6.6 - Audio and video facilitate ease of use.

What does it mean?

Students can interact freely with audio and video content in multiple ways without needing special tools or adjustments to the default content presentation.

What does it look like?

Audio and video content have accurate closed captions or transcripts provided.
Video and audio players (or other visually interactive elements) have controls that allow the user to start and stop playback.

For audio and video accessibility, we want to present this content in such a way that students can interact with it without needing special tools. This means providing features such as closed captions or transcripts and sharing it in tools where students to start, stop, pause, or hide the content as needed.

(Play/Pause/Stop are pretty standard, but an example of something to avoid would be a .gif that perpetually loops.)

Screenshot of Kaltura media embed player with captions and playback controls highlighted

Captioning at COCC

The most common video hosting platforms used at COCC are Kaltura, Zoom, and YouTube. Each of these have auto-captioning capabilities. Auto-captions are a great first step toward meeting this accessibility standard, but they are rarely fully accurate. Fortunately, all three platforms support direct editing of auto-captions.

Video Walk-throughs:

Text Tutorials:

For larger or more complex projects, did you know we offer in-house captioning services through disability services to ensure accurate captions for your course content?

COCC's captioners can review and correct these automated versions so they fully meet the digital accessibility standard. You don't need to have a student with a formal accommodation request.

Another important consideration with audio and video is that we want to AVOID directly uploading a raw .mp3 or .mp4. into a Canvas Page or Module.

These files don't stream well, they require students to download the file and have an extra, external application that will support playback, and it will bog down your course content.