Web Content & Editorial - Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust

7.0 VideosCompliance with the Equality Act 2010 and WebContent Accessibility Guidelines 2.0All videos on the websites must comply with the Equality Act of 2010 whichincorporates the Disability Discrimination Act 2005 (DDA) and and WebContent Accessibility Guidelines 2.0. Rules for compliance include:7.1. Subtitles for Deaf and hard of hearing:There should be sufficient time to read the subtitles, using the readingspeed of someone who is reading English as a second language (forD/deaf people sign language is their first language).7.2. Descriptive Audio for blind peopleDescriptive audio should include a verbal description of facialexpressions, scenery, and anything visual that contributes to theunderstanding of the situation depicted.7.3. Transcript of videoWhere subtitling and audio description is not available, a transcript ofthe video must be provided in a format that can be read by screenreaders (See section 6: Converting document to PDF).Videos and StaffThe use of video on the intranet is not advisable as the majority of the RUH’sStaff computers do not have speakers. Some PCs do have sound cards butstill requires a headset to hear the audio.Videos for the intranet should therefore add value; a surgical procedure withsubtitles is a good use of video but a video of a person talking is not. Adocument with a photo of the person responsible for the message ispreferable to a “talking head”.Document name: Web Content and Editorial Policy Ref: 321Issue date: October 2012Status: ApprovedAuthors: Louette Eagles and Pete Suters Page 14 of 27