[Draft] Module 5: Multimedia in Content Author Modules, Curricula on Web Accessibility

Introduction

Courses based on this module should:

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Learning Outcomes for Module

Students should be able to:

• explain how people with disabilities rely on alternatives to multimedia content (including description of visual information, captions, transcripts, and sign language) to understand information contained in audio and video content
• provide transcripts for audio content to help people who cannot hear the audio
• collaborate with designers and developers to ensure audio and video content includes:
  • clear and easy to understand speech
  • minimized background audio and overall distractions where possible
  • visuals that help understand the audio where possible
  • audio that helps understand the visuals where possible
  • captions to help users who cannot hear the audio get the information
  • transcripts to help people who cannot hear the audio or see the visuals get the information
• include descriptions of visual information for people who cannot see the videos by:
  • integrating descriptions into the main audio where possible
  • providing a separate description track or text file
• avoid blinking and flashing content that can cause seizures
• employ accessible authoring tools that support including and controlling alternatives to audio and video content
• identify related requirements for designers and developers to make the following perceivable and operable both visually and non-visually:
  • alternatives to multimedia content
  • media players
  • media player controls

Competencies

Skills required for this module:

Topics to Teach

Topics to achieve the learning outcomes:

Ideas to Assess Knowledge for Module

Optional ideas to assess knowledge:

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Teaching Resources

Suggested resources to support your teaching:

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