5: Make Your Own Workplace Accessible

What are some benefits of video captioning?

• It gives people who are deaf or hard of hearing access to spoken language and sound effects.
• It helps increase comprehension for people with intellectual disabilities.
• It improves comprehension for people with limited English proficiency or different learning styles.
• It enables search engines, like Google, to find and index the content of captioned video presentations.
• It helps video viewers in noisy environments, as well as those who don't have access to computer speakers.

Outline

• 1. Introduction
• 2. What is accessibility?
• 3. The Law
• 4: Who benefits from accessibility?
• 5. Make Your Own Workplace Accessible
  • Meet Becky & George
  • What Are Some Benefits to Video Captioning?
  • Meet Juanita
    • What Could Mike Do Differently?
  • Meet Julie
    • What Could Julie Do Differently?
  • Accessible Email
  • Are There Other Ways We Can Make Electronic Information Accessible?
  • Things to Consider When Choosing an Alternative Format
  • What Else Can We Do?
  • Exception Policy
  • Review
• 6. Resources