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As CapScribe is a media-intensive caption and video\ndescription editor, tools chosen for this new version need to be flexible\nenough to match a range of tasks. In particular, user action and feedback needs\nto be near instantaneous, especially when content is cloud-based, and varying\nuser agents (including Assistive Technologies) employed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One benefit of CapScribe\nbeing web based is the ability to take advantage of accessibility standards and\npractices, specifically the W3C\u2019s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines<\/a>\nand their Accessibility Initiative\u2019s Accessible Rich Internet\nApplications<\/a>. This will help CapScribe 2.0\u2019s accessibility for users\nwith motor and sensory related disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the end of April, the technical\nteam recruited and brought on an intern programming position from Mohawk\nCollege. As warmer weather and critical mass ensued, we leveraged project\nexternal advisors at the Inclusive Design Research\nCentre<\/a> (OCAD University), and University of Washington<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the last week of May, CapScribe 2.0 technical team\u2019s\nProject Supervisor and Lead Developer presented the project and its goal at the\nGuelph Accessibility\nConference<\/a>. The presentation \u201cWeb Video Accessibility \u2013 Towards\n2020\u201d focused on what was new in tools, techniques and approaches to providing\nonline captioning and description for audio\/video, as well serving as an\nintroduction to what we have planned for CapScribe 2.0 \u2013 and an invitation to\nparticipate as co-designers and testers. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\nEnd-user testing was also conducted at Mohawk College, examining accessible\nmedia players currently available, and validating Able Player<\/a> as the\nbest choice for integration with CapScribe 2.0. As we ease into mid-summer and\nphase 2 of our project, the team is completing a basic functioning version of\nCapScribe 2.0.<\/p>\n\n\n