Creative and digital content localization
Video Accessibility

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Enhance your video content with captions, audio descriptions, and transcripts for all audiences.
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Your videos, accessible to all.

Our video accessibility services ensure that your multimedia content is engaging and informative for all users, including those with hearing or visual impairments. We provide comprehensive solutions that meet accessibility standards while maintaining the impact of your message.
RWS is trusted by
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Sony Music
DDI
Accenture
KONE
Linde MH
Leapmotor
NH Hotel Group
Ricoh
HP
Panasonic
Best Buy
Unilever
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Sony Music
DDI
Accenture
KONE
Linde MH
Leapmotor
NH Hotel Group
Ricoh
HP
Panasonic
Best Buy
Unilever

Comprehensive solutions for your video content

Comprehensive solutions for your video content

Need to make your videos accessible to everyone? We offer a range of solutions to ensure your video content is inclusive and engaging for all viewers. This includes: 

  • Closed captions and subtitles: Make videos accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers
  • Audio descriptions: Describe visual elements for blind or low-vision viewers
  • Transcripts: Provide an alternative way to access information for all viewers
  • Sign language interpretation: Open up videos to deaf and hard-of-hearing sign language users

Quality assurance for accessible videos

Quality assurance for accessible videos

We follow a rigorous QA process to ensure your video content meets the highest accessibility standards. This includes meticulous checks for compliance with WCAG standards, ensuring your videos are accessible to people with a wide range of disabilities. 

Our team of experts conducts regular quality checks to guarantee accuracy, consistency, and optimal user experience across all platforms and devices. We're committed to providing accessible video content that is not only compliant but also engaging and enjoyable for everyone.

Global reach for wider accessibility

Global reach for wider accessibility

Looking to make your videos accessible to a global audience? We understand that inclusivity knows no borders. Our multilingual accessibility services ensure your video content can be enjoyed by everyone, everywhere. 

We provide expert translation and cultural adaptation to ensure your videos are not only accessible but also relevant and engaging for viewers in every market.

Technology for efficient accessibility

Technology for efficient accessibility

Want to streamline your video accessibility workflow? We leverage cutting-edge technology, including AI-assisted captioning and automated workflows, to ensure efficiency and accuracy. Our solutions integrate with major platforms, making it easy to implement accessibility features. 

  • AI-assisted captioning to generate accurate and efficient captions for your videos 
  • Automated workflows to streamline the accessibility process, reducing turnaround times and costs
  • Quality control tools to ensure the accuracy and consistency of your accessible video content
  • Integration with major platforms, making it easy to implement accessibility features
Case study

DDI gets expert support in its drive for inclusive, accessible learning

Determined to accelerate the accessibility roadmap for its digital training platform, DDI discovered that it could learn a lot – and get ahead quickly – by turning to a trusted partner: RWS.
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Video accessibility: Frequently asked questions

Video accessibility ensures your multimedia content is understandable and usable for everyone, including viewers with disabilities. By providing captions, audio descriptions and sign language interpretation, accessible videos enhance inclusivity, regulatory compliance, user engagement and your brand’s global reach.
Captions include dialogue plus descriptions of important audio elements like sound effects, ensuring accessibility for deaf or hard-of-hearing audiences. Subtitles translate dialogue into other languages for multilingual viewers but typically omit audio cues. RWS provides both to meet diverse audience needs.
Audio description provides narrated explanations of key visual elements in a video, enabling blind or visually impaired viewers to fully understand the content. RWS delivers professional audio descriptions ensuring inclusivity, compliance and engaging video experiences for all viewers.
Yes. Regulations like ADA, Section 508 and WCAG guidelines often require real-time captions for live-streamed or broadcast content. RWS offers real-time captioning services, ensuring compliance and accessibility so your live videos reach all audiences effectively.
RWS offers comprehensive video accessibility services including closed captions, multilingual subtitling, audio description, transcription, sign language interpretation and accessibility audits. We combine expert linguists, accessibility specialists and advanced technology to deliver inclusive video experiences.
While accessibility benefits a range of diverse audiences, industries such as education, eLearning, healthcare, finance, government, media and technology particularly benefit from accessible videos due to regulatory compliance requirements and diverse audience needs. RWS provides tailored accessibility solutions meeting sector-specific standards and enhancing audience engagement.
RWS ensures accuracy and compliance through rigorous quality checks by accessibility specialists and professional linguists (for multilingual content). We strictly follow accessibility guidelines, such as WCAG 2.2, guaranteeing your video content meets accessibility standards, maintains accuracy, and resonates culturally with diverse audiences.
To begin, contact our accessibility team online or submit your video project details. Our specialists clearly explain your accessibility requirements, recommend tailored solutions, provide transparent quotes and guide you through every step to make your videos accessible quickly and effectively.