Accessibility

Closed captions, transcripts and screen readers

Video and rich media provide invaluable learning tools, and support for closed captions and screen readers enhances that experience for learners of all abilities while ensuring your content is 508-compliant. Plus, closed captions provide the added benefits of advanced search and search engine optimization.

Closed captions

Make content accessible to viewers with hearing disabilities, improve content comprehension for non-native speakers or enhance playback for users watching in noisy environments.

Automated captioning

Out-of-the box integration with leading providers streamlines the entire captioning process. Mediasite automatically submits captioning requests to your provider which, when ready, returns the completed captions directly to Mediasite.

Advanced search

Let viewers of all abilities quickly pinpoint important information by searching any presentation’s captioning transcript.

Screen reader-friendly

Mediasite supports assistive technology including screen readers and keyboard shortcuts. Plus, Mediasite’s zoom capabilities magnify both video and slide content for visually impaired users.

SEO-friendly

Expand viewership of your public videos and improve search results with SEO-friendly content that exposes the right metadata to search engines.