1. Free and Easy Captioning- Making our videos accessible for all.
Kelly Dermody, Ryerson University
Accessibility Services & E-Learning

2. Why we Caption = AODA Information & Communication Standard
Website compliance under WCAG 2.0 Level AA
Access to Training materials
Access to Library Materials
From #captionTHIS

3. I’m making a video and I WILL Caption it!
TIME MANAGEMENT
FIRST RULE: Write a script and try to stick to it!
This will save you time and frustration!
Work captions into your project management
Budget time for adding the captions
Products like Camtasia and Captivate have a built-in captioning tool
Captivate Guide on the Side

4. I’m making a video and I WILL Caption it!
I made a video without captions now what?
Writing your script and captioning after the fact = budget 1 hour per 10 minutes to write, 1-3 hours to add captions to the video
WAIT: What about a video with only music and words - no voice?
Provide a transcript and description in a Word Docx for users with visual disabilities.
OTHER STUFF? *Last minute - Provide a Word Docx with the script.
*Professional captioning = 300$ for 2 hour video

5. Free Captioning Tools YouTube Vimeo Uses Amara - free captioning tool
Upload your Video
Type in your script
YouTube will add the time stamps
You can edit the time stamps
You can download the caption file (.SRT)
Vimeo
Uses Amara - free captioning tool
Load your video into Vimeo
Advanced Settings - Amara Editor
Type in your script - Amara will help with the time stamps.
Amara offers professional captioners($$) and volunteers
**Youtube’s own captions are useless - do not rely on them!

6. Captioning made free & easy with YouTube

7. Upload your Video and Click on Video Manager

8. Click on Edit - Choose Subtitles and CC

9. Click on “Add new Subtitles or CC

10. Click on “Transcribe and auto-sync

11. Listen and type in the box - when done click “Set Timings”
** Or paste in your script that your wrote beforehand.

12. Voila! You now have captions!

13. Become a Captioning / Accessibility Ambassador!
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14. Resources How to Caption with YouTube
Amara - Free Captioning Tool (use with Vimeo videos)
WAVE website accessibility Evaluator
W3 List of Website accessibility evaluation tools
Describe Your Images (Alt Tags)
Creating Accessible Documents (NCDAE)

15. Questions? Please feel free to contact me! Kelly Dermody
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Please feel free to contact me!
Kelly Dermody