This captioned video (6:53) highlights how designing with empathy leads to greater accessibility.
Authoring Tool: Canva
Overview: I designed a mini-course on accessibility and accessible design which was packaged as a final project for one of my courses in the MSLDT program. The video shown here is embedded into that course and serves as both an informational tool and demonstration of how to design accessible multimedia.
Purpose: This video was created to inform the audience of how accessible design is rooted in empathy. The intended audience has little to no experience with designing for accessibility and may be new to accommodating learners with diverse needs. Through the video, I sought to demonstrate that providing those accommodations often involves small changes that yield highly beneficial results for every type of learner. The video is also a working example of accessible design, with captions and a text transcript included.
Process: I began by reviewing the subject matter. Based on the purpose of the video, I focused on information that would be essential for beginners who were new to accessibility. Then, I filled out a simple storyboard and wrote out a brief script. The video was built slide by slide in Canva using assets included in the program’s catalog (such as stock photos and videos) as well as some graphics assembled by me. I recorded narration, taking care not to speak too quickly or too slowly and also to enunciate clearly. This would make the narration easier to understand for all users, but also help to simplify the process of adding captions through YouTube.
Related Resources: Accessible Design Mini-Course