Presented at 11:15am in Standley II Lab on Wednesday, November 20, 2019.
#30808Speaker(s)
- Shawn Henry, Accessibility Education and Outreach Lead, W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) / MIT
Session Details
- Length of Session: 1-hr
- Format: Lecture
- Expertise Level: Beginner
- Type of session: General Conference
Summary
This session covers creating new media, making existing media accessible, project management (in-house and outsourced), return on investment (ROI) for organizations, and understanding the user experience. It introduces a new free online resource and invites attendees to ask questions, share experiences, and contribute to media accessibility.
Abstract
This session covers topics from a new free online resource from the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI): Making Audio and Video Media Accessible. It invites attendees to ask questions, share experiences, and contribute to media accessibility.
It helps attendees understand and create: * captions/subtitles * audio description of visual information * descriptive transcripts * sign language for media
It includes guidance: * for creating new videos * on media player accessibility
The planning and project management sections address considerations for outsourcing or in-house development.
The presentation starts by introducing user experiences and benefits to organizations -- illustrating how digital *accessibility is essential for some and useful for all*.
Keypoints
- Make new and existing audio and video media accessible, including media players
- Planning and project management for outsourcing and in-house development
- Understand user experiences, and benefits to your educational institution
Disability Areas
All Areas
Topic Areas
Accessible Course Design, Accessible Educational Materials, Teaching about Accessibility in Curriculum, Uncategorized, Web/Media/App Access
Speaker Bio(s)
Shawn Henry
Shawn Henry leads worldwide education and outreach promoting web accessibility for people with disabilities at the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), holds a research appointment at MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and holds an MSc in Digital Inclusion. Prior to joining WAI, she consulted with organizations to optimize user interface design for usability and accessibility. Shawn focuses her personal passion for accessibility on bringing together the needs of individuals and the goals of organizations in designing human-computer interfaces. Her book _Just Ask: Integrating Accessibility Throughout Design_ offers an approach for developing products that are more usable for everyone.