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From: Clark, Michelle - NRCS, Washington, DC
Date: Fri, Dec 05 2014 7:56AM
Subject: FW: You Tube video
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Comments on link below?

Thank You,

Michelle Clark
Information Technology Specialist
Section 508 Coordinator
Office of the Chief Information Officer
USDA / Natural Resources Conservation Service
1400 Independence Ave. SW.
Rm. 1669-S
Washington, DC. 20250

O: 202 2609014
E-mail: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = <mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
To learn more about Section 508, go to www.section508.gov<;http://www.section508.gov>;.

"The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don't wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope."
¯ Barack Obama<http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6356.Barack_Obama>;

From: Agency IT Accessibility Coordinators (Sec508ITAC) [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf Of DEANNA SCOTT
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2014 5:21 PM
To: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
Subject: You Tube video

EEOC created a You Tube video that has closed captions and no sound. This is great for the Deaf but not so great for our friends who are blind. The screen reader did not pick up on anything.

Is there a way to somehow get the captions to be picked up by screen readers? I'm attaching the link for you to see. I know this will not work for some of you... if you can, ask someone to describe the video?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2i5sJx0pCw&feature=youtu.be

Suggestions?

We need to make it accessible obviously.

Thanks!

Deanna Scott
Information Technology Specialist
(Assistive Technology)
VP/Help Desk Manager
EEOC-OIT
131 M Street, NE Room 4NE37M
Washington, DC 20507
202-540-9189 - V/VP
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From: Paul Adam
Date: Fri, Dec 05 2014 9:39AM
Subject: Re: FW: You Tube video
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The video needs an audio described version and likely a text
transcript. YouTube does not allow audio description tracks on a
single video so you'll need to create a separate linked video. Also
you can paste the text transcript into the video description for all
to read.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Dec 5, 2014, at 8:57 AM, Clark, Michelle - NRCS, Washington, DC < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
>
> Comments on link below?
>
>
>
> Thank You,
>
>
> Michelle Clark
> Information Technology Specialist
> Section 508 Coordinator
> Office of the Chief Information Officer
> USDA / Natural Resources Conservation Service
> 1400 Independence Ave. SW.
> Rm. 1669-S
> Washington, DC. 20250
>
> O: 202 2609014
> E-mail: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = <mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> To learn more about Section 508, go to www.section508.gov<;http://www.section508.gov>;.
>
> "The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don't wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope."
> â Barack Obama<http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6356.Barack_Obama>;
>
>
> From: Agency IT Accessibility Coordinators (Sec508ITAC) [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf Of DEANNA SCOTT
> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2014 5:21 PM
> To: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> Subject: You Tube video
>
> EEOC created a You Tube video that has closed captions and no sound. This is great for the Deaf but not so great for our friends who are blind. The screen reader did not pick up on anything.
>
> Is there a way to somehow get the captions to be picked up by screen readers? I'm attaching the link for you to see. I know this will not work for some of you... if you can, ask someone to describe the video?
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2i5sJx0pCw&feature=youtu.be
>
> Suggestions?
>
> We need to make it accessible obviously.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> Deanna Scott
> Information Technology Specialist
> (Assistive Technology)
> VP/Help Desk Manager
> EEOC-OIT
> 131 M Street, NE Room 4NE37M
> Washington, DC 20507
> 202-540-9189 - V/VP
> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = <mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
>
>
>
>
>
> This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately.
> > >

From: Lucy Greco
Date: Fri, Dec 05 2014 11:09AM
Subject: Re: FW: You Tube video
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hello:
please use this tool to add an audio description to the video it works
vary well.
http://youdescribe.org/

people should know about this tool it lets any one add a description to any
you tube video and then link to that described version of the video.
the devlupment is beeing done out of the ski org here i in sf and i think
they have done a nice job. please visit the site and see what i mean. there
are currently several videos that have been describe and it takes only a
few minuts to get set up to describe any video on you tube you want. then
that video is out there and described for any one.
Lucy

--
Lucia Greco
Web Accessibility Evangelist
IST - Architecture, Platforms, and Integration
University of California, Berkeley
(510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco
http://webaccess.berkeley.edu
Follow me on twitter @accessaces

On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 8:39 AM, Paul Adam < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:

