Ensuring Accessible Video

Learn how to make your videos accessible to all people, regardless of physical limitations or disability. By creating captioned media, you not only reach the widest audience possible, but also improve the searchability of your video content for everyone.

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Why Accessible Video is Important

Learn core accessibility skills
Introduction to Web Accessibility (WebAIM)
Accessibility & Inclusion
Accessibility is everyone's job.
Impact of Accessibility in Digital Environments
Civil Rights Laws & Guidelines
UMN Accessibility of IT Policy

Planning for Accessible Video

Plan for Accessibility from the Start
Learn Best Practices for Multimedia
Add Video Captions & Transcripts
Incorporate Audio Descriptions
Learn more about Captions, Transcripts, and Audio Descriptions (WebAIM)
Make Audio and Video Media Accessible (W3C)
Accessify Your Course
Canvas Accessibility Considerations
Use Videos that Already Include Captions
Filter your YouTube search so only videos with closed captions are returned.

Create Captioned Video

Creating Effective Captions

Quality Captioning
Guidelines for Editing Auto-Generated Captions

Creating & Editing Captions

Improve and Manage Automatic Captions
Auto-Generated Captions for Older Content
Upload Custom Captions
Video Formats
Three Methods for Captioning Videos
Add Subtitles & Closed Captions

Get Help

Use University Resources

UM Twin Cities: Disability Resource Center
UM Crookston: Disability Resource Center
UM Duluth: Disability Resource Center
UM Morris: Disability Resource Center
UM Rochester: Disability Resource Center

Outsource Your Captioning Work

3Play Media
Rev
Professional Captioning from Kaltura