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Submitted by beckyrech on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 2:10pm

After reading a few posts about not liking to only have audio and/or audio/video content it got me thinking about more then just people without speakers or headphones.  What if physically a person can't see or hear, how would they have access to support items that are only screencasted.  This article from National Network of Libraries of Medicine-Pacific Northwest Region helps us to think about making sure our web content is accessible to all.  While it is not just about screencasts I think it is pertinent to the discussion because we can't just think of our "normal" or "regular" users, we need to think of all our users.


 

Actually I thought about that

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Submitted by carlaavitabile on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 6:44pm.

Actually I thought about that a lot. So much of the design of the web has to do with people who are not deaf or blind.

When I went to experiment with sound I realized I was  microphone disabled. So that meant I had to do the whole thing in captions (or deal with loading all the software onto another computer etc etc).  I am happy to say my screencast has no audio, well except for the sound of the typing.

Yes, it's important to keep

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Submitted by sarahkishler on Sun, 03/14/2010 - 9:05pm.

Yes, it's important to keep in mind that people's needs and capabilities are very diverse. From interning at the SJSU King library, I know that their screencasts must to adhere to certain standards (screen dimensions, text and background color, closed captions, etc.) in order to be ADA-compliant.

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