Verbit is one of the most experienced and proven video accessibility service providers in the market. Verbit’s audio description solutions have evolved to serve thousands of clients in a wide range of industries, leveraging smart automation and professional describers as needed to offer customers choice in how they can use our video accessibility services.
Verbit’s Audio Description solution is designed to offer effective communication to individuals who are blind or have low vision. Audio description provides them with video access to visual content that is not expressed in the dialogue of a video. Verbit’s AI and human describers spend a great deal of time analyzing video to decide what visual content needs describing and what does not. The goal is to keep audio descriptions as concise as possible, so as not to take away from the video’s flow. Verbit offers both standard audio description and extended audio description based on your needs.
This audio description solution offers:
- Trusted compliance and accessibility
- Both captioning and audio description capabilities
- Compatibility with extended audio description video players
- Export into an open audio description file for use in virtually every video player
- Both standard audio description and extended audio description options
Key benefits & differentiators of Verbit’s audio description:
- Concise, objective and accurate descriptions of visual images
- WCAG 2.1 Level AAA compliance
- Increased engagement and performance
- Dedicated customer support and expertise
While traditional audio description is often sufficient for simple content with long pauses, there is an emerging consensus among video accessibility experts that only extended audio description can provide equally effective communication to individuals who are blind or navigating vision loss.
The difference between standard and extended audio description:
| Standard Audio Description | Extended Audio Description |
|---|---|
| Constrained to the gaps the in dialogue of a video | Recommended for complex or educational content |
| Not suitable for educational content | Allows for open audio description outputs |
| Only WCAG 2.1 AA Compliant | WCAG 2.1 AAA Compliant |
| More expensive | More cost effective |
A quick 4-step process to receive audio descriptions
Create audio description for your content easily:
- Submit media
- Professional Transcription and Description
- Closed Caption and Audio Description Output Files Created
- AD delivered in a WCAG 2.1 compliant video player
Understanding why audio description is important
Verbit's audio description features:
- Full keyboard control, high-contrast display and aria-labels for screen reader compatibility
- 4 different WCAG 2-compliant color schemes for player buttons and controls
- Custom favicon for browser tabs
- Customizable ‘Help’ page to include organization-specific information
- Ability to add video description
