Guidelines for captioning video at MIT - why and how.

1. Options
for
Captioning
Video
at
MIT
–
contact
accessibility@mit.edu
When
is
Captioning
Required:
MIT
is
legally
obligated
to
follow
Section
504
of
the
Rehabilitation
Act.
Under
Section
504,
we
must
create
content
that
gives
“equal
access”
to
people
with
disabilities.
Captioning
may
be
necessary
and
required
to
make
audio
and
audiovisual
information
and
communication
accessible
to
people
who
are
deaf
or
hard
of
hearing
in
a
wide
range
of
situations.
Many
entities
have
obligations
under
civil
rights
laws
that
prohibit
discrimination
and
require
the
provision
of
accommodations,
such
as
captioning,
to
ensure
equal
access,
an
equal
opportunity
to
participate,
and
effective
communication
with
people
who
are
deaf
or
hard
of
hearing.
These
entities
have
obligations
under
the
Individuals
with
Disabilities
Education
Act
(IDEA),
the
Rehabilitation
Act
of
1973,
the
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act
(ADA),
and
other
laws.
When
Required:
http://www.nad.org/issues/technology/captioning/when-­‐required
Title
II
of
the
ADA:
http://www.ada.gov/t2hlt95.htm
CVAA
(Video
Accessibility
Act):
http://www.nad.org/issues/civil-­‐rights/communications-­‐
act/21st-­‐century-­‐act
Section
504:
http://www.dol.gov/oasam/regs/statutes/sec504.htm
Benefits
of
Captioning:
-
-
-
Allows
a
diverse
audience
to
view
your
video:
o Deaf
and
hearing
impaired
o People
for
whom
English
is
a
second
language
o Situations
where
noise
is
an
issue
or
volume
is
turned
off
Increases
comprehension
and
retention:
o Text
and
audio
reinforce
learning
concepts
o Fosters
understanding
and
use
of
unique
vocabulary
terms
o Helps
those
with
learning
disabilities
Increases
Search
Engine
Optimization
(SEO)
Captioning
increases
viewing
by
40%:
http://www.reelseo.com/subtitles-­‐viewing/
1) TechTV
Videos
- Caption
yourself:
http://ttv.mit.edu/faq/#captions
- AMPS
can
caption
for
you
for
a
fee
of
approximately
$2-­‐3/minute.
For
a
quote,
contact
amps-­‐info@mit.edu
2) YouTube
Videos
a) YouTube
supports
caption
files
and
will
also
attempt
to
convert
a
text
transcript
into
a
timed
synchronized
caption
file:
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2734796?hl=en
Contact
Stephani
Roberts
–
Web
Accessibility
Consultant
–
accessibility@mit.edu

2.
b) *YouTube
has
partnered
with
3PlayMedia
to
provide
captioning
services
for
a
fee,
$2.50/minute:
http://www.youtubecaptions.com/
*
a
youTube
account
is
required
to
use
this
service.
c) YouTube
Caption
Software
and
Services:
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/100076?hl=en&ref_topic=3014331
3) Cielo24
–
Captioning
partnership
of
major
vendors
and
California
universities
24
Hour
turnaround
for
$1+/minute.
http://www.cielo24.com/
4) Amara
–
Amara
is
a
free
online
captioning
tool
that
connects
to
youtube
or
other
online
video
repositories
and
allows
you
to
listen,
type,
and
work
on
the
timing
of
captions.
You
can
then
download
an
.srt
caption
file
and
upload
it
to
where
your
video
lives
on
TechTV
or
youTube.
http://www.amara.org/en/
5) MovieCaptioner
Tool
(Mac/Windows)
–
This
captioning
software
is
intuitive
and
does
not
require
an
Internet
connection.
Load
your
video
from
your
drive
and
begin
captioning.
It
takes
a
bit
of
time
to
learn,
but
is
quite
simple.
Our
team
has
a
few
copies
of
this
available
for
you
to
try
out.
http://www.synchrimedia.com/
-­‐
contact
us
at
accessibility@mit.edu
Contact
Stephani
Roberts
–
Web
Accessibility
Consultant
–
accessibility@mit.edu