Understanding digital accessibility issues may seem simple if you know people who have disabilities or use accessibility technology. But it may be more challenging if you have never seen a person using accessibility devices. Fortunately, WordPress accessibility plugins can help you make web browsing more accessible to everyone. Here are some facts to help you understand what it's like to use the internet for people who have trouble hearing and why it's essential to make accessible content.
Listening Enhancement/Assistance
you can use systems to
eliminate background noise and provide a more direct audio feed to people who
use assistive listening devices.
Accessibility for Individuals with Hearing Loss
Here are some
accessibility issues that WordPress accessibility plugins might help solve:
Incorrect captions
It can be challenging or
impossible to follow what is happening on screen without captions. For example,
while some people can read lips, it is not possible to do so in a video unless
the speaker is looking directly at the camera the entire time.
When captions are missing
content, have incorrect words, or miss essential details, they do not provide a
complete experience for someone who relies on them for a full experience. Subsequently,
for those deaf or hard of hearing, automated captions are both a blessing and a
curse. Captions can be helpful, but AI is far from perfect, and sometimes
automated captions are worse than having no captions.
Captions that are not correctly synchronized
If you've ever
experienced lag while streaming video and had the actor's mouth not match their
words, you understand how inconvenient it is when the visual and audio tracks
are out of sync. Captions, analogous to audio, should be in sync with the
video.
There are no transcripts
Podcasts have grown in
popularity, but few offer transcripts for those who require them. (Marketing
pros: having transcripts done for webinars is a bonus.)
Audio of poor quality
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