TIL: The #AblePlayer changed owners in May '25
Able Player: version 4.7.0 beta 1 looking for testing! - Joe Dolson Web Accessibility

Able Player version 4.7.0 beta 1 is now ready for testing - and your feedback is welcome! There are quite a few bug fixes in this release, a fair amount

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Able Player for WordPress: version 2.0 - Joe Dolson Web Accessibility

After taking over Able Player, I received feedback from various sources about the kinds of problems people are having with the accessible media player.

Joe Dolson Web Accessibility
Able Player for WordPress: version 2.0 - Joe Dolson Web Accessibility

After taking over Able Player, I received feedback from various sources about the kinds of problems people are having with the accessible media player.

Joe Dolson Web Accessibility
Able Player for WordPress: version 2.0 - Joe Dolson Web Accessibility

After taking over Able Player, I received feedback from various sources about the kinds of problems people are having with the accessible media player.

Joe Dolson Web Accessibility

@joedolson is the developer behind Able Player, the accessible media player used for all @wpa11yday videos. Joe welcomes feedback and testers as development moves forward.

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https://www.joedolson.com/2025/05/able-player-receiving-the-torch/

Able Player: Receiving the Torch - Joe Dolson Web Accessibility

For anybody who's been putting video on the web for a long time and cares about accessibility, Able Player has been the feature leader for accessible

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#Accessibility help needed: Can we synthesise #audio tracks (voiceovers) for videos to meet #WCAG requirements? And, if so, how? That is, can we create a descriptive transcript and set it so that it can be read aloud? Is it only a combo of #AblePlayer and #VTT that will make this work? #captions #subtitles #video