YouTube Accessibility
YouTube allows anyone anywhere to be a director, actor, scriptwriter, etc. It has changed the relationship that we have with our news broadcast companies and provided a platform for grassroots organizations and the politically oppressed to get their message out. YouTube has taken steps to improve the accessibility of its content, however with more content uploaded in 60 days than the three major broadcast companies produced in 60 years they are only able to provide automated processes
YouTube Accessibility
YouTube accessibility is pretty simple - caption your video! That is the most critical aspect of YouTube accessibility. If you are interested in providing a higher level of accessibility, add either Described Video or Integrated Described Video to your content. Described Video (DV) is the process of adding narration after the material has been written, Integrated Described Video (IDV) includes the DV process into the scriptwriting process. It is part of the dialogue rather than narrated over the script. For more information, please see the links in the menu on the right.
So just to recap, YouTube accessibility best practices:
- Caption videos
- Provide Described Video or Integrated Described Video
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