Video Captioning
Captioning is a process that makes video content accessible to
all people whether they are deaf, hard of hearing, English language
learners, or otherwise. When you consider that these groups
represent a large proportion of the global population, disregarding
captions in your video content is simply not a reasonable
option.
There are a number of viable and very simple options to caption
your videos on campus here at Butler University. The most
prevalent is uploading to YouTube while providing a simple
transcription of the audio. (To see YouTube's information on
adding captions and subtitles to your video, please visit the YouTube "About"
page.) YouTube's technology has made this very simple,
intuitive, and when using some of the transcription tools already
available on campus for demonstration, it is nearly effortless.
Many departments have already jumped on board including the Butler
Beat in the College of Communications, Student Affairs, and
Information Technology, and we look forward to working with more in
the future.
From YouTube to more traditional methods of captioning, SDS can
help you make the right decision for your video content in terms of
making it accessible to more people and ultimately increasing your
potential viewership. If you create and/or redistribute any
type of video content at Butler University, please contact Rob
Hartman (rhartman@butler.edu),
Assistive Technologist for Student Disability Services, for further
information.