• Free or very low cost• Instantaneous for lecture capture (archived video)• True captioning (not just subtitles)• Everything is captioned• Seamless• Automated Workflows• Easily activated • Trouble free• Flexible size, font, color• Non-Invasive - No impact on video image (e.g. artwork) - Offset options

if there are concerns about changing the presentation• No copyright issues• Search integration• Inseparable

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Welcome to: Captiontopia

Captions: Access for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing – Benefits for All

Todd SchwankeCookie Roang

McBurney Disability Resource CenterMay 20, 2009 @ UW-Madison Teaching and Learning Symposium

About Us

Todd SchwankeAdaptive Technology & Accommodation SpecialistMcBurney Disability Resource Center

Cookie RoangInterim Deaf & Hard of Hearing Program ManagerMcBurney Disability Resource Center(608) 262-6051

Alice AndersonTechnology Accessibility ProgramDoIT(608) 262-2129

Project Intro & Scope

• Focus• Confidentiality• Conversation• Learning Objectives• Captions vs. Subtitles

Who’s Here?

– Faculty?– Administrators?– Tech staff?– Researchers?

Welcome Back to Caption Reality

• Not free• Not instantaneous• Sometimes just subtitles• Not the rule• Sometimes seamless• Often difficult to turn on• Not trouble free• Not standardized• Sometimes flexible• Non-Invasive - No impact on video image (e.g. artwork) - Offset

options if there are concerns about changing the presentation• Copyright challenges• Can be lost/separated

Environment & Trends

– Video boom– Many types– Veterans– Baby boomers

Campus Status

– Decentralized model/resources– Faculty letter– Pilot– Group/project

Audience – Recent Media Experiences

• List media (3 to 5) that you have used or seen recently?

– Was each captioned (Y/N/Don’t know)?– Was each live or post-production captioned?

• Have you used caption media in instruction?

Benefits for all

– Search– Comprehension– ESL– Bars, workout, partners– No speakers

Search Examples

• Thomas Friedman• DO-IT Video Search• Google Audio Indexing

How do they get there?

– Script?– Video created– Transcription?– Syncing (e.g. time code)– Merging/linking– Display

Brief History

• Line 21 encoding – TV with converter box• Line 21 – FCC & CC chip• Line 21 & digital• Digital content - multiple formats, displays,

and caption storage

VideoLine 21CC

Audio

VideoDigital

AudioCC - EnglishCC - SpanishFrench

Decoders

Video withCC

Decoder Captionson Video

e.g. VHS/VCR,Analog TV

Video withCC

Player Captionson Video

e.g. Flash file

Display

e.g. Flash Player

CC chip or box

Caption Examples

• African Storyteller (E-Teach)• Learning without Limits (Flash)• Presidential Weekly Address (YouTube –

English, Spanish, translate)• DoIT Accessibility Videos (Quicktime

with sprite)• Inter-He 501 (MediaSite)

1. No audio, no captions

2. Captions – different sight line

3. Captions

4. Captions & audio

Caption Tools

• World Caption (Mac only)• CaptionTube• Magpie, Macaw, HiCaption• Overstream• Adobe Sound Booth & Premier??? (Note: uses

speech recognition – accuracy varies)• Lecture capture integration

Panel

Resources

• Tips• Keep scripts• Contact classroom support staff & instructional support

staff early on• Test materials• Add more time for copyrighted materials• Look for pre-captioned materials• Contact McBurney

• Current caption pilot• Resources list (online)

Q & A, Discussion