individuals know ASL.)