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From: Ryan E. Benson
Date: Jan 29, 2024 11:10AM

I was told at CSUN 2012 that AD on YouTube was actively being worked on,
and coming soon. I wouldn't hold your breath too much.

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Ryan E. Benson

On Mon, Jan 29, 2024, 12:21 PM Dax Castro < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Currently there are no platforms that allow for synchronized audio
> descriptions. Basically it is like only being able to have Open Captions on
> a video. You either burn them into the video and have a video for each
> language or a transcript alternative.
>
> It is our hope that one day YouTube will allow for the capability to
> supply audio descriptions as a user selectable feature. We have been
> lobbying for it for several years.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dax Castro, ADS
> Certified Digital Accessibility Trainer
> Accessibility Advocate | IAAP
> www.accessibilityUnraveled.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of
> Karen McCall
> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2024 4:47 AM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Audio description and captions
>
> I've been trying to find out an answer to what might be a similar question.
>
> This has more to do with videos that are in a different language.
>
> You would have the "subtitle" track with a translation into another
> language. For example, if the film's spoken words were in Spanish and the
> "subtitles" were in English.
>
> This would not be classified as captions because I would imagine that the
> captions would reflect the Spanish spoken words.
>
> What does WCAG say about dubbed or subtitled multimedia?
>
> I would imagine that the video description would be in the "subtitle"
> track as the "subtitle" or translated track should be available to those
> who need/want it.
>
> Is there a mechanism to choose whether someone wants captions or
> subtitles/video descriptions?
>
> I am often at a loss in understanding plots when languages change in
> films/multimedia and I don't have access to hearing the subtitle text.
>
> Cheers, Karen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of
> Steve Green
> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2024 6:41 AM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Audio description and captions
>
> Thanks, Patrick. Anyone have a contrary view?
>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of
> Patrick H. Lauke
> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2024 11:34 AM
> To: <EMAIL REMOVED>
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Audio description and captions
>
> On 29/01/2024 11:19, Steve Green wrote:
> > This may be a silly question. In short, if an audio described version of
> a video is provided, do the captions need to include the audio description?
>
> While it may seem redundant, I'd say the easiest interpretation is that
> yes, all AD content should also be captioned - if something's spoken
> (regardless of whether it's the original video's audio, or additional AD),
> caption it, as I don't think there's enough normative text that would
> warrant a more nuanced "but surely the AD is redundant since they can see
> the visuals" logical exemption (though I may be wrong?)
>
> P
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