YuJa offers integrated AI captioning with a 90-95% accuracy rate (free for all to use) and human captioning (by request only). This process automatically creates closed captions for any YuJa video, which are available during video playback on any device. The automated voice-to-text captioning process also creates transcripts that can be downloaded by the viewer, as well as edited by the Content Owner. This accessibility feature provides for Section 508 compliance.
How to use Blackboard's Ally feature to improve the accessibility of your course content.
It is important to keep in mind that accessibility is not a feature to be added after the design of your content. It is a set of principles to be considered throughout the design process.
JAWS, Job Access With Speech, is a popular screen reader, developed for computer users whose vision loss prevents them from seeing screen content or navigating with a mouse. JAWS provides speech and Braille output for the most popular computer applications on your PC.
Read&Write is a literacy support tool that offers learners help with everyday tasks like reading text out loud, understanding unfamiliar words, researching assignments and proofing written work.