accessible video captioning: regis university case study
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Accessing Higher Ground - November 7, 2013 Accessibility Data: - More than 1 billion people have a disability - 56.7 million report a disability in the U.S. - 48 million (20%) in the U.S. have some hearing loss - 11% of postsecondary students report having a disability - 45% of 1.6 million veterans seek disability - 177,000+ veterans claimed hearing loss Captions are text that is time-sychronized with the media. They convey all spoken content as well as relevant sound effects. Captions originated in the early 1980s from an FCC mandate for broadcast TV. The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act requires all Internet programming that previously aired on television with captions to have captions online, as well. The values of captioning include: - Accessibility for deaf and hard of hearing - Accessibility for ESL viewers - Flexibility to view anywhere, such as noisy environments or offices - Search - Reusability - Navigation, better UX - SEO/discoverability - Used as source for translation Regis University has 475 courses online, and roughly 60% include video. They feel they have a duty to caption all video content for accessibility. All multimedia files have synchronized captions and/or provide transcripts for media. Their original captioning process was a nightmare. With Kaltura and 3Play Media, the captioning process is fully integrated and automated. They simply tag their videos for captioning with 3Play Media, and within 2 days the professional quality captions appear in their videos. Presenters: Nicole Croy eLearning Technologist Regis University Tole Khesin VP of Marketing 3Play MediaTRANSCRIPT
Accessible Video Captioning: Regis University Case Study Accessing Higher Ground – November 7, 2013
Tole Khesin 3Play Media [email protected] +1.415.298.1206
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Nicole Croy eLearning Technologist Regis University [email protected] +1.303.964.5047
Agenda ‣ Highlights from recent accessibility data ‣ Captioning basics ‣ Accessibility laws ‣ Value propositions ‣ Regis University overview ‣ Accessibility policy ‣ Workflow, tools, and technologies ‣ Q&A
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Poll
Accessibility - a Growing Concern
‣ Worldwide: 1 billion people have a disability
‣ U.S.: 56.7 million have a disability (48 million related to hearing)
‣ U.S.: 11% of higher ed students have a disability
‣ U.S.: 45% of 1.6 million veterans sought disability (177,000 related to hearing loss)
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What Are Captions?
‣ Text that has been time-synchronized with the media
‣ Captions convey all spoken content as well as relevant sound effects
‣ Originated in the early 1980s from an FCC mandate for broadcast TV
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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 vs. Open Captioning
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What Are Captions?
Terminology
‣ Captioning vs. Transcription
‣ Captioning vs. Subtitling
‣ Closed vs. Open Captioning
‣ Post Production vs. Real-Time
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How Are Captions Used?
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Caption Formats
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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
Emerging standards for HTML5
Accessibility Laws Section 508 ‣ Added to Rehabilitation Act in 1986 ‣ Applies to federal agencies and organizations
with federal subsidies
Section 504 ‣ Part of Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ‣ Anti-discrimination law
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Accessibility Laws Section 508 ‣ Added to Rehabilitation Act in 1986 ‣ Applies to federal agencies and organizations
with federal subsidies
Section 504 ‣ Part of Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ‣ Anti-discrimination law
ADA ‣ Title II (public entities) + Title III (commercial
entities) ‣ Netflix lawsuit implications
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Accessibility Laws Section 508 ‣ Added to Rehabilitation Act in 1986 ‣ Applies to federal agencies and organizations
with federal subsidies
Section 504 ‣ Part of Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ‣ Anti-discrimination law
ADA ‣ Title II (public entities) + Title III (commercial
entities) ‣ Netflix lawsuit implications
CVAA ‣ Applies to content that airs on TV + Internet
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Value Propositions?
‣ Accessibility for deaf and hard of hearing
‣ For ESL viewers
‣ Flexibility to view in noise-sensitive environments
‣ Search
‣ Reusability
‣ Navigation, better UX
‣ SEO/discoverability
‣ Used as source for translation
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Poll
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Enterprise-Level Online & Blended Courses
475 Course Online
Roughly 60% include Video
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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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“The course contains alternatives to auditory and visual content”
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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 videos are closed-captioned
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Original Captioning Process
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4 3-4 Days 5
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Voice Text
Poor Accuracy =
Manual Text Clean-up
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8 hrs - 2 Days
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http://cpsdl2.regis.edu/kaltura_test/interactive_transcriptDEMO.html
Q&A
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Tole Khesin 3Play Media [email protected] +1.617.764.5189 X103
Nicole Croy eLearning Technologist Regis University [email protected] +1.303.964.5047