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Benefits of Audio Description

by Elisa Lewis in Video Accessibility

  Benefits of Audio Description When ramps were first developed and implemented at restaurants, hotels, libraries, and other public facilities, they were meant to provide access to disabled individuals using wheelchairs. However, the benefits of these ramps reach far beyond wheelchairs, as…

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Updated February 2, 2021

Legal Requirements for Audio Description

by Elisa Lewis in Video Accessibility

  As technology continues to advance at rapid paces and become integrated into every aspect of our daily lives, it is becoming more and more crucial to make this technology accessible. It’s important to stay on top of the legal requirements surrounding…

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Updated March 30, 2021

Do Higher Education Institutions Understand Their Legal Obligations to Closed Caption Videos?

by Elisa Lewis in Video Accessibility

  Between the ADA, Rehabilitation Act, and state laws, most, if not all, higher education institutions in the US are legally required to provide closed captioning for recorded lectures, online courses, class materials, and other video content used for teaching and learning.…

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Updated February 23, 2021

Accessibility Laws in The Emerald Isle

by Elisa Lewis in Video Accessibility

Web Accessibility in Ireland The National Disability Authority (NDA) envisions an Irish society where all people, regardless of disability, enjoy equal rights and equal access to participate fully in society. Ireland has taken legislative measures to move toward this goal and support…

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Updated August 30, 2023

UC Berkeley Revoking Public Access to Educational Media, Cites Captioning Expenses

by Patrick Loftus in Industry Trends

In a recent letter to their campus community, the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) announced that they are revoking public access to their free, legacy Course Capture (classroom lecture) videos and podcasts. Beginning on March 15, 2017, all 20,000+ online educational…

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Updated February 10, 2021

Standards and Requirements for Quality Audio Description

by Elisa Lewis in Video Accessibility

Audio description (also referred to as “description” or “video description”) is defined as “the verbal depiction of key visual elements in media and live productions.” Audio description provides information on visual content considered essential to the comprehension of the program, in the…

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Updated February 2, 2021