[Nfb-web] Alt Text for Embedded YouTube Videos

Fri Sep 2 19:12:36 UTC 2011

Thanks Tony,

Yes, you can do that.  However, Object code is said to be less secure and I 
couldn't size the displayed result for some reason.

Regards,

Don...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Olivero, Tony" <TOlivero at nfb.org>
To: "NFB Webmaster's List" <nfb-web at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 10:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-web] Alt Text for Embedded YouTube Videos

> Don,
>
>
> I believe you can select an option when creating the embed link and still 
> get the object code. This also gives a player with some labeled controls.
>
> Tony
>
> Sent from my wireless phone. Pith is intentional; typos or perceived 
> abruptness are not.
>
> On Sep 1, 2011, at 21:27, "Don Bomer (Tex)" <dbomer at txwinet.com> wrote:
>
>> Greetings
>>
>> I Know I Haven't been around for a while but I need help!
>>
>> I am working on a new website for my wife Ellen and I want to embed 
>> YouTube videos of several news interviews of her that were recorded 
>> shorftly after Bin Laden was killed. Embedding the videos isn't a problem 
>> as YouTube provides the code for every file.  However, they now use 
>> IFrames rather than the less secure Object, Embed method and I can find 
>> no way to add Alt Text to the embedded videos.
>>
>> Has anyone seen a solution to this problem? I'd sure like to know the 
>> answer.
>>
>> Here is the functional snippet of my code. I tried tseveral methods but 
>> can't get JAWS to say anything between the IFrame and /IFrame tags:
>>
>> --------------------------------------------
>>
>> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
>> <html>
>> <head>
>> <title>In the Media</title>
>>
>> </head>
>> <body>
>> <h1>In the Media</h1>
>> <div="center"><br /><br />
>> <iframe width="499" height="284" 
>> src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/G6kbGSzN5Fg" frameborder="0">
>>  [Your user agent does not support frames or is currently configured not 
>> to display frames. However, you may visit
>>  <A href="http://www.youtube.com/embed/G6kbGSzN5Fg"> to view Ellen's 
>> Interview on KXAN TV, NBC Austin Texas.]</A>
>> </iframe><br /><br />
>>  <iframe width="499" height="284" 
>> src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gCrmEfpobuI" frameborder="0">
>>  [Your user agent does not support frames or is currently configured not 
>> to display frames. However, you may visit
>>  <A href="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gCrmEfpobuI"> to view Ellen's 
>> Interview on KVUE TV, ABC Austin Texas.]</A>
>> </iframe><br /><br />
>> <iframe width="500" height="375" 
>> src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/HKvtBeTHbv4" frameborder="0">Ellen's 
>> Interview on KEYE TV, CBS Austin Texas</iframe><br /><br />
>> <iframe width="500" height="375" 
>> src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/RcvjfhDE3c0?rel=0" 
>> frameborder="0">Ellen's Interview on KTBC TV "Good Day Austin," FOX 
>> Austin Texas</iframe><br /><br />
>> <iframe width="500" height="375" 
>> src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ht_0HnZgei4?rel=0" 
>> frameborder="0">Ellen's Interview on KVUE TV, ABC Austin Texas</iframe>
>> </div>
>>
>> </body>
>> </html>
>>
>> Thanks and warm regards,
>>
>> Don Bomer
>>
>>
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