<div dir="ltr"><div>Instagram stories do not have an option to add closed captions. I would recommend any pertinent informational posts like you describe above be listed as a post so that you can use captions and other recommended accessible strategies. A workaround could be open caption the video (these are embedded in the video) and then upload that version as a story.</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Best,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">WILL
PINES</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">, <i>Disability
Specialist</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Accessible
Technology Specialist</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Student
Disability Resource Center</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">he/him/his</span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">University
of California, Riverside</span></p>
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University Avenue</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">1228
Student Services Building </span></p>
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CA 92521</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Phone:
951-827-3861 | Email: </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:wilbert.pines@ucr.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1f497d">wilbert.pines@ucr.edu</span></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://bit.ly/30ghhv1" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Schedule
an Appointment</span></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="http://sdrc.ucr.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">SDRC Web</span></a><span style="color:#1f497d"> | </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/UCRSDRC" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Facebook</span></a><span style="color:#1f497d"> | </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/ucrsdrc" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Instagram</span></a><span style="color:#1f497d"> | </span><a href="https://twitter.com/UCRSDRC" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Twitter</span></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">“A
mind stretched by new experiences will never go back to its original
dimensions.”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><img src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4xQkUPdyj4ARXT4TlxZCK5gtxDaiRPTyPCmYa30RanDUHhobc4beMmCjvNZM7_Au3jFky6p3QfM_VFY"><br></span></p></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Dec 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM Tess McMillan via athen-list <<a href="mailto:athen-list@u.washington.edu">athen-list@u.washington.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-4242234682118648897">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi people,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Social media is a huge part of communications among our students (primarily Instagram).<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There are options for making Posts more accessible, but I’m stumped around Stories because they tend to be so … memey.
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<p class="MsoNormal">For example, to promote our Wellness outdoors events, we can have a video containing different scenes with students snowshoeing through deep powder to nice background music, while the text over the video is something like
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<p class="MsoNormal">“Sorry, I can’t make it; I’ve got plans.” Followed by the text, “The plans…”<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There are no options in Stories for captions or transcripts, so I wonder how to approach making these kinds of assets accessible.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">What would you recommend? Multiple text lines inside the video? Are there any social media sites that are good examples?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tess<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">— working remotely --</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Tess McMillan</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Web & Social Media Specialist - Student Engagement</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">supporting Student Engagement, Athletics, Housing & Wellness Center<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Classified Staff Representative – Student Environmental Sustainability Fund (SESF) Committee</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Bellevue College (425) 564-5084</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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