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Accessibility Win: Hope Video About Detroit

May 6, 2020 By Deborah Edwards-Onoro

shadowed adult, children, and person in wheelchair holding hands

When I read Julie Hind’s tweet yesterday about a new inspirational short video about Detroit, I quickly selected the link.

Some background: I live in metro Detroit, but many of my activities, friends, and clients are in the city.

Our Metro Detroit WordPress and Refresh Detroit meetup events are held in the city.

And before the COVID-19 outbreak, I was birdwatching in Detroit several times a month.

Detroit has been hit hard by COVID-19, with a high number of cases and deaths.

Each day I read heartbreaking stories about the individuals and families whose loved ones have died from COVID-19 in our area.

Which is why I wanted to experience the uplifting video about the resilience of the people in Detroit. Continue reading Accessibility Win: Hope Video About Detroit

Filed Under: Accessibility Tagged With: accessibility win, captions, Detroit, Hope, video, video accessibility

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

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

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