OIT has recently licensed DubBot, a product that can help website editors identify and resolve web accessibility issues. The tool can also help with recognizing misspelled words, broken links, and even website content that does not adhere to SMU’s editorial style guide. By producing user-friendly reports, campus web authors can determine improvement opportunities in their pages and communications. Continue reading Introducing DubBot: Automated Website Scanning Tool
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Transcription Coming to Microsoft Teams Meetings Recordings
Starting July 28, 2022, Microsoft Team users will be able to take advantage of transcription services for Microsoft Teams Meeting recordings. This will allow meeting organizers to display captions during the playback of meeting recordings. Continue reading Transcription Coming to Microsoft Teams Meetings Recordings
Easily Create and Edit Closed Captions with Panopto
We have all been there, you are trying to listen to something, and you miss it. “What is that? What did they say?” These days, my daughters prefer to watch TV with the closed captions enabled because the other one is always “making too much noise.” While for them it is a convenience, but for others, it is a necessity. In this post, we are going to look at how easy it is to add closed captions to your Panopto videos to make them accessible to all. Continue reading Easily Create and Edit Closed Captions with Panopto
Making PDF Files Accessible Starter Kit
While you may already know how to make PDF files in a jiffy, have you ever wondered if your documents were easily readable by those who use assistive technologies with their devices? Be it a software screen reader, a braille interpreter, or some other system, it is important to keep these in mind when creating a PDF. In this video tutorial, you will learn how to get started with Adobe Acrobat’s built-in accessibility settings that can quickly make your new and existing documents readable to as many people as possible. Continue reading Making PDF Files Accessible Starter Kit
