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Ep 15, S3 - The Audio Description Starter Guide: Answering Your Biggest Questions
Audio descriptions have become a bigger part of the accessibility conversation, but plenty of questions remain about what they actually require and how they work in practice. In this episode, Michelle and Dana bring together a year of conversations, research, and questions from government teams to unpack what you need to know about audio descriptions. They cover standard vs. extended descriptions, human and automated workflows, accessible video players, common misconceptions, and the details that shape the experience for people who rely on them. Along the way, they separate what matters from what’s often misunderstood, answering some of the most common questions and giving government video teams a clearer place to start. — GVP Listener Offer: Start building your audio description workflow now with an extended 30-day evaluation of MediaScribe Narrate, including training and support at no cost and no obligation to buy. Sign up at app.mediascribe.ai and use code GVP30. — This episode is brought to you by MediaScribe from Tightrope Media Systems — helping government teams deliver captions, audio descriptions, and accessible video workflows. Learn more at mediascribe.ai.
Ep 14, S3 - Live Accessibility in Action: Behind the Workflow at St. Thomas University - Casey Eakins
What does it take to make accessibility work in the middle of a live production? In this episode, Michelle Alimoradi sits down with Casey Eakins, Senior Media Productions Technician at the University of St. Thomas, for a behind-the-scenes look at how his team is building accessibility into live events. They dig into live captioning, multilingual access, in-venue displays, mobile delivery, and the workflow decisions that help make it all manageable behind the scenes. For government video and AV teams facing many of the same production challenges, it’s a practical look at what live accessibility can look like in action. GVP Listener Offer: Start building your audio description workflow now with an extended 30-day evaluation of MediaScribe Narrate, including training and support at no cost and no obligation to buy. Sign up at app.mediascribe.ai and use code GVP30. This episode is brought to you by MediaScribe from Tightrope Media Systems — helping government teams deliver captions, audio descriptions, and accessible video workflows. Learn more at mediascribe.ai.
Ep 13, S3 - ADA Title II Deadline Extended: What Government Video Teams Need to Know
The ADA Title II deadline moved, but the accessibility requirements didn’t. So what should government teams do with the extra time? In this episode, Michelle Alimoradi and Dana Healy break down the recent deadline extension for WCAG 2.1 AA compliance, what changed, what remains the same, and how teams can use the updated timeline to make meaningful progress. They discuss building the right team, documenting your efforts, establishing accessible video workflows, and why waiting for another extension could leave organizations right back where they started. — GVP Listener Offer: Start building your audio description workflow now with an extended 30-day evaluation of MediaScribe Narrate, including training and support at no cost and no obligation to buy. Sign up at app.mediascribe.ai and use code GVP30. — Need help understanding WCAG 2.1 AA requirements for government video? MediaScribe Academy is a free educational resource designed to help teams understand video accessibility requirements and put them into practice, regardless of which accessibility tools you use. Explore trainings at mediascribe.ai/academy.