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From: Bourne, Sarah (ITD)
Date: Aug 26, 2011 9:27AM

Sandy,

The last I heard, the problem is that YouTube does not offer access to closed captioning features through its API. So, if you build an improved interface for keyboard operation, you lose the captions.

Very frustrating!

sb

Sarah E. Bourne
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Mass.Gov Chief Technology Strategist
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