Accessibility Video Series
The Props No More team has started a video series highlighting some of the basics to make media accessible.
Watch the full series here:
Or watch the single videos:
Video 1: Helpful Tips to Improve Accessibility of Your Content
What are image descriptions and alt text, and how do you use them? What’s wrong with automated captions and how can you fix them? When should you use transcripts? What is simple language? In this video, Props No More Director Karina Sturm talks about how to make your content more accessible using these tools and best practices.
Audio Description by Social Audio Description Collective. Written by Cheryl Green. Blind QC by Rick Hammond. Narrated by Oliver Baker.
Produced by Karina Sturm and Lucas Fuchs.
Chapters:
- 00:00 Introduction
- 00:27 Image Descriptions
- 01:10 Captions
- 01:57 Transcripts
- 02:11 Simple Language
- 02:48 Contrasts and Fonts
- 03:04 Curb-Cut Effect
- 04:39 Alt-Text
- 06:14 Accessibility Tools
- 07:15 Conclusion
Video 2: Different Disabilities, Different Access Needs
“Disability isn’t one thing, it’s a spectrum, so this means there is no one size fits all. And sometimes, one person’s access is another person’s barrier.” Props No More Director Karina Sturm talks about how people with disabilities may have different—and competing—access needs, and how we can make adaptations that accommodate everyone.
Audio Description by Social Audio Description Collective. Written by Cheryl Green. Blind QC by Rick Hammond. Narrated by Thomas Reid.
Produced by Karina Sturm and Lucas Fuchs.
Chapters:
- 00:00 Introduction
- 00:29 The Diversity of Disability
- 01:12 Individual Access Needs
- 02:04 Competing Access Needs
- 02:48 Accommodating Access Needs
- 03:34 Tips for Creating Access
- 03:59 Conclusion
Video 3: Why Accessibility Matters
Right now, a large part of media, social media, films, websites, podcasts are inaccessible to a large part of the population. That includes people with a lot of different disabilities.” Props No More Director Karina Sturm shares why accessibility matters for millions of people with disabilities and how Props No More is working to advance media inclusion for disabled people.
Audio Description by Social Audio Description Collective. Written by Cheryl Green. Blind QC by Rick Hammond. Narrated by Cheryl Green.
Produced by Karina Sturm and Lucas Fuchs.
Chapters:
- 00:00 Introduction
- 01:47 Inaccessibility in Media
- 02:50 Why Should You Care?
- 03:33 Props No More: Making Media Accessible
- 04:14 Accessibility Isn’t a Luxury–It’s a Right
- 04:40 Conclusion