Seven Years of Asking: I’m Still Waiting for WordPress.com to Publish Captioned Videos

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I’m writing a post I didn’t think I would ever write. It’s about a multi-million dollar company where I’m a 10+ year customer.

And whose services I’ve advocated for years.

Which makes this post even harder to write.

In the past, I’ve contacted organizations and businesses about the inaccessibility of the content they’ve published on the web.

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Small Steps: Celebrating Two Accessibility Wins in One Week

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If you’re a longtime reader of my blog, you know I’ve been asking online publishers for years to improve the accessibility of their images, videos, and audio. From asking people to caption videos, add alternative text to their images, and transcripts to their podcasts, I’ve focused on educating others about creating media everyone can access.… Continue reading Small Steps: Celebrating Two Accessibility Wins in One Week

Takeaways from The State of Video in 2020

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At the fall 2020 ACCESS digital accessibility conference hosted by 3 Play Media this week, Jaclyn Leduc kicked off the conference with “The State of Video in 2020” talk.

In her presentation, Leduc discussed current trends in video, how the COVID-19 pandemic has increased video production, and shared video statistics.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fall 2020 ACCESS conference took on a different format, with the event moving online.

The three-day conference included daily courses, on-demand videos, Slack channel for discussions, office hours, and resources. Continue reading Takeaways from The State of Video in 2020