Several years ago, I was working on an elearning course to teach police officers about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). I was at the stage where it was time to add captions to the videos we had curated. I had been using a tool called Descript to transcribe the videos, but there was one video that … Read more
Sometimes our clients request resources to help build their internal capabilities. This particular request came across to help a team build their PowerPoint design skills. The result is a curated list that you may find useful, too!
Goal: Add closed captions (CC) to a video without burning them in. This gives the user the ability to toggle CC on and off. What you’ll need: Descript, Handbrake, and your video in an .mp4 format. If you already have a caption file in an .srt format, skip down to the Embed captions in video … Read more
We recently fielded a question from a colleague related to accessibility in Articulate Rise. Their question was: “In practice, how does Articulate Rise conform to WCAG AA?” The tl;dr answer: Articulate has a report for how Rise conforms to WCAG criteria for A and AA. It provides good information, if you read the notes. Specifically, some criteria … Read more
I am honored to present at the Accessible & Inclusive Design Conference 2021. Here are some resources I referenced in the presentation: Steven Lambert’s 12 Lenses of Accessibility Susi Miller’s book: Designing Accessible Learning Content A story about curb cuts and how they help everyone Writing good alt text Learning Ninjas Accessibility Primer Learning Ninjas … Read more