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Re: Embedded You Tube Video Play and WCAG 2.0 Compliance

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From: Whitney Quesenbery
Date: Nov 7, 2015 8:23AM

You might want to look at the AccessibilityOZ Player.

Besides being an interesting alternative, the documentation describes the
issues the have fixed in the embedded YouTube player.

Making no claims for accuracy, but as a semi-technical person, I found it
helpful in understanding the types of problems.
On Sat, Nov 7, 2015 at 9:05 AM Dennis Deacon < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> I've spent the morning combing the interwebs for information on the
> accessibility of You Tube's video player, specifically when a video is
> embedded onto a web page. Much of the information seems outdated (3+
> years). If I am seeking WCAG 2.0 Level AA compliance, can I simply use the
> You Tube method of embedding video, or do I need to use a different player
> for You Tube-hosted videos. Or, consider Vimeo, which promotes itself as
> WCAG 2.0 compliant?
>
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> Dennis Deacon
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