The document discusses Harvard University's approach to online video accessibility. It introduces Digital Video Services and their role in coordinating video standards and policies. It then outlines Harvard's guidelines that encourage captioning for durable online videos intended for public use. It also discusses the selection of 3Play Media as the preferred captioning vendor after evaluating several options. Future plans include selecting a preferred live captioning vendor and adding audio description capabilities. More information is available on Harvard's accessibility website.

1. Online Video Accessibility
01/23/2015
Digital Video Services (HUIT | Academic Technology Services)
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2. Agenda
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1. Digital Video Services Introduction / Service Catalog
2. Overview of the Harvard-wide approach to online video accessibility
3. Demo from Harvard University Preferred Online Video Captioning Vendor –
3Play Media

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Who are Digital Video Services (DVS)?
HUIT
Academic
Technology
Services (AcTS)
Digital Video
Services (DVS)
Core
Services
Live Streaming
Video Standard
/ Policies &
Community
Coordination
Video
Consulting
Contract
Management
iSites Video
Publishing Tool
Elective
Services
Lecture Capture
(Mediasite by
Sonic Foundry)
Video Content
Management
(Kaltura)
Service Catalog

4. Harvard-wide Approach to Online Video Accessibility
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Why is it important?
• More and more videos are produced & used as medium of communications to the
public
Which groups have been involved?
• University Disability Services (UDS)
• HUIT Digital Video Services (DVS)
• HUIT Accessibility Workgroup

5. Harvard-wide Approach to Online Video Accessibility
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What has been done?
• Video Captioning Guideline
– Schools and departments are encouraged to caption any online videos that meet ALL THREE
of the following criteria:
• Durable content (e.g.,content that will be archived for future availability to the public)
• That advances academic learning; and
• Is posted to the Internet by the University or one of its Schools / Centers
– Schools should also accommodate any special need requests from their student body
• Harvard University Preferred Video Captioning Vendor Selection
– Evaluated / Compared a few vendors (3Play Media, Cielo24, WGBH, ACS Captioning, Zen
Captioning) in the following areas:
• Accuracy / Turnaround Time
• Cost
• Ease of use / Workflow
• Integration with other video platforms
• Types of services available
• Support

6. Harvard-wide Approach to Online Video Accessibility
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What is coming?
• Preferred / Recommended Live captioning vendor
• Audio Description
More Information
To sign up for a 3Play Media account for captioning and see the Harvard negotiated special
pricing, please go to http://hwpi.harvard.edu/media_accessibility
Please email DVS (systems-dvs@calists.harvard.edu) or University Disability Services if you
have any questions.
For more information, please visit http://hwpi.harvard.edu/online_accessibility/home
(Will be made public soon)

7. 3Play Media
Presentation
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8. Q&A
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