LucaSep 1, 2025
TIL: The #AblePlayer changed owners in May '25
sprungmarkers (she / her)Aug 13, 2025
new #a11y #AblePlayer in beta is searching for #testing #video thx #JoeDolsen
https://www.joedolson.com/2025/08/ableplayer-version-4-7-0-beta-1-looking-for-testing/
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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sprungmarkers (she / her)Jun 24, 2025
thx to #JoeDolsen for supporting and optimizing #AblePlayer #video for #WordPress #a11y
https://www.joedolson.com/2025/06/able-player-for-wordpress-version-2-0/
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
Joe DolsonJun 23, 2025
New post: Able Player for WordPress: version 2.0 https://www.joedolson.com/2025/06/able-player-for-wordpress-version-2-0/ #a11y #AblePlayer
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
Joe DolsonJun 23, 2025
New post: Able Player for WordPress: version 2.0 https://www.joedolson.com/2025/06/able-player-for-wordpress-version-2-0/ #a11y #AblePlayer
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
WordPress Accessibility DayMay 10, 2025

@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.

#OpenSourceSupport #AblePlayer #AccessibleVideo #DigitalAccessibility

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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Kate LeachNov 30, 2022
#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