{"id":825,"date":"2022-05-18T20:21:06","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T20:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/accessibility\/?page_id=825"},"modified":"2022-05-18T20:21:07","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T20:21:07","slug":"videos-multimedia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/accessibility\/videos-multimedia\/","title":{"rendered":"Videos &#038; Multimedia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Video content is considered the most engaging content on social media and websites, so it is important to make sure they are accessible to all your users to increase your engagement.&nbsp;Video content is treated like a full electronic and information resource (EIR) product. It should conform with all&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG20\/quickref\/\"><abbr title=\"Web Content Accessibility Guidelines\">WCAG<\/abbr>&nbsp;2.0 requirements<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most common requirements involved in making videos and multimedia accessible include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Providing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/accessibility\/standards\/transcriptions.html\">transcripts<\/a>\u00a0and\/or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/accessibility\/standards\/closed-captioning.html\">closed captioning<\/a>\u00a0for individuals with hearing impairments and disabilities.<\/li><li>Providing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/accessibility\/standards\/audio-descriptions.html\">audio descriptions<\/a>\u00a0for individuals with vision impairments and disabilities.<\/li><li>Avoid\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/accessibility\/standards\/flashy-visuals.html\">flashy visuals that may cause seizures<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guides and How-To&#8217;s<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/trace.umd.edu\/peat\">Photosensitive Epilepsy Analysis Tool (PEAT)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/webstandards.hhs.gov\/guidelines\/\">Usability.gov&#8217;s Web Standards and Usability Guidelines<\/a><ul><li>Chapter 3: Accessibility<\/li><li>Chapter 14: Graphics, Images, and Multimedia<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/tips\/writing\/#create-transcripts-and-captions-for-multimedia\">Create transcripts and captions for multimedia<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/tips\/designing\/#provide-sufficient-contrast-between-foreground-and-background\">Provide sufficient contrast between foreground and background<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/tips\/designing\/#dont-use-color-alone-to-convey-information\">Don\u2019t use color alone to convey information<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/tips\/designing\/#include-image-and-media-alternatives-in-your-design\">Include image and media alternatives in your design<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/tips\/designing\/#provide-controls-for-content-that-starts-automatically\">Provide controls for content that starts automatically<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Web&nbsp;AIM<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/webaim.org\/techniques\/captions\/\">Captions, Transcripts and Audio Descriptions<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/webaim.org\/techniques\/captions\/realtime\">Real-time Captioning<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guidelines<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG20\/quickref\/#media-equiv\"><abbr title=\"Web Content Accessibility Guidelines\">WCAG<\/abbr>&nbsp;2.0 Guideline 1.2 &#8211; Time-based Media<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20\/media-equiv.html\">Understanding&nbsp;<abbr title=\"Web Content Accessibility Guidelines\">WCAG<\/abbr>&nbsp;2.0 Guideline 1.2<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20\/media-equiv-av-only-alt.html\">1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) Level A<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20\/media-equiv-captions.html\">1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) Level A<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20\/media-equiv-audio-desc.html\">1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) Level A<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20\/media-equiv-real-time-captions.html\">1.2.4 Captions (Live) Level AA<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20\/media-equiv-audio-desc-only.html\">1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded) Level AA<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20\/media-equiv-sign.html\">1.2.6 Sign Language (Prerecorded) Level AAA<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20\/media-equiv-extended-ad.html\">1.2.7 Extended Audio Description (Prerecorded) Level AAA<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20\/media-equiv-text-doc.html\">1.2.8 Media Alternative (Prerecorded) Level AAA<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20\/media-equiv-live-audio-only.html\">1.2.9 Audio-only (Live) Level AAA<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG20\/quickref\/#visual-audio-contrast\"><abbr title=\"Web Content Accessibility Guidelines\">WCAG<\/abbr>&nbsp;2.0 Guideline 2.3 &#8211; 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