Tag Archives: video

Accessibility vs emojis. At an emojis best, they can add fun and… | UX Collective

Emojis can be read aloud to users with the power of screen readers. If emojis are used right, they can still convey all of the emotion and context intended, despite not being visible. Before we can determine how to best use emojis, let’s figure out what emojis “look” like to screen readers. Accessibility vs emojis.ContinueContinue reading “Accessibility vs emojis. At an emojis best, they can add fun and… | UX Collective”

Making Audio and Video Media Accessible

via: Web AccessibilityInitiativeSummary Accessible audio and video is essential for people with disabilities, and benefits organizations. Depending on the content of your media, it might need captions/subtitles (a text version of the audio that is shown synchronized in the media player), a transcript (a separate text version of the audio), audio description of visual information (usually an additional audio stream thatContinueContinue reading “Making Audio and Video Media Accessible”

Always provide a text link to the home page

User Experience One of the first things I learned in my user experience classes was to always provide a text link to the home page. Do you offer both text link and linked logo for the home page? Curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article at Source: October 12, 2018 Weekly Roundup of Web Design andContinueContinue reading “Always provide a text link to the home page”

Everything You Need to Know About HTML5 Video Captioning

Everything You Need to Know About HTML5 Video Captioning With HTML5, video captioning is a whole lot easier.HTML is the markup language used to render almost every page on the web. HTML5 is the latest version, and it’s replete with incredibly useful features, including a universal video standard that lets developers add video to aContinueContinue reading “Everything You Need to Know About HTML5 Video Captioning”

An accessible process for inclusive design (Google I/O ’18) – YouTube

Google spells out accessible, inclusive, usable It would be good if all designers took their lead from the likes of Apple and Google: inclusion, accessibility and usabilty are about the design process. Apart from clearly explaining how these terms are linked and can be used together, Google’s half hour video also has some tips and tools forContinueContinue reading “An accessible process for inclusive design (Google I/O ’18) – YouTube”

Conversation about Accessibility w/ Tim Cook of Apple | #GAAD

This week I sat down with CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, to discuss topics around Accessibility. May 18th, 2017 is Global Accessibility Awareness Day to promote inclusion when it comes to creating products, content, or experiences for everyone. … I’ve seen Tim’s speech in the past where he brought up accessibility as a human right.ContinueContinue reading “Conversation about Accessibility w/ Tim Cook of Apple | #GAAD”

Reimagine accessibility 

“Empower Every Person: Reimagining Accessibility,” a 30-minute film in celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day. … … Discover practical ways to build a more inclusive environment and how accessible technologies such as Microsoft 365 enable everyone to create, communicate and collaborate. Hear from Microsoft accessibility leaders and our partners: US Business Leadership Network, Be. Accessible,ContinueContinue reading “Reimagine accessibility “

Learn How to Use ChromeVox Next Screen Reader [Videos]

www­.lireo­.com – When Chrome 56 was released in January 2017, people were excited with the new features, including:   One of the new features I think many people may have overlooked in Chrome 56 was the new ChromeVox… Key Takeaways from the Videos Turn on (and off) ChromeVox Next by holding down the CTRL +ContinueContinue reading “Learn How to Use ChromeVox Next Screen Reader [Videos]”

TED Talks on Designing for Disability

TED Talks on Designing for Disability: TED Talks (technology, entertainment and design) are short presentations delivered to live audiences by subject experts and recorded on video for later viewing online. The Designing for Disability playlist is 10 TED talks on good design, life hacks and smart technology to empower and include people with disability. TheContinueContinue reading “TED Talks on Designing for Disability”

Top tips for accessibility

Heidi Laidler, Media Access Australia’s User Experience Designer, gave a recent talk about how to test for accessibility at a ‘Hack 4 Good’ event attended by web professionals from around the country. Discover the top tips for accessibility from a user experience point of view, in this captivating podcast article. Listen to Heidi’s complete addressContinueContinue reading “Top tips for accessibility”

The woman featured in Apple’s accessibility video also edited it

Apple’s accessibility features help this woman with cerebral palsy make films. https://youtu.be/XB4cjbYywqg Curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article at Source: The woman featured in Apple’s accessibility video also edited it

9 Video Secrets Only Top Marketers Know – Ai-Media

… 4. They know that mobile is king and silence is golden. On Facebook, three-quarters of all video content is seen on a mobile device. Since smartphones allow us to watch videos anywhere that’s connected to the Internet, we’re watching video almost everywhere. And when you’re in public places, silence is golden.Here’s a look atContinueContinue reading “9 Video Secrets Only Top Marketers Know – Ai-Media”

