VIDBE-Q 2025 Volume 70 Issue 2
Jason Stark, jstark@dcmp.org
Cindy Camp, ccamp@dcmp.org
Described and Captioned Media Program
As a teacher, have you ever had one of those days where you were running
behind, your lesson plan didn't come together, and you'd like to have the class
watch a video so you can have a few minutes to pull yourself together? We've all
had those days. What do many teachers do? They pull up a YouTube educational
video. They're great, right??? Well, not always.
The majority of YouTube videos are not accessible to students with
disabilities. YouTube does have automatic captions, but anyone who has tried to
watch a YouTube video with just the captions and no sound knows the captions do
not provide full access. There are too many errors (Smith, 2017). In addition,
almost none of the videos have audio description for individuals who are blind or
have low vision.
Simplifying Accessibility for Educational
Videos: AI Assistance with Captions,
Audio Description, & Sign Language
