Hi all, I have a client who wants some audio-visual content on his site. He wants to stream interviews etc like a radio channel - but not live, at this point. There will also be some video clips. (All of these will be downloadable, and not play automatically.)
The client represents a local govt agency I have made him aware of accessibility issues and he is keen to comply. That's a double bonus for me, as a hearing-impaired person - I might actually get to find out what is being said! :-) So... what's the best way to caption audio content? Is it possible (or practical) to do it in real time? And if so, what format should be used for the audio file and how do I set about adding captions? Or is a text alternative considered acceptable? How is video content usually made accessible? I don't recall ever seeing video on the web that's been accessible to *me*... though there's been some nice Breeze presentations sent to me from Macromedia that work really well. (The cost of Breeze means it's not an option here.) I believe Flash does real-time captioning etc - is the Flash server required for this? (That's not an option either.) And do sight-impaired people have problems with video content even when it is captioned? What other disabilities do I need to consider when it comes to video content? Sorry for all the questions. I guess I know most of the "you musts" but now it's a matter of finding out the "hows". :-) Vicki. :-) Perth, Western Australia. ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ Proud presenters of Web Essentials 04 http://we04.com/ Web standards, accessibility, inspiration, knowledge To be held in Sydney, September 30 and October 1, 2004 See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
