However, if you follow the instructions and input the url of your YouTube
video correctly it should work anyway, shouldn't it?
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From: Baracco, Andrew W
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2015 8:40 PM
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Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] [EXTERNAL] Re: AFB Creates anAccessible
VideoPlayer and Makes It Available As a Free Download
This is not a product for the consumer. It is a product designed for web
developers so that they can provide an accessible online video player.
Andy
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Behalf Of Lisle, Ted (CHFS DMS)
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Is this useable with DVD's and such, or only online?
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Behalf Of Lenny McHugh
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2015 7:47 AM
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Subject: [JAWS-Users] AFB Creates anAccessible Video Player and Makes It
Available As a Free Download
Just the other day I had a problem trying to listen to a video on a web
site. If I can locate the site again I shall give this a whirl.
The American Foundation for the Blind Creates an Accessible Video Player
and
Makes It Available As a Free Download
NEW YORK (May 5, 2015)-Today, the American Foundation for the Blind
(AFB)
made its new, accessible HTML5 embedded video player available as a free
download. The AFB Accessible Player makes it easy for people with vision
loss to play videos online, something that can be fraught with
accessibility
challenges.
"People with vision loss need equal access to online videos for school,
work
and entertainment. People who are blind typically use only a keyboard,
but
many current video players are designed for mouse only, with no way to
interact with the controls via the keyboard," said Crista Earl, director
of
AFB Web Services. "Other video players have buttons with unlabeled
images,
so people using screen readers and people with low vision can't easily
fast
forward, pause or rewind the video."
The AFB Accessible Player leverages HTML 5 and cascading style sheets
(CSS)
to allow low-vision users to take advantage of websites' high-contrast
color
schemes to select the font sizes and colors they find easiest to read.
The
controls are labeled with text, so they work with any kind of assistive
technology, such as screen-reading software, braille displays and
screen-magnification software, as well as a mouse. The video can be
expanded
to full screen, which is helpful for users with low vision. It can be
used
either as an embedded YouTube player or as a standard player, and the
custom
control layout supports both English and Spanish languages. The player
also
provides fallback options for older browsers. HTML5 is the standard
supported by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), which provides
enhanced
functionality for modern websites and helps make the Internet more
accessible.
AFB's own websites are designed for accessibility, and AFB Tech, AFB's
technology division, regularly helps businesses to make their online
presence more user friendly for people with disabilities. Initially, the
AFB
Accessible Player was developed for visitors to the AFB family of
websites,
but because so many developers are looking for specific solutions to
make
their websites accessible, AFB made the decision to share the player
online.
"This HTML5 player is unlike anything else currently available, and we
feel
this is a big leap forward for blind and visually impaired users," added
Earl.
"As an organization, we are committed to promoting accessibility for
people
who are blind or visually impaired," said Carl R. Augusto, AFB president
and
CEO. "We encourage developers to download and use this video player.
With
more than 20 million Americans living with vision loss, a lot of people
could benefit from wide use of this player."
AFB's new HTML5 player is available for download free of charge at
www.afb.org/player.
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About AFB
The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) is a national nonprofit that
expands possibilities for people with vision loss. AFB's priorities
include
broadening access to technology; elevating the quality of information
and
tools for the professionals who serve people with vision loss; and
promoting
independent and healthy living for people with vision loss by providing
them
and their families with relevant and timely resources. Headquartered in
New
York, AFB is proud to house the Helen Keller Archives and honor the more
than 40 years that Helen Keller worked tirelessly with AFB.
Contact:
Tina Chapman
AFB Communications
212-502-7614
tchap...@afb.net
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