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#a11yHAM – CapScribe 2.0: Making Video Accessible
July 30, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Join us on Thursday, July 30, 2020, at 7:00 pm Eastern Time (US and Canada) as we explore the challenges and benefits of ensuring that video is fully accessible.
The CapScribe 2.0 team will also demo an early beta version of the new tool that they’ll be making available to Canadian academic institutions.
• We will be discussing the importance of media accessibility: making your videos accessible to a larger audience
• The CapScribe 2.0 (CS2) team – partnerships of the project with Mohawk’s Accessible Media Production Program, and Inclusive Media Design (IMD)
• The role of the Broadcasting Accessibility Fund (BAF)
• The need for accessible/inclusive media in educational institutions and institutions taking on their own captioning
• Challenges regarding automated speech, affordability, etc.
• Walk-through of steps in making a captioned video and the captioning process
Time will be set aside for questions and answers with the team.
Moderator:
Andrea Jelic, Curriculum Development for CS2, Accessible Media Production Graduate, Mohawk College
Panelists:
Rob Harvie, Director and Founder at Inclusive Media and Design
Charles Silverman, Co-Founder and Lead Developer on the CapScribe 2.0 Project
Colin Taylor, CS2 Student Programmer, Mohawk Graduate
Antonio Gamba-Bari, CS2 Programming Lead
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://mohawkcollege.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYkf-ygrz8iEtbL8RthWAc1nXLzId8ZE80j
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
A HUGE thank you to our sponsor AbleDocs for sponsoring our #a11yHAM meetups!
#a11yHAM events are free and open to anyone interested in discussing digital accessibility and inclusion. This Zoom event will include a live transcript created by Otter.ai Teams – a link will be provided during the webinar.
Thank you in advance for your support of this physical distancing meetup!