Youtube

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Description
YouTube is a site that allows its users to upload videos that can be viewed by visitors. Users can comment on videos, as well as putting their responses into a separate video. The site is used for publishing a range of videos, including news items, sports events, music, etc. Users can also annotate their videos with labels or interactive items. Issues of accessibility have been discussed by the [|University of Washington web developers].

Accessibility Testing Results
YouTube is accessible as a site but their player is only usable with a keyboard in certain browsers such as Internet Explorer. Captions are only available if they have been added to the video prior to uploading and this can be achieved using a free service called [|CaptionTube]. WebbIE copes with the navigation as do all other browsers but seems to fail to play chosen videos in text layout. Text sizes vary but contrast levels are good. It is possible to use a different interface developed by Christian Heilmann for YouTube Videos making them more accessible. The download is on [|his blog].

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