Post-Production Captioning of Video/Audio
Students with an approved captioning accommodation through Disability Services may submit a request for post-production captioning of course content.ÌýPost-production captioningÌý— used for asynchronous course components (instruction not occurring in the same time/place)​ —Ìýoccurs after the video has been recorded. Real-time captioningÌýfor synchronous course components — instruction occurring in the same time/place — is a separate request.
Faculty should plan ahead and ensureÌýallÌýaudio and video course materials used for the semester are accessible to students.ÌýFor more information, please see thisÌýguide for captioning accommodations.
Faculty FAQ
Captioning is the text-based and time-synchronized alternative to the audio in videos and other recordings. In addition to the spoken audio, captions also include non-speech elements like speaker IDs and sounds that are critical to one’s understanding of what is happening in the video.
A student with a captioning accommodation will first submitÌýtheÌýÌýto Disability Services in order to initiate a request for post-production captioning.ÌýYou will then receive an email notifying you of the student's accommodation request for post-production captioning.
You will need to ensure that any audio or video course materials you use for the remainder of the semester are accessible to the student.ÌýWithin 5 days after a student has submitted a request for post-production captioning, all media used in your course must have accurate captioning available at the time students are asked to access the media. The student does not need to request captioning for every individual piece of media; the request applies to all media that will be used in the course.
Upon receiving the notification requesting post-production captioning, submit a Captioning Request Form so that the Digital Accessibility Office's