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Zenyth ADK Able Player – WCAG 2.2 Compliant Accessible Media Player

Zenyth ADK Able Player – WCAG 2.2 Compliant Accessible Media Player

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Born Accessible

Deliver fully accessible video and audio playback across platforms with Zenyth ADK Able Player, a WCAG 2.2 compliant media player designed for inclusivity.

Enhanced Accessibility for Modern Media Experiences

The Zenyth ADK Able Player builds upon the industry-recognized open-source Able Player, widely regarded as the most accessible media player available. Zenyth’s enhanced version provides full WCAG 2.2 AA conformance while refining usability, compatibility, and performance to meet the needs of today’s digital environments.

Cross-Platform Compatibility

This component operates across platforms such as WordPress, Webflow, BigCommerce, Magento, React, Angular, and more. It delivers consistent playback accessibility with optimized ARIA roles, improved iOS and Android support, and refined keyboard navigation for both audio and video content. Whether embedded in websites, web applications, or CMS environments, the ADK Able Player ensures an inclusive and consistent experience for all users.

Accessible, Customizable, and Developer-Friendly

Zenyth’s upgraded version enhances screen reader support, provides clearer live region announcements, and ensures compatibility with modern assistive technologies. Developers can fully customize player appearance, controls, and captions to align with branding and design standards while maintaining accessibility compliance and media performance.

Sold Individually with Ongoing Updates

Offered as a standalone ADK product, the Able Player component empowers teams to deliver accessible multimedia content without licensing the entire ADK suite. Each purchase includes one year of Zenyth updates, ensuring continued WCAG alignment, compatibility with new browsers and devices, and ongoing accessibility refinements.

Features

  • WCAG 2.2 AA compliant audio and video player
  • Cross-platform compatibility (WordPress, Webflow, BigCommerce, Magento, React, Angular, and more)
  • Enhanced iOS and Android performance
  • Customizable interface supporting captions, transcripts, and descriptions
  • Optimized ARIA roles and keyboard navigation for assistive technology
  • Includes one year of Zenyth updates and documentation

Benefits for Developers and Organizations

  • Ensures accessible multimedia playback across all major platforms
  • Strengthens ADA, WCAG, and AODA compliance for digital content
  • Reduces setup time with pre-configured accessible player templates
  • Enhances user engagement with captioning, transcripts, and controls
  • Supports flexible branding without compromising accessibility
  • Backed by Zenyth’s continuous updates and expert support

Learn more about Zenyth’s end-to-end accessibility solutions.

Platform: Compatible with multiple platforms, including WordPress, Shopify, BigCommerce, and Webflow.

Design: Based on the original AblePlayer, extensively remediated and enhanced to meet WCAG 2.2 compliance standards.

Standards: Fully compliant with WCAG 2.2, ensuring the highest level of accessibility for media players.

Devices: Fully responsive, delivering consistent functionality across desktops, tablets, and mobile devices.

Languages: Built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, making it flexible and easy to integrate across platforms.

Video Player

  • Full remediated all accessibility issues present in the original Able Player, ensuring full compliance with WCAG 2.2 standards.
  • Enhanced ARIA attributes for improved screen reader support and navigation.
  • Provides robust keyboard controls for seamless navigation, ensuring usability for all users.

Advanced Customization

  • All styling is moved to clearly defined CSS variables, allowing easy customization to align with any website’s design.
  • Offers flexibility for developers to adapt the player’s appearance without altering its core functionality.

Enhanced Controls

  • Includes a centralized control panel for streamlined interaction, improving the user experience.
  • Provides dynamic playback options, captions, and transcripts, ensuring inclusivity for all media content.

The player’s code is modular, using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to ensure flexibility and easy integration.

CSS variables are employed to centralize styling, making customization straightforward while preserving the core functionality.

The code is optimized for accessibility and maintainability.

Customization is enabled through CSS variables, which allow developers to adapt the player's appearance to fit branding and design requirements.

The centralized control panel and playback options can also be configured to meet specific user or platform needs, ensuring flexibility without compromising accessibility.

The Remediated AblePlayer is designed with extensive customization options, allowing developers to modify styling and playback controls without altering the underlying code.

Its scalable design ensures it can handle various use cases, from simple media playback on personal blogs to complex, high-traffic platforms.

Documentation Access: Includes a comprehensive Accessibility Development Kit (ADK) with detailed instructions for setup, customization, and styling.

External Integration: Delivered as a standalone script, allowing straightforward implementation on any supported platform.

Optimized Performance: Designed to deliver fast and smooth media playback without impacting page load speeds.

Scalable Design: Adaptable to a wide variety of use cases, from small blogs to high-traffic platforms.

The Remediated Able Player is a static implementation designed to meet WCAG 2.2 accessibility standards out of the box.

While it requires minimal maintenance, updates will be provided as needed to ensure continued compliance and functionality.

One Time Purchase provides 1 year of updates.

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