video captioning for accessibility: university of florida and regis university case studies
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With the proliferation of education video, captioning has become an essential part of many university accessibility policies. Although captioning is sometimes perceived as obtrusive and expensive, in this session University of Florida and Regis University demonstrate their cost-effective, streamlined captioning workflows that provide push-button simplicity for instructors and administrators campus-wide. Watch this session to learn about the efficient and cost-effective ways to implement video captioning solutions. We will also cover the basics of how to create closed captions, accessibility laws, captions formats including emerging formats for HTML5 and mobile, video player compatibility, and automated workflows with Kaltura. This session was part of the Kaltura Education Video Summit held on December 6, 2012. Presenters: Nicole Croy eLearning Technologist | Regis University Jason Neely Office of Distance Learning | University of Florida Tole Khesin VP of Marketing | 3Play MediaTRANSCRIPT
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Video Captioning for Accessibility: University of Florida and Regis University
Demo their Solutions
Tole Khesin VP of Marketing 3Play Media
Nicole Croy E-Learning Technologist Regis University
Jason Neely College of Education – Distance Learning University of Florida
Kaltura Video Education Summit 2012
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Agenda
Captioning basics
Accessibility legislation
Value propositions
Interactive captions + transcripts
Regis University presentation
University of Florida presentation
Questions
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What Are Captions?
• Captions are text that is time-synchronized with the media
• Captions convey all spoken content as well as relevant sound effects
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What Are Captions?
Terminology
• Captioning vs. Transcription
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What Are Captions?
Terminology
• Captioning vs. Transcription
• Captioning vs. Subtitling
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What Are Captions?
Terminology
• Captioning vs. Transcription
• Captioning vs. Subtitling
• Closed Captioning vs. Open Captioning
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What Are Captions?
Terminology
• Captioning vs. Transcription
• Captioning vs. Subtitling
• Closed Captioning vs. Open Captioning
• Post Production vs. Real-Time
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How Are Captions Used?
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Accessibility Legislation
Section 504 “No individual, solely by reason of her or his disability…be denied the benefits of any program, service, or activity…”
Section 508 “All training and informational video and multimedia productions must contain captions …”
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Accessibility Legislation
21st Century Communications & Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) “Closed captioning on video programming delivered using internet protocol….”
Section 504 “No individual, solely by reason of her or his disability…be denied the benefits of any program, service, or activity…”
Section 508 “All training and informational video and multimedia productions must contain captions …”
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Accessibility Legislation
CVAA Phase-In Timeline Sept 30, 2012: All prerecorded programming that is not edited for Internet distribution
Mar 30, 2013: Live & near-live programming originally broadcast on television.
Sep 30, 2013 : Prerecorded programming that is edited for Internet distribution.
Mar 30, 2014: Archival programming
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Value Propositions • Accessible for deaf and hard of hearing
• For ESL viewers
• Flexibility to view anywhere
• Search
• Reusability
• Navigation
• SEO/discoverability
• Used as source for translation
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Captioning Process
1. Upload 2. Download 3. Publish
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Step 1 - Upload Media Files
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Step 2 - Download Captions File
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Step 3 – Publish Captions
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Captions Formats Common Captions Formats
SRT YouTube and other web players
DFXP Flash players
SCC iPods, iTunes, DVD encoding
SAMI Windows Media
QT QuickTime
STL DVD Studio Pro
CPT.XML Captionate
SBV YouTube
RT Real Media
WebVTT Emerging HTML5
Custom XML Custom formats
Custom Text Custom formats
SRT Example
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Simplifying the Workflow Video Player / Platform Integrations
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Captions Plugin
• Works with most video players
• Searchable • Supports multiple
languages • SEO boost • Customizable • Free
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Interactive Transcript
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Enterprise-Level Online & Blended Courses
465 Courses Online
Roughly 60% include Video
http://www.regis.edu/regis.asp?sctn=facst&p1=cpsdld
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We feel we have a duty to make ALL required course materials accessible
to ALL learners.
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Resources for Captioning Requirements & Techniques
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/#media-equiv Web Accessibility in Mind (WebAim) http://webaim.org/techniques/captions/
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“an equivalent experience for all users.”
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“All multimedia files have synchronized captions and/or provide transcripts for media.”
All required video is closed-captioned
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Original Captioning Process
1 2 3
4 3-4 Days 5
6 7 8 9
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Voice Text
Poor Accuracy =
Manual Text Clean-up
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1 2
8 hrs - 2 Days
3
4
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Video accessibility in the UF College of Education
Jason Neely Office of Distance Learning University of Florida Kaltura Video Education Summit 2012
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• CoE Distance Learning office grew from 3 full time employees and a GA to over 15 full time employees and 5 GAs – ID & Support, Developers, a Graphic
Designer, and a Marketing & Recruitment Team
• CoE Distance Learning office is
separate from the rest of UF
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• UF in the process of updating its current policy – Based on the W3C Web Accessibility
Initiative: http://www.w3.org/WAI/ – Demand oriented
• http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/col
lege.index.htm
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• Videos are widely used in our courses
• Most videos used in courses are transcribed
• Other accommodations are made as needed – ASL interpreter
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Questions?
Nicole Croy | Regis University [email protected] Jason Neely | University of Florida [email protected] Tole Khesin | 3Play Media [email protected]