Accessible Hangouts makes Google+ Hangouts a lot more accessible for the blind by using text-to-speech not only to read aloud the names and messages that are being typed into the chat box, but also to let blind users know when different people are entering and exiting the hangout, making the experience a lot less mysterious.
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As web video increases in popularity it is becoming more and more evident that closed captions are a necessity, not only to make videos accessible to the hearing impaired but also to aid in translation so that people around the world can watch video clips, auto-translated into their own native languages. YouTube understands the growing importance of closed captioning and has teamed up with a number of vendors that can help content creators add captions to their videos. Read on for a list of 12 YouTube Ready vendors that can help you make your videos more accessible with closed captions.
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