Multimedia, Animations, and Motion: The Basics

Multimedia, Animations, and Motion: The Basics

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Technical level: Intermediate (knowledge of HTML required)

Duration: 75 minutes (estimate)

IAAP CAECs: 1.75 (This class counts toward renewal of IAAP certification)

Course Synopsis:

Timed media accessibility, including captions, transcripts, audio descriptions, animations, visual transitions, vestibular disorders, and seizure disorders.

Course Topics:

  • Introduction
  • Multimedia Accessibility Decision Matrix
  • Captions
    • Open versus Closed Captions
    • Prerecorded Multimedia
    • Live Events
    • What to Include in Captions
    • Visual Presentation of Captions
    • Visual Customizability
    • Caption File Format
    • Quiz
  • Transcripts
    • Determining When Transcripts Are Needed
    • What to Include in Transcripts
    • Methods of Presenting Transcripts
    • Interactive Transcripts
    • Quiz
  • Audio Descriptions
    • Determining When Audio Descriptions Are Needed
    • What to Include in Audio Descriptions
    • Extended Audio Descriptions
    • Methods of Presenting Audio Descriptions
    • Quiz
  • Sign Language Interpretation
    • Determining When Sign Language Interpretation is Needed
    • Methods of Presenting Sign Language Interpretation
    • Sign Language Dialects and International Considerations
    • Quiz
  • Summary and Checklist