Research Guides: LibGuide Accessibility Best Practices: Using Videos

Working With iFrames (in a widget).

iFrames most commonly come from embedded videos, such as are found on YouTube.
iFrames must include a title attribute, which is generally missing from the embedded video code.

Imagine that you want to use the Research Cycle video created by NCState Libraries in your LibGuide.

The embed code as generated by YouTube:

The title attribute simply tells what type of resource has been embedded with the iFrame code.

The improved embed code (the change is bolded):

Subtitles on video can help people with a variety of needs.

Subtitles can help when a user is deaf or hard of hearing, when they are learning English, or when they are viewing the video in a space where noise is an issue and they have neither headphones or speakers (depending on the situation).

There are several ways to make your video more accessible.

If you use a script to create your video, consider adding the script as a text transcript.
- Add descriptions of visual elements to enhance accessibility.
If you put your video up at YouTube, you can use their automatic captioning service. Note that this service is not 100% accurate.
- If you've used a script, make it a .txt file and you can add it to your YouTube video. This will increase it's accuracy.
- Though not academic, this YouTube video explains the process very clearly - How to Upload Your Transcript.