Start with Universal Design
By integrating accessibility into the planning of webinars and videos, you’re setting projects up for time and cost savings. Universal design is design that is usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design. It ensures you’re thinking about accessibility from the very beginning of the process.
What does this look like in practice? Closed captioning is an important part of making accessible digital content. For example, if you’re designing captioning for an instructional video, you’ll want to make sure to choose a color-contrast compliant background for caption text. Designing a beautiful video and then realizing low-vision users won’t be able to see your captions is a costly oversight to go back and fix.
Let’s talk more about how you can plan accessibility into your webinars and videos.