Now is an ideal time to ensure your UW videos are accessible, including accurate captions and, when needed, audio description. Making videos accessible improves usability for all viewers and ensures students, staff, and visitors to UW websites can fully engage with course and program content. UWIT Accessible Technology Services (ATS) partners with 3Play Media to provide captioning and audio description services for UW content.
Why act now?
The UW’s current 3Play Media contract expires in September. If you have uncaptioned videos you plan to use next year, submit them as soon as possible to take advantage of this service.
Renewal details are still to be determined, so early submission is recommended.
How to get started
Start by reviewing and prioritizing your videos, then submit high-impact content for remediation. Support is available for videos hosted on YouTube, Panopto, Vimeo, and Canvas. If your department would like to integrate a YouTube channel for automatic captioning of select videos, you can submit a request using the Captioning and Audio Description Service Application form on the ATS Help page.
Learn more
Visit the Making UW Videos Accessible page on the ATS website for full details about this service, including submission guidance and requirements.