A Drupal Caption & Transcript Module for Council Meetings and Public Video
A deaf resident opens a recorded council meeting and there are no captions, so the public record is closed to them. Caption & Transcript Manager inventories every video Media entity, flags the ones with no captions or transcript, and gives editors a place to attach them.
Public Meeting Video Is Often the Least Accessible Content an Agency Publishes.
Recorded council meetings, board hearings, and public service announcements are frequently posted as embedded video with no captions and no transcript. Under WCAG 1.2.2 every prerecorded video with audio needs captions, and 1.2.3 calls for a transcript or audio description, yet meeting video is often the largest body of uncaptioned content on a government site.
This module installs on any Drupal 10.6+ or Drupal 11 site with Composer, and pairs with WPPersona's WCAG 2.1 AA compliance approach. No CMS migration required.
1.2.2
WCAG criterion requiring captions for all prerecorded video with an audio track
What Caption & Transcript Manager Actually Checks
Every feature below maps to a specific WCAG 2.1 success criterion, not a vague accessibility claim. Here's exactly what changes on your Drupal site.
Video Media inventory
A Views report lists every video Media entity, whether local or a remote embed, and shows caption and transcript status at a glance.
Caption presence checks
Flags video entities that reference no caption track, so uncaptioned meeting recordings surface instead of sitting undiscovered.
Transcript field workflow
Adds a structured transcript field to the video Media type and tracks which entities still need one, with a linked, searchable transcript on the rendered page.
Remote video support
Handles YouTube and Vimeo Media sources as well as locally hosted files, checking that a caption track is present on the embedded player.
Coverage reporting
A rollup shows the percentage of video content with captions and transcripts, so a communications team can report progress and prioritize the backlog.
From composer require to Fixed, in Four Steps
Inventory your video
The module scans every video Media entity and builds a coverage report of what has captions, what has a transcript, and what has neither.
Prioritize by reach
Sort the backlog by views so the most-watched meetings and announcements get captioned first.
Attach captions and transcripts
Editors add caption tracks and paste or upload transcripts through the enhanced Media form, with status tracked automatically.
Keep new uploads honest
A reminder flags any newly published video Media that still lacks captions, so coverage does not slip backward.
“We had four years of council meetings on YouTube with auto-captions nobody had corrected. The coverage report finally showed us the scale of it and where to start.”
Public Information Officer, Mid-Size City
Common Questions About Caption & Transcript Manager
Does this generate captions automatically?
It tracks and enforces coverage rather than transcribing. It integrates with your existing captioning workflow or vendor, and flags exactly which video entities still need work so nothing is missed.
What is the difference between captions and a transcript for WCAG?
Captions (1.2.2) are time-synced text shown during playback for viewers who cannot hear the audio. A transcript (part of 1.2.3) is the full text of the content, useful for people who cannot access the video at all and for search indexing. Public meeting video generally needs both.
Does it work with remote video like YouTube?
Yes. It supports remote video Media sources and checks that the embedded player carries a caption track, alongside a transcript stored on the entity.
Get Caption & Transcript Manager on Your Drupal Site
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- Drupal 10.6+ or Drupal 11, PHP 8.1+, works with local and remote video Media sources
- License covers updates and support for 12 months
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Pairs Well With
Looking for the deeper compliance picture? Read how these modules fit into WCAG 2.1 AA compliance for government websites, or browse our accessibility resources hub for guides on ADA Title II deadlines.
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