Adding Accessibility Text to Videos in the LMS
This page overviews the text that should accompany embedded videos in an LMS for accessibility by all students.
The image below serves as a high-level guide for where to place accessibility text associated with a video that has been embedded in the LMS.
Accessibility Text
“If the video doesn’t appear, follow this direct link: [insert an in-line link to video] (##:## min)”
Make sure the link is the same video as what is shown in the image and that the alt text matches the video title.
Add the length of the video at the end of the line in parentheses.
“Start the video to access more options in the video frame: to display the video caption, click CC. To expand the video, use the direct link above to open video inYouTube, and click the Full Screen icon. To navigate the video using the transcription, click YouTube, select …More, then Transcript.”
Make sure the accessibility text below the video matches the video host. E.g. YouTube, Panopto, etc.
Standard Transcript Text
When linking a transcript document for a video without captions, use the following text:
To access the transcript for this video, please use the Title of the Video video transcript link.
This text goes below all other accessibility text after the video embed window.
Adding Accessibility Text to Videos
Please use the following text when adding accessibility directions below embedded videos. Select the appropriate video source below, expand the dropdown, and copy/paste the text, updating purple text as needed.
Standard Accessibility Text for YouTube Videos
Below the video:
If the video above doesn't appear, follow this direct link: Title of the Video (XX:XX min.)
Start the video to access more options in the video frame. To display the video captions, click CC. To expand the video, click the Full Screen icon. To navigate the video using the transcript, click the YouTube logo, select ...More, then Transcript.
Accessibility Text for When YouTube Videos Have In-Screen Captions
Below the video:
If the video above doesn't appear, follow this direct link: Title of the Video (XX:XX min.)
Start the video to access more options in the video frame. Please note that the video captions are included directly in the video, instead of using the YouTube CC function.
To expand the video, click the Full Screen icon.
Accessibility Text for When YouTube Videos Have a Transcript Only (No Captions)
Below the video:
If the video above doesn't appear, follow this direct link: Title of the Video (XX:XX min.)
Start the video to access more options in the video frame. To expand the video, click the Full Screen icon.
To access the transcript for this video, please use the Title of the Video video transcript link.
Standard Accessibility Text for Kanopy Videos
Below the video:
If the video above doesn't appear, follow this direct link: Title of the Video (XX:XX min.)
Start the video to access more options in the video frame. To access the closed captions for this video, click the CC button in the toolbar at the bottom of the video.
To expand the video, click the Full Screen icon in the toolbar at the bottom of the video.
Accessibility Text for When Kanopy Videos Have a Transcript Only (No Captions)
Below the video:
If the video above doesn't appear, follow this direct link: Title of the Video (XX:XX min.)
Start the video to access more options in the video frame. To expand the video, click the Full Screen icon in the toolbar at the bottom of the video.
To access the transcript for this video, please use the Title of the Video video transcript link.
Standard Accessibility Text for Films on Demand Videos
Below the video:
If the video above doesn't appear, follow this direct link: Title of the Video (XX:XX min.)
Start the video to access more options in the video frame. To access the closed captions for this video, click on the CC button in the toolbar at the bottom of the video.
To expand the video, click the Full Screen icon in the toolbar at the bottom of the video.
To navigate the video using the transcript use the direct link below the video, then click the Show Transcript button to the right of the video.
Accessibility Text for When Films on Demand Videos Have a Transcript Only (No Captions)
Below the video:
If the video above doesn't appear, follow this direct link: Title of the Video (XX:XX min.)
Start the video to access more options in the video frame. To expand the video, click the Full Screen icon in the toolbar at the bottom of the video.
To access the transcript for this video, please use the Title of the Video video transcript link.
Standard Accessibility Text for Alexander Street Videos
Below the video:
If the video above doesn't appear, follow this direct link: Title of the Video (XX:XX min.)
Start the video to access more options in the video frame. To access the closed captions for this video, click the CC button in the toolbar at the bottom of the video.
To expand the video, click the Full Screen icon in the toolbar at the bottom of the video.
To navigate the video using the transcript, use the direct link below the video, then click on the Transcript tab to the right of the video.
Accessibility Text for Alexander Street Videos That Have a Transcript Only (No Captions)
Below the video:
If the video above doesn't appear, follow this direct link: Title of the Video (XX:XX min.)
Start the video to access more options in the video frame. To expand the video, click the Full Screen icon in the toolbar at the bottom of the video.
To access the transcript for this video, please use the Title of the Video video transcript link.
Standard Accessibility Text for TED Talk Videos
Below the video:
If the video above doesn't appear, follow this direct link: Title of the Video (XX:XX min.)
Start the video to access more options in the video frame. To display the video captions, click on the gray speech bubble with three dots in the center and choose the language you want the captions to be displayed in.
To expand the video, click the Full Screen icon or use the direct link above to open the video on the TED website.
To navigate this video's transcript, click Interactive Transcript.
Accessibility Text for When TED Talk Videos Have a Transcript Only (No Captions)
Below the video:
If the video above doesn't appear, follow this direct link: Title of the Video (XX:XX min.)
Start the video to access more options in the video frame. To expand the video, click the Full Screen icon or use the direct link above to open the video on the TED website.
To access the transcript for this video, please use the Title of the Video video transcript link.
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