Accessible Videos on Your Website
Embedding
Embedded videos should not be used on UM websites. Instead the provided Video Block should be used to add Youtube or Vimeo videos to your site. This allows greater control over the accessibility of videos posted on UM websites.
Captioning
All media resources used more than once in University programs and activities—whether they are instructional, informational, marketing, or promotional—must be accessible. All media resources shared on UM websites must have closed-captioning for videos and, soon, audio descriptions. Audio resources must be transcribed.
Definitions
- Captioning is synchronized text that displays on the screen during a video. Videos must be captioned so that individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing can understand the information contained in sounds and dialogue.
- Captions can be either open or closed. UM's standard is closed captions. Open captions are always visible and cannot be turned off, which may be a distraction for some individuals. Closed captions provide users with the ability to turn them on and off.
- Audio description is comments interspersed between dialogue that describes non-verbal actions and events.
Options
Captioning services are available on campus. .
- The Office for Disability Equity provides captioning for qualified students by working with their instructors.
- Accessible Technology Services (ATS) provides captioning for other videos. ATS welcomes your help with transcription.