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How to Disable Video Autoplay in Twitter for Desktop Browser, Android, and iOS [Updated]

July 29, 2019 By Deborah Edwards-Onoro

Twitter desktop data usage settings

Originally published July 25, 2015

Are you frustrated by videos autoplaying in your Twitter timeline? I know they’re too much for me. Continue reading How to Disable Video Autoplay in Twitter for Desktop Browser, Android, and iOS [Updated]

Filed Under: Social media Tagged With: android, autoplay, autoplay video, iOS, twitter, video

Asking Video Producers to Add Captions

April 24, 2019 By Deborah Edwards-Onoro

Jason Ward in the woods, holding up his binoculars. Sometimes all it takes is to ask to have a video captioned.

That’s what happened to me earlier this month; let me tell you my story.

If you’re a longtime reader of my blog, you know I’m an avid birdwatcher.

My weekends are filled with hikes in the backwoods, along lakeshores and farm fields, gazing at the sky and peering through tree branches for a glimpse of birds.

That’s why I was thrilled to discover the new Birds of North America series on YouTube that came out this spring. Continue reading Asking Video Producers to Add Captions

Filed Under: Accessibility Tagged With: automatic captions, Birds of North America, birdwatching, captions, video, video accessibility

Free Webinar: Intro to Audio Description for Videos

January 14, 2019 By Deborah Edwards-Onoro

video camera setup with lights on woman seated in chair in front of wall-to-wall bookcase.

Most people are aware of the need for captions to make videos more accessible.

But few are familiar with the requirement for audio description for videos, which accommodates people who are blind or have low-vision.

Audio description narrates what visually is happening in the video, information that’s not available to someone who can’t see.

Think of a radio sports announcer at a baseball game, describing the ground ball hit to the third baseman who throws the ball to the second baseman for the beginning of a double play.

That’s similar to audio description. Continue reading Free Webinar: Intro to Audio Description for Videos

Filed Under: Accessibility Tagged With: 3PlayMedia, audio description, captions, video, webinar

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