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From: Morin, Gary (NIH/OD) [E]
Date: Jun 6, 2011 12:09PM

Videos and multimedia need Audio-Description, in addition to captioning (transcriptions being provided only for audio-only files). And the multimedia players need to be tested - rarely are they accessible to those of us who use speech recognition, as well as to screen readers, from what I've heard. Audio Description is no less required, just less provided.

Gary M. Morin, Program Analyst
NIH Office of the Chief Information Officer
10401 Fernwood Rd, Room 3G-17
Bethesda, MD 20892, Mail Stop: 4833

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NIH Section 508 Team: mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ?subject=Section 508 Help or, for Section 508 Guidance, http://www.hhs.gov/web/508/index.html

WHAT IF THE FIRST QUESTION WE ASKED WAS, "WHAT IS SO UNIQUE ABOUT THIS SITUATION THAT IT JUSTIFIES EXCLUSION? INSTEAD OF, "HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE?"