We believe in a future where all people can come together through live streaming.
We are committed to ensuring that StreamYard works for everyone, including those using assistive technologies like screen readers, magnification, and captions. We have already taken significant steps on our path to becoming WCAG compliant, and we are committed to becoming fully compliant in the future.
Screen Readers
StreamYard is one of the only live streaming and remote recording tools that is fully integrated with VoiceOver, so you can command it with your voice. VoiceOver enables users with visual disabilities to control their computer using a rich set of keyboard commands and gestures. Every action you take, from creating a stream to adding a guest, to going live is integrated with VoiceOver.
Captions
You can add captions to shorts and reels created within StreamYard. The captions are added in a way that allows them to show up in the videos on the platforms that you publish them to. Learn more about using this feature here.
We don't have captions built-in on StreamYard for live streams (yet), but many of the destinations you stream to will add auto-captions. Captions will need to be enabled for each platform your viewers are watching you from.
Click here to enable captions on Facebook.
Click here to enable captions on YouTube.
Click here to enable captions on LinkedIn.
In addition to enabling captions on the destinations you stream to, your viewers can also enable live captions for Chrome Browser. These captions will work no matter what destination you are streaming to, as long as your viewers are using Chrome.
Click here to enable captions on Chrome Browser.
Is StreamYard WCAG AA Compliant?
Not at this time, but we are actively working towards being WCAG AA compliant (an industry standard on web accessibility).
Stay tuned for more updates on StreamYard's accessibility, and please reach out to us by submitting a request with any questions!
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