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From: Loretta Guarino Reid
Date: Jun 24, 2013 5:11PM

David,

If a YouTube video has captions, there will be a searchable transcript
available on the watch page. (Note that this is not available if the video
has been embedded in another page.)

Whenever a video has captions available, there will be a Transcript icon in
the toolbar below the video (next to "Add To"). Activating the icon will
list the timestamps and text for all the caption lines, and will highlight
the line being displayed in the video as it plays. Clicking on any line
jumps to that point in the video. Use your browser's search function to
search for text in the transcript area.

Loretta


On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 3:20 PM, David Ashleydale < <EMAIL REMOVED> >wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Is YouTube generally considered to be an accessible place for video content
> these days? That is, if a video author was conscientious about
> accessibility -- created captions, made transcripts available, provided
> audio description tracks, etc. -- would YouTube be considered a good place
> to post videos in a way that people with disabilities would be able to use?
>
> I've definitely seen videos on YouTube that have captions, so I know that
> functionality is available. But I don't think I've ever seen links to
> transcripts or audio descriptions available. Of course, a video author
> could post a link to a transcript that is hosted elsewhere if YouTube can't
> host it.
>
> Or does YouTube not really have this down yet, and video authors would have
> to host accessible solutions themselves?
>
> Thanks,
> David
> > > >