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Speaking the Same Language: Making Closed Captioning Work

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm EDT, September 15, 2016   |   Organized by: Great Lakes ADA Center

Description

Date/Time: Thursday, September 15th, 2016 from 2:00 pm EDT - 3:30 pm EDT

Location: Webinar

Description: The low cost and ease of creating online video content have increased the prevalence of videos available to users online. While no one intentionally designs multimedia content to be inaccessible, multimedia content on the web today often lacks accurate captions. This webinar will explore the free and low-cost tools available to assist users with captioning online video content. Attendees will learn the basic technical components of how to create captions, the standard guidelines for formatting captions and how to use online tools to help streamline the captioning process.

Audience

Business, Employer, State and Local Government, People with Disabilities

Topic

Technology (Accessible), State and Local Government (ADA Title II), Employment (ADA Title I), Public Accommodations (ADA Title III)

Registration

  • Required

  • Cost - Free

  • To register please click here

  • Continuing education recognition available - 1.5 units




Beth Lund

Beth Lund is Ashford University’s Technology Accessibility Specialist. Prior to her role as the Technology Accessibility Specialist, Beth acquired a wide array of experiences in the field of Information Technology, including business process analytics, and business requirement development. Her strong orientation toward process development and requirements gathering have played an integral role in creating an environment that understands the shared responsibilities of ensuring accessibility of the online learning environment. Beth co- chairs the Ashford University Accessibility Roundtable to share best practices for creating accessible course materials to be utilized in the online setting at Ashford University. Beth is also a co-advisor for the Gamma Upsilon chapter of Delta Alpha PI International, an academic honor society for students with disabilities attending colleges and universities. In 2015 she has completed her certificate in advanced professional development for Assistive Technology Applications from California State University, Northridge.

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