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Adding subtitles & closed-captions to videos in YouTube

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2.0 - Updated on 2023-10-19 by Douglas Van Buren

1.0 - Authored on 2017-02-22 by Jen Bellenger

If you create content in YouTube, you must make your content accessible to
people with disabilities, including those who use assistive technologies.

Google has published instructions for adding subtitles and closed-captions
to videos on their support page, Add subtitles & closed captions
<https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2734796>.

Read more about how to make your videos accessible
<https://dap.berkeley.edu/learn/how-do-i-make-videos-accessible> and how to
edit captions on YouTube
<https://dap.berkeley.edu/learn/techniques/how-do-i-edit-captions-youtube> on
the Digital Accessibility Program website.