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From: John Foliot
Date: Jul 14, 2016 10:14AM

Hi Vanessa,

You asked "...is it acceptable...", but that is a very conditional
question. That is more of a legal and compliance question than anything
else, and so the answer to that question likely resides more with your
legal folks. For WCAG compliance however, the answer is found here:

*1.2.4 Captions (Live):* Captions
<https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/#captionsdef> are provided for all live
<https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/#livedef> audio
<https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/#audiodef> content in synchronized media
<https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/#synchronizedmediadef>. (Level AA)

...and so, no, not really.

It is (I would suggest) a risky proposition to presume that captions aren't
needed until requested: not all users who need/want captions are
necessarily going to pre-register and request that. (It sort of reminds me
of the 2nd floor restaurant debating the need for an elevator, as none of
their patrons are in wheelchairs...) Establishing a method to provide
textual alternatives to the audio (and video) streams in advance will
likely also end up being more cost effective over the long run.

I have seen (and been part of) live captioning inside of the Adobe Connect
environment (see:
http://environmentsforhumans.com/2015/accessibility-summit/#.V4e4WLgrKhc),
and as far as I recall, they are using a CART service who are inputting
into the Adobe Connect space, and that 'platform' while not perfect, is
pretty darned good accessibility-wise. (For CART srevices, you might find
this helpful: http://ccacaptioning.org/faqs-cart/)

HTH

JF



On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 8:41 AM, Preast, Vanessa < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> Does this also apply to live distance instruction, such as using Adobe
> Connect or webinars?
>
> If so, is it acceptable to provide the live captioning only on the
> occasions when a participant registering for the event indicates the need
> for live captions? Otherwise the captions would be added to the recording
> later?
>
> Thanks
>
>