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Accessibility

Captioning Tools via YouTube

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼, like many higher education institutions, is currently utilizing . °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼ is listed in .

. There are also several free captioning tools available to help make °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼’s videos uploaded to YouTube accessible (with closed captions). The applications include and . Once a °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼ video is uploaded to Western’s YouTube Channel, any of these tools can be utilized to create a caption file for the video to make it accessible with closed captions for users.

Each web-based application includes information (instructions, video tutorials, etc.) about how to utilize the individual application to caption videos uploaded to YouTube.

Once your video is captioned, it can be embedded into °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼’s website utilizing the embed code that YouTube automatically generates for each video uploaded to YouTube.

For more information about how to get your video uploaded to °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼’s YouTube channel, please contact University Relations at (309) 298-1993 or at u-relations@wiu.edu.

If you need this content in an alternative format, please contact The Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at (309) 298-1977 or EOA-Office@wiu.edu.