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From: L Snider
Date: Nov 22, 2014 11:20AM

Hi Karl,

Thanks so much. That is how I was thinking of approaching it, with
headings, so that a screen reader user could list them and go to a
particular one. Oh and this transcript will be made accessible for people
with all disabilities, but it was the screen reader part that I was trying
to work out-and headings are great!

Thanks again, appreciate it!

Cheers

Lisa

On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 7:10 AM, Karl Groves < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Lisa,
>
> You should treat the transcript like any other content, really.
> Without knowing the exact nature of the videos, it is hard to
> recommend an exact structure. For instance, you mention that the text
> is "...just Q and A over and over again". Based on that description,
> it might make sense for each question to be a heading, under which is
> the answer, like so:
>
> <h2>Question: ______</h2>
> <p>text of answer</p>
>
> Another idea, especially if the interview is well structured, might be
> something like:
>
> <h2>Topic: (time-start to time-end)</h2>
> <h3>Question: ______</h3>
> <p>text of answer</p>
>
>
> Keep in mind the audiences of a transcript: They may be people who are
> hard of hearing, obviously, but might also be screen reader users or
> even users who have cognitive impairments. A well-structured
> transcript can help all of those users. For users who are not visually
> impaired it might even make sense to include images, such as screen
> captures of the interview, especially if visual aids exist in the
> video.
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 1:58 PM, L Snider < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I am trying this one again, as I was having some major email issues when
> I
> > sent this the first time!
> >
> > For videos, I provide CC or open captioning, but I also like to include a
> > text transcript of the content as well. The content of the videos is
> > usually interviews, so there are a lot of questions and answers, and
> > sometimes multiple people talking.
> >
> > I have done a lot of research and have not yet found a source that talks
> > about the best way to make that text transcript accessible (other than to
> > have one-which I have always done).
> >
> > For example, the documents would be created in Word and would usually
> only
> > have a couple of headings at the top, but the rest of the text would just
> > be Q and A over and over again...Does anyone have a good example of an
> > accessible text transcript or an online source that talks about this
> aspect?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Lisa
> > > > > > >
>
>
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