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From: Moore, Michael
Date: Fri, Sep 05 2008 1:20PM
Subject: Re: Spam?:Re: Best Practice for interaction betweenClosedCaptioning and Audio
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I would recommend just keeping it simple. Two buttons: one for captions,
the other for mute. This gives the user the greatest control and the
most options.
Mike
From: ~G~
Date: Sun, Sep 07 2008 10:30PM
Subject: Re: Best Practice for interaction between Closed Captioning and Audio
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As a deaf person, I prefer seeing a closed captioning button available where
I can easily access it to turn on captioning. If just providing a mute
button to turn on captioning then very bad idea. Why would I want to 'mute'
something I can't hear!!??
Why mute audio of video if cc is turned on?
My thoughts and opinions.
M
From: Cynthia Waddell
Date: Mon, Sep 08 2008 12:30PM
Subject: Re: Best Practice for interaction between ClosedCaptioning and Audio
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I agree. I need to see a CC button to know that it can be turned on. A
mute button makes no sense.
Cynthia Waddell
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From: smithj7
Date: Tue, Sep 23 2008 2:00PM
Subject: Re: Best Practice for interaction between Closed Captioning and Audio
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I agree that captions are available together with audio, rather than each on
its own. Folks like my daughter that has a centeral audiotory process
disorder benefit from both not one or the other.
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From: "Zdenek, Sean" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
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Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 2:53 PM
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Best Practice for interaction between Closed
Captioning and Audio
> Becky,
>
> Re: #1. I'd go with the standard practice of leaving the audio rolling
> even when captions are activated. Hearing/Deaf is not a binary opposition
> in which people who are hearing can't benefit from captions and people who
> are d/Deaf can't benefit from audio. Instead, there are a range of subject
> positions with varying preferences and needs: hearing, audiologically deaf
> (with varying degrees from profound to severe hearing loss),
> hard-of-hearing (with varying degrees from mild to moderate hearing loss),
> Culturally Deaf (i.e. but also able to pass for hearing).
>
> Just as we double up when color is involved (Ensure that all information
> conveyed with color is also available without color -- WCAG 1.0, Guideline
> 2.1 & Section 508, section 1194.22c), we should do the same for captions
> (i.e. captions are available together with audio, rather than each on its
> own).
>
> Re: #2. Whatever you do, it should not be a surprise to the user (like a
> pop-up window that a screen reader user doesn't know about).
>
> Sean
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