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Hi guys. This is Julius from Even Grounds. Today, let's talk about your web content,
and how you can make it accessible to persons who are deaf and persons with hearing impairments.
Here are 2 of the best ways for you to ensure that persons who are deaf can still access
your online content. 1. You should provide captions and/or transcripts
for your videos. If you have a video in YouTube or any other
online video sharing service, you should provide captions or transcripts for the spoken parts,
for the dialog, and for the sounds included in the audio of the video.
2. You should provide transcripts for your audio content.
This may include podcasts, audio interviews, or even online courses in your web site.
You can choose to include the transcript on the same page where you embed the audio content,
or you can let the user download the transcripts along with the audio files that you're providing.
If you provide captions and transcripts for your video or your audio, you can ensure that,
although persons who are deaf could not hear your content, they can still access, understand,
and appreciate your information. And there's another bonus.
If your web site has captions and transcripts for video and audio, search engines are gonna
love your web site. This is because a page that contains text
along with video and audio has a higher chance of getting a better search engine ranking.
If you need help in transcribing your audio content, you can get in touch with us, info@evengrounds.com
You can email us and we'll help you transcribe your podcast, your audio interview, or your
online course.
I hope you'd start making your online content accessible to persons who are deaf and persons
with hearing impairments. Have a nice day, and I'll see you in the next
post.