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What are Closed Captions?
- When should I use Closed Captions?
- Why do Closed Captions Benefit All?
- Distinguish Between Caption Types
Video Tools that Support Closed Captions
- Zoom Closed Captions
- Panopto Closed Captions
- Canvas Video Closed Captions
- YouTube Closed Captions
How to Post Closed Captioned Videos
- Post Closed Captioned Zoom Video in Canvas
- Post Closed Captioned Panopto Video in Canvas
Captioning and Universal Design Resources

Overview

Closed Captions are the textual representation of a video’s soundtrack which can meet the needs of students who are multilingual, can assist in comprehension, can help students learn content-relevant vocabulary for a course more easily and in general assist students who are multimodal learners. Closed Captions provide accessibility to students who are Deaf or hard of hearing and need access to the spoken content in a text format and, again, can benefit all students on many levels.

Sacramento State supports the use of several video creation/hosting tools like Zoom and Panopto which offer integrated closed captioning options. Captioned videos created in Sac State-supported tools can also be shared directly to a Canvas course. In this session, we will cover several video creation and hosting tools and how to request closed captions.

Watch the Captioning Resources Workshop Recording below and/or use the topics list on the right side of page to browse content by captioning topic of interest.

Additional Resources

Captioning Resources at Sacramento State

When to Request Captions from Captioning Vendor through your Panopto Account
- How to Request Captions in Panopto Guide
How to Upload a Caption File for a Video in Panopto
Video Tools at Sac State that Support Closed Captions
Zoom Accessibility and Captions
Using Live Captioning in Teams Meetings
Request Video Captioning - Form

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