Video accessibility abcd 01232015

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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