22 I think it works - an accessible HTML5 video player

So, I think, other than a lot of cleaning up, I have an accessible video player.

Here is what it does (so far??):

• Can access all functions with a keyboard
• Screen reader announces everything  - Though not always beautifully. This depends on the browser's accessibility implementation, ARIA support and how the screen reader itself behaves. Having said that you can find all of the controls
• No keyboard trap
• Is still accessible while in fullscreen mode
• Has a synched second audio track that can explain what is happening in the video to people who can't see it
• Captions of course - I'm reasonably happy with the implementation of them
• The captions can be presented in different:
• sizes
• fonts
• colours
• coloured background
• transparent background 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
• The captions can be moved around the video so captions doesn't obscure anything
• Works on modern HTML5 browsers
• I've left the interface fairly dry, at least so far, so the developers can implement their own designs with CSS
• This project doesn't include a fallback to a flash version, their are plenty (?) of flash video players available and fallback was discussed in the first stage of this project.

But I still have that niggling feeling that something is missing... maybe it's just the jitters. What do you think? If it does what I say it does, is that enough?

Student testing will begin soon. We have had a small problem this year, as other projects may have also found, TAFE teachers who were teaching in 2012 aren't necessarily still available in 2013. I am in the process of organising a meeting with some teachers who I am quite sure will be very interested in trying out this player with their class. 

Luckily there are still some excellent teachers left.