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Re: video transcripts for talking heads: need to be synchronized?

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From: Jim Allan
Date: Apr 6, 2015 3:33PM

why not make them an MP3 download, podcast type of thing and not a video
that adds nothing except increased bandwidth. Then you can provide a
transcript.
Or have a page with an accessible audio player with the transcript on the
page.
Jim

On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 3:39 PM, Mike Warner < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> 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.
> >
> >
> >
> >> Message: 10
> >> 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
> >> synchronized?
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> >>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
> >>
> >>
> >> 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)
> >>
> >>
> >>