Accessible Video Creation Workshop
In this course, you will learn how to integrate accessibility best practices into videos,
ensuring your content is inclusive for people
with auditory, visual, motor, and cognitive disabilities.
From captions and audio descriptions to incorporating sign language,
you will discover key tools and strategies to meet standards like WCAG
and promote equal access in your audiovisual projects.
Duration
8 hours
(Divided into 2 sessions of 4 hours each, with options for 1-day intensive classes).
Audience
- • Video production professionals, content editors, and media creators.
- • Individuals interested in improving the accessibility and inclusivity of their videos and digital platforms
(YouTubers, video bloggers, online educators, etc.) - • Marketing and communication teams in companies looking to offer accessible content.
- • People with an interest in digital inclusion, web accessibility, and universal design for learning.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge in video editing and/or audiovisual content creation.
Previous knowledge of accessibility is not required, but familiarity with video editing topics is recommended.
Contents
1. Definition and principles of accessibility.
2. Importance of accessibility in digital media.
3. Accessibility regulations and standards (WCAG, ADA, SEVTC).
4. European Accessibility Act.
5. Types of disabilities and their specific needs in media.
1. What is an accessible video?
2. Key elements: alternative text, subtitles, audio description, transcripts.
3. Types of disabilities that require accessible videos.
1. What are subtitles? Difference between subtitles and transcripts.
2. Techniques for creating effective subtitles.
3. How to create video transcripts.
4. Tools to generate and synchronize subtitles.
1. What is audio description, and why is it important?
2. How to create clear and precise audio descriptions.
3. Use of extended audio descriptions.
4. Techniques for recording and editing audio descriptions.
5. Tools for integrating audio descriptions into videos.
1. Fundamentals of Sign Language.
2. Sign language interpreters.
3. Integration of Sign Language into audiovisual content.
1. Inclusive design: typography, contrast, and accessible colors.
2. Proper use of images and graphics (alternative text, descriptive images).
3. Accessible animations and transitions.
1. How to ensure videos are accessible on popular platforms (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.).
2. Accessibility tools on streaming platforms.
3. Considerations for compatibility with screen readers and other assistive devices.
1. How to test a video's accessibility.
2. Tools to evaluate accessibility.
3. How to make adjustments to videos based on evaluation results.
4. Media.
1. New technologies to improve accessibility (AI, emerging technologies).
2. The role of artificial intelligence in automating accessible video creation.
3. Future challenges and opportunities in digital accessibility.
1. Creation of an accessible video (subtitles, transcripts, audio description).
2. Review and feedback on the project.
3. Presentation of the accessible video created by students.