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From: Mike Warner
Date: Apr 6, 2015 2:39PM

Well, when I presented the rules, evidence, and solution to my CEO, he
reacted just as strongly against it as he did before. His reply was,
"There's nothing about the talking head video that actually needs
synchronization." While that may be true, the rules say that all videos
need synched transcripts. Can anyone point me to a page where this is
explained in a way that will make him see that even talking head videos
need syncing?

We do sync the transcripts for all non-talking head videos, though.

Thanks again,
Mike


2015-04-02 14:24 GMT-04:00 Mike Warner < <EMAIL REMOVED> >:

> Thanks, Mike Moore. I'll present that to the CEO. I wanted to have all
> captions synchronized, but was overruled as soon as I was no longer the one
> creating the captions. (back then, I was a one-man IT team) His main
> argument is the reverse of "except when the media is a media alternative
> for text and is clearly labeled as such." In these videos, the text is the
> alternative for the media. Hopefully, I can convince him otherwise.
>
> Thanks, Sam Carstos. I'll give your site a whirl.
>
> Mike
>
> Mike Warner
> Director of IT Services
> MindEdge, Inc.
>
>
>
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>> Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2015 15:19:01 +0000
>> From: "Moore,Michael (DARS)" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>> To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] video transcripts for talking heads: need to be
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>> Hi all,
>>
>> we've been using CCs for our course videos for years, having started with
>> the WGBH player, back when it was about the only web video player to
>> support CC. Since synching is a long and expensive process, my boss
>> decided some time ago that we won't sync videos for our talking-head videos
>> of subject matter experts. We still have the transcript available for any
>> users who want to click to view it as the full text of the video, though.
>>
>> Is this considered compliant, or do all video transcripts need to be
>> synchronized withe speaker in the video?
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Mike
>>
>> <begin reply/>
>>
>> Mike,
>>
>> Your solution is non-compliant. Captions are required to be synchronized.
>> Transcripts are not considered captions.
>>
>> WCAG
>>
>> 1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded): Captions are provided for all prerecorded
>> audio content in synchronized media, except when the media is a media
>> alternative for text and is clearly labeled as such. (Level A)
>>
>> Section 508 (outdated but still in force)
>>
>> 1194.22 (b) Equivalent alternatives for any multimedia presentation shall
>> be synchronized with the presentation.
>>
>>
>>
>> Mike Moore
>> Accessibility Coordinator,
>> Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
>> (512) 424-4159 (Office)
>> (512) 574-0091 (Cell)
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2015 9:49 AM
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>> Subject: [WebAIM] video transcripts for talking heads: need to be
>> synchronized?
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>> Message: 13
>> Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2015 12:03:47 -0400
>> From: Sam Cartsos < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>> To: <EMAIL REMOVED>
>> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] video transcripts for talking heads: need to be
>> synchronized?
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>> Hi Mike,
>> Synchronization is required.. in other words, captions are required.
>>
>> You might want to try out SyncWords - https://syncwords.com - which
>> seeks to address the "long and expensive" part of your comment. If you
>> create an account, ping me and I will zero out the charges so you can
>> give it a spin. I think you'll be amazed at the quality of captions
>> coming out of it. Since you already have a transcript, you should get
>> results back in a few minutes.
>>
>> Best,
>> Sam
>>
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