Level: Intermediate
Video content needs captions and, ideally, transcripts to be genuinely accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing visitors, and this benefits far more visitors than that group alone.
Accurate Captions Matter More Than Just Having Captions
Auto-generated captions with significant errors can be nearly as unhelpful as no captions at all; accuracy genuinely matters, not just presence.
Transcripts Provide an Additional, Independent Access Path
A full text transcript alongside a video gives visitors an alternative way to access the same content, useful for accessibility and for anyone who simply prefers reading.
Consider Audio Descriptions for Genuinely Visual Content
When a video conveys important information purely visually, an audio description track can communicate that same information to visitors who can't see the video.
Next step: Use the Word Counter to check the length of your video transcript to confirm it substantively covers the actual spoken content.