However, having captioned videos directly on the official website shows the viewer that there has been an effort to include them in the demographic you are trying to reach, and can garner support. Below are instructions on how to add captions to YouTube videos, as provided by YouTube Help. It is important that all the videos on your website have captions so people with hearing loss can enjoy them. Since there is very little time to upload new materials in a campaign season, we’re offering campaigns an easy way to do so. While it is far from perfect, YouTube adds rudimentary captions for free to all videos uploaded. According to the Hearing Health Foundation, nearly 50 million Americans have hearing loss in at least one ear, including one in five teenagers. All of these people – who also are eligible voters – could benefit from having captions on when watching videos. According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, 37.5 million American adults aged 18 and over report some trouble hearing, 25 percent of those aged 65 to 74 have disabling hearing loss, and 50 percent of Americans who are 75 and older have disabling hearing loss. This is especially important for all of the presidential candidates.
Washington, July 20 – One of the principal ways of ensuring your website is accessible is by adding captions to all of your videos.
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