GUIDELINES AND COMPANION DOCUMENTS
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Executive Summary
General Guidelines for Inclusive Online Cultural Content
Read General Guidelines as HTML These guidelines give a comprehensive review of existing web accessibility guidelines before beginning a discussion of accessibility techniques specific to online cultural content. The document outlines key considerations for creating inclusive online cultural content as well as for translating existing content to other modalities to make it accessible. Suggestions and guidance are provided to the reader around the concept of modality translation for each kind of translation specific to the online environment. Techniques for moving content between audio, visual, tactile and language modalities are discussed and explained at length.
Online Enhanced Captioning Guidelines
Read Enhanced Captioning Guidelines as HTML This Companion Document may be used alone or in conjunction with the General Guidelines document. The document reviews existing captioning techniques before beginning a discussion of enhanced captioning techniques that utilize new technology to enrich the caption user’s interaction with the material. Enhanced caption can utilize images, text styling, additional caption and annotation tracks that provide more information about the audio than just the words spoken. The document provides specific information about CapScribe, the enhanced captioning tool developed in the CNICE project, as well as suggestions for creating more inclusive captions.
Online Video Description Guidelines
This Companion Document may be used alone or in conjunction with the General Guidelines document. The document outlines techniques for creating video descriptions in both the real-time and remote environment. The document provides information about how to use the CapScribe tool to create descriptions for online video content.
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Remote Real-time ASL Interpretation Guidelines
Read ASL Interpretation Guidelines as HTML This Companion Document may be used alone or in conjunction with the General Guidelines document. The document gives a comprehensive review of the intricacies of real-time ASL interpretation and provides anecdotal and case studies of related work carried out in the CNICE project. The document concludes with an overview of the techniques and guidelines discussed throughout the document.
Representations of Visual Geospatial Information Guidelines
Read Geospatial Guidelines as HTML This Companion Document may be used alone or in conjunction with the General Guidelines document. The document considers current work in the area of inclusive mapping and way-finding and moves the current thinking and theorizing in the field forward. Along with numerous guidelines and suggested techniques, the document provides SVG and XML code samples that may be used by others.
References
We acknowledge the financial support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Program
