Global Outlook for Accessibility Compliance
Michele Landis, a Co-Founder and the CRO of Accessible360, will go through the emerging global legal trends and the growing importance of Digital Accessibility. This will include the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) post its 12/31/2020 compliance deadline, the European…
Captions & Interactive Transcripts Boost Student Performance, Study Finds
Instructors often search for out-of-the-box ways to improve student performance in the classroom. These days, due to the pandemic, many classes are conducted virtually and remotely. What strategies or tools can instructors incorporate into their curriculum to support student success and keep…
A Quick Guide to Audio Description Laws and Lawsuits
Audio description is important for making videos accessible to blind and low vision people, but the laws, regulations, and legal landscape surrounding audio description can start to blend together after a while. In this short post, you’ll find almost everything you need…
Studies Find Captions Can Improve Focus on Video Content
Captions are well-known as an accommodation for the d/Deaf and hard-of-hearing, but the benefits go beyond accessibility – several studies have proven that captions can improve focus, engagement, and comprehension of online video content. Research findings from media agencies and universities alike…
How to Create an SRT File
Create your own SRT files [Free Template] An SRT file is one of the most common file formats used in the process of subtitling and/or captioning. ‘SRT’ refers to a ‘SubRip Subtitle’ file, which originated from the DVD-ripping software by the same…
The Ultimate Guide to Subtitles: Different Types, How They Work, and When to Use Them
The Ultimate Guide to Subtitles: Different Types, How They Work, and When to Use Them Video subtitling is instrumental in reaching global audiences, but can be a complex and nuanced media accessibility solution. Add captions to the equation, and it can become…
Everything You Need to Know About How Slack Approaches Accessibility Testing
As your organization starts to scale, how do you ensure accessibility is still a priority? In the webinar, “How Slack Approaches Accessibility Testing”, three engineers at Slack, Sharanya Viswanath, Kirstyn Torio, and Kristina Rudzinskaya, discuss how they approach and scale accessibility at…
Study Finds 30% Of Working Professionals Have A Disability, Most Go Unreported
A new study published by the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI), a private think tank, claims that 30% of working professionals in the United States are expected to have a disability. This high figure, based on phone-based interviews with over 3,000 “college-educated,…
How to Write Effective Alt Text
Alternative text (also referred to as alt text for short) is an attribute within an image tag that describes an image or gif. Alt text’s purpose is to ensure images are accessible for blind or low vision users, and the alt text…
How to Create Accessible PDFs
Are the PDFs that you are creating accessible? Spoiler alert: most PDFs are not accessible. A PDF is considered accessible if it can be viewed by everyone including people with disabilities. To produce an accessible PDF, you’ll need to take some necessary…