Ensuring that all aspects of your guide - including the resources you link to - are accessible is valuable for the user experience. When possible, verify and note the accessibility of the documents and media you link to. If the linked resources are not accessible (e.g., a video does not have captions), consider using a different resources.

For assistance with this, revisit the Tier 1 pages on "Video Captions" and "Accessible Linked Documents."

It's important to choose media with captions and transcripts.  When embedding that media:

• Make sure the video isn't set to auto-play
• If a transcript and/or captions are not available in the widget, post a direct link to the video and add a description indicating which accessible options can be found there. For example:
  • "Following this link will take you to where the video is stored. There are transcripts and captions included." (From NYU's LibGuide Accessibility "Video Captions" page)
  • "Videos should have closed captions and transcripts included." (From "UCSD-TV Science" link description on "Biology: Videos and Virtual Labs" page.)
  • "Please note that these interactive resources may not be fully accessible."

If your chosen content doesn't have captions, consider reaching out to the host and asking them to add them or select a more accessible resource.

Additional, non-library created documents you link to should be accessible. In many cases, that means they should be in Word instead of a PDF.  If you can only find a PDF version, add a statement that the document may not be accessible.