@@ -461,13 +461,13 @@ function addBuildplayerFunctions(AblePlayer) {
 						whichPref = $(this).text();
 						thisObj.showingPrefsDialog = true;
 						thisObj.setFullscreen(false);
-						if (whichPref === thisObj.tt.prefMenuCaptions) {
+						if (whichPref === thisObj.translate( 'prefMenuCaptions', 'Captions' ) ) {
 							thisObj.captionPrefsDialog.show();
-						} else if (whichPref === thisObj.tt.prefMenuDescriptions) {
+						} else if (whichPref === thisObj.translate( 'prefMenuDescriptions', 'Descriptions' ) ) {
 							thisObj.descPrefsDialog.show();
-						} else if (whichPref === thisObj.tt.prefMenuKeyboard) {
+						} else if (whichPref === this.translate( 'prefMenuKeyboard', 'Keyboard' ) ) {
 							thisObj.keyboardPrefsDialog.show();
-						} else if (whichPref === thisObj.tt.prefMenuTranscript) {
+						} else if (whichPref === this.translate( 'prefMenuTranscript', 'Transcript' ) ) {
 							thisObj.transcriptPrefsDialog.show();
 						}
 						thisObj.closePopups();
@@ -1487,7 +1487,7 @@ function addBuildplayerFunctions(AblePlayer) {
 					if (typeof itemLang !== 'undefined') {
 						nowPlayingSpan.attr('lang',itemLang);
 					}
-					nowPlayingSpan.html('<span>' + thisObj.tt.selectedTrack + ':</span>' + itemTitle);
+					nowPlayingSpan.html('<span>' + thisObj.translate( 'selectedTrack', 'Selected Track' ) + ':</span>' + itemTitle);
 					thisObj.$nowPlayingDiv.html(nowPlayingSpan);
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -725,10 +725,10 @@ function addControlFunctions(AblePlayer) {
 					// Don't change play/pause button display while using the seek bar (or if YouTube stopped)
 					if (!thisObj.seekBar.tracking && !thisObj.stoppingYouTube) {
 						if (currentState === 'paused' || currentState === 'stopped' || currentState === 'ended') {
-							thisObj.$playpauseButton.attr('aria-label',thisObj.tt.play);
+							thisObj.$playpauseButton.attr('aria-label', this.translate( 'play', 'Play' ) );
 							thisObj.getIcon( thisObj.$playpauseButton, 'play' );
 						} else {
-							thisObj.$playpauseButton.attr('aria-label',thisObj.tt.pause);
+							thisObj.$playpauseButton.attr('aria-label', this.translate( 'pause', 'Pause' ) );
 							thisObj.getIcon( thisObj.$playpauseButton, 'pause' );
 						}
 					}
 
@@ -588,13 +588,13 @@
 							changedPref = $(this).attr('name');
 							if (changedPref === 'prefAltKey') {
 								changedSpan = '.able-modkey-alt';
-								changedText = thisObj.tt.prefAltKey + ' + ';
+								changedText = thisObj.translate( 'prefAltKey', 'Alt' ) + ' + ';
 							} else if (changedPref === 'prefCtrlKey') {
 								changedSpan = '.able-modkey-ctrl';
-								changedText = thisObj.tt.prefCtrlKey + ' + ';
+								changedText = thisObj.translate( 'prefCtrlKey', 'Control' ) + ' + ';
 							} else if (changedPref === 'prefShiftKey') {
 								changedSpan = '.able-modkey-shift';
-								changedText = thisObj.tt.prefShiftKey + ' + ';
+								changedText = thisObj.translate( 'prefShiftKey', 'Shift' ) + ' + ';
 							}
 							if ( changedPref !== 'prefNoKeyShortcuts' ) {
 								if ($(this).is(':checked')) {
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@
 			$prefsDiv,
 			this.$prefsButton,
 			formTitle,
-			thisObj.tt.closeButtonLabel
+			thisObj.translate( 'closeButtonLabel', 'Close' )
 		);
 
 		// Add save and cancel buttons.
 
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ function addTranscriptFunctions(AblePlayer) {
         class: "able-hidden",
       });
       $descHiddenSpan.attr("lang", thisObj.lang);
-      $descHiddenSpan.text(thisObj.tt.prefHeadingDescription + ": ");
+      $descHiddenSpan.text( thisObj.translate( 'prefHeadingDescription', 'Audio description' ) + ": ");
       $descDiv.append($descHiddenSpan);
 
       var flattenComponentForDescription = function (comp) {
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`@@ -725,10 +725,10 @@ function addControlFunctions(AblePlayer) {`
`725`	`725`	`// Don't change play/pause button display while using the seek bar (or if YouTube stopped)`
`726`	`726`	`if (!thisObj.seekBar.tracking && !thisObj.stoppingYouTube) {`
`727`	`727`	`if (currentState === 'paused' \|\| currentState === 'stopped' \|\| currentState === 'ended') {`
`728`		`- thisObj.$playpauseButton.attr('aria-label',thisObj.tt.play);`
	`728`	`+ thisObj.$playpauseButton.attr('aria-label', this.translate( 'play', 'Play' ) );`
`729`	`729`	`thisObj.getIcon( thisObj.$playpauseButton, 'play' );`
`730`	`730`	`} else {`
`731`		`- thisObj.$playpauseButton.attr('aria-label',thisObj.tt.pause);`
	`731`	`+ thisObj.$playpauseButton.attr('aria-label', this.translate( 'pause', 'Pause' ) );`
`732`	`732`	`thisObj.getIcon( thisObj.$playpauseButton, 'pause' );`
`733`	`733`	`}`
`734`	`734`	`}`