Player Accessibility

Use this page to understand what the player gives you for free and which embed choices you own.

Healthcare and public-sector sites are frequently held to WCAG Level AA, and video is one of the places accessibility reviews look first. The player conforms to WCAG 2.2 Level AA and Section 508, so it satisfies both the current standard and the earlier 2.1 version that many procurement checklists still name. Most of what a review asks for is either built in or a matter of the settings you pick when you generate the embed.

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Captions

Every uploaded video is transcribed to English and the player picks the caption file up automatically, so captions are available without extra setup. Automatic transcription is not perfect, and an inaccurate caption track can be worse than none for someone who depends on it, so review captions before publishing anything where accuracy matters.

Viewers control caption appearance themselves through the player's caption settings, so there is nothing to style. See Captions and transcripts for the editor and Caption vocabulary for improving first-pass accuracy on your own terminology.

Two limits worth planning around:

• Captions are English only and the player carries one track per video. Multi-language captioning means uploading your own file per video, or publishing separate videos.
• Audio description is not generated. If a video conveys information visually that the narration does not state, provide it another way, such as a described version or an on-page transcript.

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Keyboard and screen readers

The player is built on Video.js, so its controls are reachable by keyboard and labeled for assistive technology out of the box: the play button, progress bar, volume, captions, and fullscreen are all focusable and operable without a mouse.

The player loads in a frame on your page, and the generated snippet already gives that frame a label built from the video's description, or from its title if there is no description. Screen reader users hear that label when they reach the player, so fill in the video's description before copying the snippet rather than leaving the generic fallback in place. See Updating a video.

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Color contrast

The Player Color you choose drives the play button, control bar, and progress bar. The dashboard checks it against a WCAG AA 4.5:1 contrast minimum and warns when the combination falls short, so you find out before publishing rather than during an audit.

The player derives its matching foreground and hover shades from that one value, so you cannot end up with a mismatched pair by hand. If you see the contrast warning, pick a darker or lighter variant of your brand color rather than overriding it on the page.

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Embed choices that affect accessibility

Three options in Embed configuration carry accessibility consequences:

• Show controls off removes the viewer's ability to pause, mute, or turn on captions. Only use it for decorative video that is muted, looping, and carries no information the viewer needs.
• Autoplay on starts motion the viewer did not ask for, and the player is muted automatically as a result. Keep the controls visible so anyone who needs to stop it can.
• Loop on means motion never stops on its own. Pair looping background video with a still poster or a static alternative where you can, and keep the loop short.

A safe default for informational video is controls on, autoplay off, loop off, with reviewed captions.

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Conformance

The Ours Privacy Video Player is built to meet modern accessibility standards. Playback controls are keyboard navigable and screen reader compatible, captions are supported, and the player conforms to WCAG 2.2 Level AA and Section 508.

Conformance has been validated by an independent third-party accessibility audit firm and documented in a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT). To request a copy of the VPAT for a procurement or compliance review, contact support@oursprivacy.com.

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Related pages

• Captions and transcripts: review and correct the caption track.
• Embed configuration: every option and its default.
• Recipes: accessible combinations for common placements.