Video Accessibility

Make your videos accessible to everyone.

Discover the difference accessibility makes. Create video experiences that are engaging, informative, and accessible to everyone.

Inclusivity in motion.

Ensure your video content is enjoyed by all audiences. RWS offers a range of video accessibility services, including captioning, audio description, and sign language interpretation. As your partner in making content accessible to everyone, everywhere, we'll help you reach a wider audience and demonstrate your commitment to inclusivity.
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

Global reach for a wider audience

Global reach for a wider audience

Reach a wider audience with your video content. We provide video accessibility services in multiple languages, helping you connect with viewers around the world. 

Our global network of language experts and accessibility specialists can adapt your video content for different cultures and languages, ensuring it's accessible to everyone, everywhere.

Enhanced user experience for all

Enhanced user experience for all

Create a truly inclusive viewing experience. We'll help you ensure your videos are enjoyable and informative for all audiences, regardless of their abilities. 

By providing alternative ways to access information, such as captions and audio descriptions, we help you create a more engaging and inclusive experience for all viewers.

Accessibility, powered by innovation

Accessibility, powered by innovation

Use the latest technology to streamline video accessibility and offer a variety of formats and delivery options to suit your needs, ensuring your videos are accessible and engaging. 

  • AI-powered captioning that balances accuracy and efficiency
  • Automated workflows to reduce turnaround times and costs
  • Advanced quality control tools ensure the accuracy and consistency of your content
  • Integration with major video platforms and content management systems

Compliance with accessibility standards

Compliance with accessibility standards

Need to ensure your videos are accessible to everyone? We understand the importance of inclusivity and compliance with accessibility standards and regulations, such as the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). 

Our team follows best practices for video captioning, audio description, and sign language interpretation, ensuring your videos are accessible to all.

Make your videos accessible today

Our team of accessibility experts understands the nuances of creating inclusive video experiences. We're here to make your video content available to everyone.

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.