> The video needs an audio described version and likely a text
> transcript. YouTube does not allow audio description tracks on a
> single video so you'll need to create a separate linked video. Also
> you can paste the text transcript into the video description for all
> to read.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Dec 5, 2014, at 8:57 AM, Clark, Michelle - NRCS, Washington, DC <
> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> >
> > Comments on link below?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thank You,
> >
> >
> > Michelle Clark
> > Information Technology Specialist
> > Section 508 Coordinator
> > Office of the Chief Information Officer
> > USDA / Natural Resources Conservation Service
> > 1400 Independence Ave. SW.
> > Rm. 1669-S
> > Washington, DC. 20250
> >
> > O: 202 2609014
> > E-mail: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = <mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> > To learn more about Section 508, go to www.section508.gov<;
> http://www.section508.gov>;.
> >
> > "The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don't
> wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good
> things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself
> with hope."
> > -- Barack Obama<http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6356.Barack_Obama>;
> >
> >
> > From: Agency IT Accessibility Coordinators (Sec508ITAC) [mailto:
> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf Of DEANNA SCOTT
> > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2014 5:21 PM
> > To: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> > Subject: You Tube video
> >
> > EEOC created a You Tube video that has closed captions and no sound.
> This is great for the Deaf but not so great for our friends who are blind.
> The screen reader did not pick up on anything.
> >
> > Is there a way to somehow get the captions to be picked up by screen
> readers? I'm attaching the link for you to see. I know this will not work
> for some of you... if you can, ask someone to describe the video?
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2i5sJx0pCw&feature=youtu.be
> >
> > Suggestions?
> >
> > We need to make it accessible obviously.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> > Deanna Scott
> > Information Technology Specialist
> > (Assistive Technology)
> > VP/Help Desk Manager
> > EEOC-OIT
> > 131 M Street, NE Room 4NE37M
> > Washington, DC 20507
> > 202-540-9189 - V/VP
> > = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = <mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA
> solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this
> message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate
> the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you
> believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender
> and delete the email immediately.
> > > > > > > > > >

From: Mike Bicknell
Date: Fri, Dec 05 2014 11:13AM
Subject: Re: FW: You Tube video
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I would vote for one video, not two. One narrator can read the title cards
and quotes from others, such as Maya Angelou. If the EEOC has the phone
numbers of the people in the portraits, they could record audio of the
people holding the signs. They could also perhaps lower the volume of the
music a tad if it competed too much with the vocals.

YouDescribe is another option. http://youdescribe.org/search.php

$B!=(B

Mike Bicknell
Digital Learning Coordinator
Digital Research and Development Coordinator
Campus IT Manager
Washington State School for the Blind
360-696-6321, ext. 133
http://www.wssb.wa.gov

On 12/5/14, 8:39 AM, "Paul Adam" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:

>The video needs an audio described version and likely a text
>transcript. YouTube does not allow audio description tracks on a
>single video so you'll need to create a separate linked video. Also
>you can paste the text transcript into the video description for all
>to read.
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Dec 5, 2014, at 8:57 AM, Clark, Michelle - NRCS, Washington, DC
>>< = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
>>
>> Comments on link below?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank You,
>>
>>
>> Michelle Clark
>> Information Technology Specialist
>> Section 508 Coordinator
>> Office of the Chief Information Officer
>> USDA / Natural Resources Conservation Service
>> 1400 Independence Ave. SW.
>> Rm. 1669-S
>> Washington, DC. 20250
>>
>> O: 202 2609014
>> E-mail: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = <mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
>> To learn more about Section 508, go to
>>www.section508.gov<http://www.section508.gov>;.
>>
>> "The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don't
>>wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good
>>things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself
>>with hope."
>> $B!=(B Barack Obama<http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6356.Barack_Obama>;
>>
>>
>> From: Agency IT Accessibility Coordinators (Sec508ITAC)
>>[mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf Of DEANNA SCOTT
>> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2014 5:21 PM
>> To: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
>> Subject: You Tube video
>>
>> EEOC created a You Tube video that has closed captions and no sound.
>>This is great for the Deaf but not so great for our friends who are
>>blind. The screen reader did not pick up on anything.
>>
>> Is there a way to somehow get the captions to be picked up by screen
>>readers? I'm attaching the link for you to see. I know this will not
>>work for some of you... if you can, ask someone to describe the video?
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2i5sJx0pCw&feature=youtu.be
>>
>> Suggestions?
>>
>> We need to make it accessible obviously.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>> Deanna Scott
>> Information Technology Specialist
>> (Assistive Technology)
>> VP/Help Desk Manager
>> EEOC-OIT
>> 131 M Street, NE Room 4NE37M
>> Washington, DC 20507
>> 202-540-9189 - V/VP
>> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = <mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA
>>solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of
>>this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may
>>violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties.
>>If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify
>>the sender and delete the email immediately.
>> >> >> >>>

From: Jonathan H
Date: Fri, Dec 05 2014 2:59PM
Subject: Re: FW: You Tube video
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The video mentioned in the original post is now marked as "This video
is private", but I was very intrigued by http://youdescribe.org/ -
seems like a great idea in theory, but there's no kind of rating or
categorisation, and I've just spent 15 minutes wading through what is
90% unlistenable crap to be honest! However, the remaining 10% is
really good almost broadcast-quality AD - if there was quality control
and categorisation and some kind of rating system, it would be a
fantastic project. Without that, I fear it might end up like Librivox,
which has become little croutons of quality reading floating around in
a soup made largely of 12 year olds with $2 headsets and limited
reading ability.