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Making Video Accessible: Best Practices and Innovations in Video Accessibility

June 16, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. EDT (1 Hour Long)

Join us for an insightful discussion on Making Video Accessible: Best Practices and Innovations in Video Accessibility! This session will explore the evolving landscape of video accessibility in academic and research settings. Our panel will highlight practical strategies, tools, emerging technologies, and case studies centered on captioning, audio description, and policy development to ensure equitable access to digital video content for all users. This webinar, hosted by the Library Accessibility Alliance (LAA) and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), will take place on Monday June 16th at 11 a.m. Eastern.

This session will be recorded, captioned, and shared on the LAA website. By default, we provide live captioning and ASL interpretation. Please let us know what additional accommodations we can provide. Advanced notice (June 9th, 2025) will help us to better fulfill requests.

Speaker(s)

Our distinguished panel includes:

Dhy Edwardsberry, Business Librarian, Emory University

Scott Spicer, Media Outreach Librarian, University of Minnesota

Lily Bond, Chief Growth Officer, 3Play Media

Andy Hollenhorst, Manager, Digital Accessibility Services, Harvard University

Bryan Collier, Account Director, 3Play Media

Moderated by:

Spruill Harder, Associate Director of Access Services for Professional School Libraries, Harvard Library