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Kaltura is a “Media Management and Streaming Platform” used to stream video and audio supported at Penn State. You can go to the Penn State Kaltura page to access the service.

Although the platform is generally accessible, there are some important points to consider to fully optimize accessibility in Kaltura.

Captions

Uploading a Caption File to Media Space

You can upload external caption files to your videos on Kaltura/Media Space. See information on Kaltura: Upload a Caption File (KB0011626).

Order and Edit Machine Captions

Using the Penn State Kaltura service, you can request “machine captions” based on speech recognition. These can be reviewed and edited for accuracy within the Kaltura Caption Editor.

Information is posted on the Penn State IT Knowledge Base (KB) at Kaltura: Order and Edit Machine Captions (KB0011618)

Note: Machine captions are not guaranteed to be fully accessible unless edited for accuracy and correct punctuation and spelling.

Keyboard Shortcuts

There are some useful keyboard shortcuts that can be found on Kaltura’s support site.

Screen Reader Options

The Penn State IT KB article Kaltura: Navigate the Kaltura V7 Player Using a Screen Reader (KB0020262) contains useful information for each og the main screenreaders.

High Contrast Mode

The Kaltura MediaSpace page has a High Contrast setting for users who are unable to use the default color scheme. Clicking the button will adjust the colors to comply with WCAG 2.0 guidelines needed by some viewers.

To toggle it on and off, click the Toggle Contrast Mode button located in the upper right corner of the screen next to the language select button.

Visual representation of where the high contrast toggle is located on the page.

Accessibility Information From Kaltura

You can view Kaltura Player Accessibility page for additional information.

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Last Update: May 15, 2024