Library Accessibility Resources

Top Tips for Accessible Videos

Benefits

Video captions allow users to access the full content of your video. This benefits:

• Deaf and hard of hearing users
• Users without access to speakers or in loud spaces
• English Language Learners

Tips

Create your video from a transcript

• write out everything you are going to say before you create the video
• Can be used for adding captions to the video
• Your transcript can accompany the video, as a separate file. A text transcript will enable people who use screen readers to access the content. You can make your transcript even more accessible by describing the visual elements. Additional benefits: your transcript is searchable

Caption your video

• Current accessibility standards require captioned videos
• Most video creation software includes built-in captioning features but you can also create them online using HCC EduTube or YouTube (further directions below under Resources for Accessible Videos)
• Librarians have access to Screencast-o-matic which also creates captions
• For HCC EduTube-specific directions, see the HCC EduTube on the menu to the left
• Watch Jenn Stidham demonstrate the captioning process on HCC's EduTube.

Resources for Accessible Videos