Accessibility Checker Goes Open Source

It’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day today! To celebrate it in a big way, we would like to announce that as of today, Accessibility Checker for CKEditor will be available also under an Open Source GPL license. If you care about accessibility, want to learn more about how important it is, and get to know ourContinueContinue reading “Accessibility Checker Goes Open Source”

Universal design for organisations – digital accessibility video – MAA

Through an alliance with Australian Network on Disability (AND), Media Access Australia (MAA) contributed and helped organise the digital accessibility stream of AND’s annual conference, which was held in Sydney on 17 May 2016. Presentation video https://youtu.be/kCaRJCAxrNY Presentation video transcriptRather than hear from Media Access Australia about our services and approach to managing digital accessibilityContinueContinue reading “Universal design for organisations – digital accessibility video – MAA”

Microsoft celebrates inclusive design with microsite and video – WinBeta

Inclusive design, or universal design, is an important part of the design world. The concept isn’t often enough given focus compared to other disciplines, despite the importance of its application in everyday life to making products accessible to anyone. Microsoft, whose products are used by billions around the world, are of course familiar with the principles of inclusive design, and theContinueContinue reading “Microsoft celebrates inclusive design with microsite and video – WinBeta”

BraunAbility MXV: Accessibility done CNET style (CNET On Cars, Episode 87)

Something new for “accessibility news” … accessible vehicles. 2016 BraunAbillty MXV makes a Ford Explorer a cool accessible vehicle. VIDEO: BraunAbility MXV: Accessibility done CNET style (CNET On Cars, Episode 87) We’ve recently realized on this high tech show, we’ve never done a piece on wheelchair accessible vehicles. And that’s an oversight because they are anContinueContinue reading “BraunAbility MXV: Accessibility done CNET style (CNET On Cars, Episode 87)”

Five ways to increase video accessibility and minimise cost | Access iQ

Making your video content accessible is one of the most costly components of web accessibility, but there are several ways you can reduce expenses. Five ways to increase video accessibility and minimise cost | Access iQhttp://www.google-analytics.com/ga.jshttp://www.accessiq.org/sites/default/files/js/js_xAPl0qIk9eowy_iS9tNkCWXLUVoat94SQT48UBCFkyQ.jshttp://www.accessiq.org/sites/default/files/js/js_bv1N0E-8M9Npquu8rVaxXXhjc-kkOcMBiiDE2L8sel8.jshttp://www.accessiq.org/sites/default/files/js/js_R9UbiVw2xuTUI0GZoaqMDOdX0lrZtgX-ono8RVOUEVc.jshttp://www.accessiq.org/sites/default/files/js/js_YslV4i4VWxDl7sv7StaIaYaouOUygZcgWLxkrMXM3Nc.jshttp://embed.player.vioapi.com/Script.axd?compress=falsehttp://www.accessiq.org/sites/default/files/js/js_dTzpEfg5C8aCKXF1xNgEebophY6fm3bvn1HT7ZtCxpM.js// http://www.accessiq.org/sites/default/files/js/js_IDBX5SzkJ9gGNq7x-qOE_2DZsexqguTJQGMKvi4w-Uw.js// http://www.accessiq.org/sites/default/files/js/js_TXOvDcKBaO3aKLd7-sviY9sKGUIhT0mTQWBSccBoT7M.jshttp://www.accessiq.org/sites/default/files/js/js__qGb4_0gUJSHyiuPOCImqyOMKvoDA7KCDvyltuH26Yk.js// With more than half the population accessing videos online, there’s no doubt that multimedia is a powerfulContinueContinue reading “Five ways to increase video accessibility and minimise cost | Access iQ”

How to make videos accessible to the blind by adding described audio. – YouTube

This is a brief tutorial explaining how to make your videos and video podcasts accessible to the blind by adding an audio description track. #a11y #accessibility This guide can also be used to add audio dubs to your videos. Subler: https://bitbucket.org/galad87/subler/… … Curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article at Youtube

A Web for Everyone: Accessibility as a Design Challenge – O’Reilly Media Free, Live Events

A Web for Everyone: Accessibility as a Design Challenge Date: This event took place live on January 21 2014 Presented by: Whitney Quesenbery Duration: Approximately 60 minutes. https://youtu.be/gYLV9wsSUHI Curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article at Source: A Web for Everyone: Accessibility as a Design Challenge – O’Reilly Media Free, Live Events