Captioning
Captions are required for any media that includes audio. Transcripts are not equivalent to captions and are only acceptable for audio-exclusive media -- such as a podcast. This page includes resources to support faculty evaluation of instructional media and to request captions for their materials.
For some recent research on captioning, click here.
To view the legal requirements of captioning, click here.
For some recent research on captioning, click here.
To view the legal requirements of captioning, click here.
Download the Caption Checklist document to help you evaluate whether your course materials need captions.
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Download and complete the Caption and Transcription Services Form and submit your completed form to Media@howardcc.edu. Please allow at least 2 business days to complete your request.
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What's the difference?
Editing Captions in Mediasite
You can edit automatic captioning directly in Mediasite by following the steps in this document. Please reach out to Media@howardcc.edu for assistance or more information.
Supporting Deaf Students in the Classroom - PD Resources
By not including sound, this video simulates to individuals who are hearing what individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing experience when captions are not used.
This document explains how the individual hosting a Zoom meeting can enable auto-captions in Zoom. After the host enables auto-captions, the participants must still turn on the auto-captions themselves in order to see them (see document below).
This document explains how participants can enable auto-captions in a meeting Zoom. This requires that the host first enables auto-captions (see document above).
This document explains how the individual hosting a Zoom meeting can enable auto-captions in Zoom. After the host enables auto-captions, the participants must still turn on the auto-captions themselves in order to see them (see document below).
This document explains how participants can enable auto-captions in a meeting Zoom. This requires that the host first enables auto-captions (see document above).