All videos and audios must have Closed Captioning  

All videos must be created by faculty in Brightspace and must include closed captioning (CC).  

Creating Accessible Video Content in Brightspace: 

To make any video content more accessible and to ensure there is assistance, captioning should be enabled. 

How to enable captioning for videos: 

• Step 1: Click on Insert Stuff 

  

• Step 2: Go to Video Note Search 

  

• Step 3: Record the video content for the course 

  

• Step 4: Select Automatically generate captions 

  

• Step 5: Select Next and Save. 

The whole transcript of the video can also be viewed after the video is uploaded. Captions can be generated for pre-recorded video submission and video recording using Brightspace recorder.

Creating Accessible Audio Content in Brightspace: 

• Step 1: Click on Insert Stuff. 

  

• Step 2: Go to Video Note Search. 

  

• Step 3: Click on Audio Only. 

  

• Step 4: Record the Audio content for the course. 

• Step 5: Select Automatically generate captions. 

  

• Step 6: Select Next and Save. 

The whole transcript of the audio can also be viewed after the audio is uploaded. Captions can be generated for pre-recorded audio submission and video recording using Brightspace recorder. 

For more information check:

• Designing for All: Why Audio & Video Matters  

• Learn how to make your Panopto video more accessible.

• Explore accessibility with Digital Education.

Additional Tips 

For more information, check out the WCAG 2.2 for detailed guidance on ensuring your web and document content is fully accessible.