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Re: Captions and transcripts

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From: McKeithan, Thomas
Date: Jan 6, 2012 9:24AM

Greetings,

I would suggest that to insure comparable access you should include captions even with the trasnscripts unless you put a note on the page that denotes that the video (media presentation) reflects the written text codified in the transcript. To be safe, I'd include both.

Respectfully,
Thomas Lee McKeithan II
Accessibility Program Manager
National Industries for the Blind
1310 Braddock Place
Alexandria, VA 22314
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