Does multimedia need to be accessible? YES! Multimedia is created for:
- people with permanent disablilties
- people with temporary disabilities
- people with situational disabilities
We have to provide text alternatives for any non-text content so that it can be changed into other forms peaple need, such as large pront, braille, speech, symbols ar simpler language.
These captions are burned to the video.
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cSfjvkSQWuU?si=ekIWc42zyq-vly12" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>Pros:
- Good for events and in movie theaters.
Cons:
- May be distracting for some users
- Hard to createa and hard to edit
- Not compatible with screen readers
- Users can't customize them
You can turn them on and off, based on your needs!
Pros:
- Compatible with screen readers
- Users can customize them
- Searchable (SEO Booster)
- Can be turned off by users with different access needs
Cons:
- Reqiores editing time to make usable
Captions that translate one spoken language into another.
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/h4rOgTV6lzw?si=XCcjBcFBxVBWksm9" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>