Closed captioning of video content refers to text representation of the audio portion. Closed captioning is essential for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. However, it is also helpful to non-native English speakers, users viewing content in a noisy area, or those who simply prefer visual rather than auditory presentation of information.

Learning Innovation & Technology (LIT) has begun to assess the need for captioning video content at Wentworth. At this time, we are able to provide closed captioning as accommodation on all supported platforms as illustrated in Figure 1. To request an accommodation for Echo360 videos, please contact Disability Services. Closed captioning for YouTube videos is now available through LIT and can be requested at LIT@WIT.EDU.

Figure 1. Video Captioning at Wentworth

Accessible .pdf is available at Video Captioning at Wentworth Institute of Technology