Tag: accessibility
HTML5 video accessibility and the WebVTT file format – Audio Described
An introduction into the WebVTT (Web Video Text Tracks) file format and how it is used to provide captions, subtitles and text video descriptions for HTML5 video. WebVTT is a simple line-based file format, which is currently in development at the WHATWG and under consideration for native implementation in the major browsers using the HTML5 element. The slides from this talk are available: html5videoguide.net This is the audio described version. For the original, see www.youtube.com
HTML5 and Accessibility — By John Foliot #a11yMTL
One of the stated goals of HTML5 is to make it easier for authors to create accessible web content with a minimum of trouble. By employing Universal Design concepts, the next generation of web technologies and content will be more accessible to end users, yet easier to author and implement. But are we there yet? Read more at goo.gl – Source: #a11yMTL – Creative Commons BY-SA.
Google I/O 2011: The YouTube Caption API, Speech Recognition, and WebVTT captions for HTML5
Naomi Black, Cynthia Boedihardjo, Jeffrey Posnick Captions make video accessible and more importantly: discoverable to search. Learn how we’re live captioning Google I/O with a new open source gadget, discover caption features in the YouTube Data API based on speech recognition, and find out more about WebVTT, a new format to help broadcast TV subtitling make the leap to HTML5 and the Web.