2. Practical implementation

The production of accessible videos breaks down into three stages: preparation, realisation and post-production. In the following we give details of these, not only setting out some general aspects and the tasks that are necessary, but also reflecting on the process and results and providing practical tips. Accessibility also depends on the available digital infrastructure. If you incorporate accessibility in the plans from the beginning, you can influence a wide range of different aspects. Detailed preparation helps to reduce the workload in other stages. Introducing accessibility after production is by contrast always more time, effort and cost intensive, and in some cases is not possible.

• 2.1 Preparation
  • 2.1.1 Finance, personnel and time
  • 2.1.2 Digital infrastructure and technical equipment
  • 2.1.3 Content and layout

• 2.2 Production and post-production
  • 2.2.1 Video recording
  • 2.2.2 Audio description
  • 2.2.3 German Sign Language translation (DGS)
  • 2.2.4 Subtitling
  • 2.2.5 Transcription