Use Dailymotion with a Screen Reader

Mac Operating System comes with the screen reader feature Apple has named “VoiceOver”. To activate this feature;

1. Press Command + F5.
2. Select “Use VoiceOver”.

or;

1. Go to System Preferences > Accessibility > VoiceOver.
2. Check the box labeled “Enable VoiceOver”.

Windows Operating System comes with the screen reader feature Microsoft has named “Narrator”. To activate this feature;

For Windows 10:

1. Press the Windows logo key + Ctrl + Enter together to start Narrator.
2. Press these keys again to stop Narrator.

For Older Versions of Windows:

1. Press the Windows logo key  + Enter together to start Narrator.
2. Press these keys again to stop Narrator.

or;

1. Press the Windows logo key + Ctrl + N to open Narrator settings.
2. Turn on the toggle under Use Narrator.

Chrome Operating System comes with the screen reader feature Google has named “ChromeVox”. To activate this feature;

• For Chromebooks: Press Ctrl + Alt + z .
• For Tablets: Press and hold the Volume down + Volume up buttons for 5 seconds.

Search for Dailymotion Videos :

1. Go to dailymotion.com .
2. Click on the search field on the header, from the homepage as well as on most pages of the site.
3. Type your keywords and the search will automatically start

Each of the search results will have the following information:

1. The title of the video  -- clicking on it will play the video. 
2. The name of the channel that posted the video.
3. The description of the video that was uploaded.

When you click on a video, the website will take you to the Dailymotion video player. Here are the elements you will be using on the player:

Player

• Seek slider: The seek slider is used to select the desired point of the video to be played.
• Play/pause: The button text and appearance changes based on whether the video is paused or playing.
• Mute/unmute: This button indicates whether the video is muted or not muted. The button also changes appearance when the video is muted or unmuted. Hovering over this button will bring up the volume slider.
• Volume slider: Use the up/down arrow keys to increase/decrease volume.
• Time elapsed/total duration: This section starts with indicating the amount of time elapsed from the start of the video, followed by the total duration of the video.
• Full Screen: Selecting Full screen maximizes the video player to your entire screen. You can exit Full Screen mode by pressing Escape or by selecting the Full Screen Button again.

Settings

Selecting this button opens up the video player menu, consisting of:

• Quality: Lets you choose the resolution of the video you are currently watching. Options depend on how the video was uploaded onto Dailymotion. Leaving this option on auto will let the best option for your internet speed to be determined automatically.
• Speed: Lets you choose the playback speed from one of these options: 0.5x , 0.75x , Normal , 1.25x , 1.5x and 2x.