Transcripts and captioning makes videos accessible for individuals with hearing impairments, but will also allow all students to have access to materials in their preferred formats, which is ideal for all learners.
It is ideal to increase the longevity of a video by not being overly specific. To ensure recorded content can be used over multiple terms, avoid mentioning semesters, years or section names.
CIRT uses a third-party service to provide captions and transcripts for audio-visual instructional materials. This ensures the most accurate and reliable closed captions for videos, time-synchronized transcriptions, audio description, and multilingual subtitles. Instructors that have already recorded videos that need to be made more accessible can complete the Transcript Request Intake Form.
Canvas Studio (formerly Arc) in Canvas can be used to make video content accessible. To automatically generate captions for media, choose the spoken language and click the request button. Canvas will send an email when the captions are ready to review.
Review captions for errors and click “Publish.” Students viewing the video will have the ability to turn on captions for increased comprehension.
The video can also be embedded into Canvas content through the Rich Content Editor (RCE). Use the drop-down shown below, select “Course Media” or “User Media” and insert the desired content.

The RCE also has another icon that will allow you to insert items from various sources such as: Canvas Studio, Commons Favorites, Films On Demand, GitHub, Khan Academy, Macmillan Higher Education Editor Button, Office 365, Upload/Embed Images, and YouTube.


More information: How do I add captions to Canvas Studio media in Canvas?
YouTube can automatically generate captions, but they are not always accurate. To learn more about making YouTube videos accessible view the “Add your own subtitles & closed captions” article.