Amara is a free and easy-to-use video captioning and translation service. Captioning video makes videos accessible for the hearing-impaired and improves the video’s search results. In addition to captioning video, you can also translate it into other languages.
Oftentimes, captioning and/or translating video is very time-consuming. Amara has made the task virtually pain-free. Continue reading “Amara, a free and easy way to caption video”
(Editor’s note: This is the first article in an ongoing monthly series about technology tools that improve access for all.)
Online videos are used in many college courses across the country. They bring in dialogue from people in different walks of life and with varied levels of mastery to enhance what is taught in the classroom. On the other hand, many videos are also composed with audio and video, leaving students with hearing and visual impairments without access to much content. There are now a number of great ways to find and create video’s with captions. Here are a couple methods to explore: Google, and dotSUB.
