by I was honored to get the opportunity to show others my work on the HTML5 interactive transcript player I developed for EKU Online! I presented the player to an audience of about 20 people and handed out a bunch of business cards, so I would say it was a success despite having a rough voice from being sick. I wanted to share my abstract and my slides from the 45 minute presentation. Here’s the Kentucky Convergence Web site.
Yes, It’s Free! Using Open Source Plugins to Create Accessible Video Players
Abstract
A polished, accessible video player can provide cohesion and professionalism to online courses. At EKU, I have leveraged open-source software to develop an accessible, responsive video player interface comprising an HTML5 player, captioning capabilities, interactive transcript area, button to download transcripts, navigation via mouse or keyboard, screen reader capability (for the interface itself), and adaptive properties to fit different screen resolutions.
Such a video player interface addresses a gap that institutions have in providing video content to those with disabilities. Section 508 necessitates the use of captions for multimedia presentations, and interactive transcripts can only add benefits. Accessibility to those who can use only keyboard controls increases the audience size even more, and responsive properties allow the pages to adjust to nearly any device. I have also developed a form allowing anyone to generate HTML files compatible with the video source files on EKU servers. This “plug-and-play” solution will allow our staff to develop video player pages with minimal programming while ensuring data integrity. This presentation will excite and inspire any institution seeking to meet Section 508 standards and WCAG 2.0 guidelines in the area of online video.
