“Always provide alternative, audio description tracks for your videos, so that audience members who only rely on hearing can still fully understand the content shared.”
Denis Boudreau – www.inklusiv.ca
Inclusive Speaking Tips
Inclusive Speaking Tip #012
Last updated on August 3, 2022
by Denis Boudreau
How do I go about doing that?
You understand the value of synchronized captions for video in order to better support those who are deaf or hard of hearing. But what about the needs of people who are blind or have low vision, when it comes to perceiving information only presented through the visual track of a video? While it might be easy for someone who has a vision impairment to perceive dialogues and sounds in a video, it’s a different story when important information is only conveyed visually, without clear audio references.
To make the visual track of a video accessible to those who have vision impairments, offer an alternate version of the video (called audio description), where information only conveyed visually is captured through a voice over track, in order to fill in the blanks.
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About Denis Boudreau
Denis Boudreau is a consultant, trainer, and speaker specializing in digital accessibility and disability inclusion. He works with organizational leaders who want to equip their teams with the skills to create accessible websites and digital products – so no one is left behind. A Certified Professional in Web Accessibility (CPWA), Denis has trained thousands of web professionals over the past 20+ years and delivered hundreds of workshops in both English and French. He has helped leading brands like Netflix, Salesforce, and Victoria’s Secret embed accessibility into their digital strategies, empowering them to meet legal obligations, improve user experience, and connect with more people, more effectively.