What would you do?

Engage with the scenario below to self-evaluate how much you know about improving your course content's accessibility with captions, transcripts, and audio descriptions.

Essential for some, useful for all.

When we provide audio and video transcripts, captions, and descriptions of visual content, we can help our students with the aspects below:

(The video presentation below used Auto-captioning in Microsoft PowerPoint)

Transcript

Accommodate Learning Disabilities:
- Accessible to individuals with hearing impairments
- Reduce "listening fatigue" for those who struggle with auditory processing
- Use a screen reader to access audio and video
Accommodate Learning Environment:
- Watch a video in a public place with the audio turned off
- Watch a video in a noisy background
Cultural Awareness:
- Understand the presenter's pronunciation of words in different accents or dialects
Effective Learning:
- Learners who process written information better than audio or visual
- Consume the content at learners’ own pace
- Pause and reread a statement without having to replay it multiple times
- Understand technical terms in context
- Identify and understand visual elements in the context
- Read and understand what was presented visually
- Reduce the effect of background noise in the video
- Search with keywords to quickly look for information (with a transcript)
English Language Learners/Non-Native English Speakers:
- Understand new words and phrases in context, expanding their vocabulary and language proficiency.
- Work on their pronunciation and intonation, reducing the chances of misinterpreting or mispronouncing words.
- Link the written words to their corresponding sounds, identifying patterns and improving their overall listening comprehension.
- People using translation services in another language (with a transcript)

Did you know?

More than 80 percent of Facebook users on mobile devices watch muted videos.

Source: Closed Captioning & Everything You Need to Know About It