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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 

    Text editor interface with a toolbar of formatting options, where the "Insert Stuff" icon is highlighted in a red box.

  • Step 2: Go to Video Note Search 

    Modal dialog box titled "Insert Stuff" from an LMS, showing media insertion options with "Add Video Note" highlighted in pale blue

  • Step 3: Record the video content for the course 

    "Insert Stuff" interface with "Add Video Note" selected, featuring options to record via webcam or upload a file, and a blurry video preview with Next, Back, and Cancel buttons below.

  • Step 4: Select Automatically generate captions 

    Modal window titled "Insert Stuff – Add Video Note" with fields for title, description, audio language, and a checkbox for auto-generated captions, plus Next, Back, and Cancel buttons.

  • 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. 

    Text editor interface with a toolbar of formatting options, where the "Insert Stuff" icon is highlighted in a red box.

  • Step 2: Go to Video Note Search. 

    Modal dialog box titled "Insert Stuff" from an LMS, showing media insertion options with "Add Video Note" highlighted in pale blue

  • Step 3: Click on Audio Only. 

    Digital interface for adding video notes with options to record webcam, upload files, and enable audio-only recording helighted in red.

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

  • Step 5: Select Automatically generate captions. 

    A form for adding a video note, including fields for title, description, video, audio language, caption options, and navigation buttons for "Next," "Back," and "Cancel," with "Automatically generate captions from audio" highlighted in red.

  • 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. 

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Additional Tips 

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