Types of Captioning services

Automated Captions

Suitable for open access, where there isn't an individual with a disability participating. Automated captions average only about 50-90% accuracy. To enable automated Zoom captions:

  • Open your RU zoom session
  • Click CC - Show captions

Postproduction Captioning

When an individual with a disability is identified videos require a 99% captioning accuracy. This can be achieved via submitting a video for professional captioning or by manually editing auto-captions.

Communication Access Real-time Translation (CART Captioning) - Zoom Displayed

If you have a student in the class with a disability, please coordinate services with our office. In this option, to enable, our office coordinates with various vendors to provide a human captionist, to transcribe word for word what is spoken. To enable this option:

  • Students approved for a CART accommodation must send RADR the link to your zoom session ahead of time.
  • The Captionist will join your meeting, and label themselves as Captionist- *Name.
  • The professor/host will need to click on the “ ^ “ button above “Show captions.” 
  • Under “Host Controls” click “Set up Manual Captioner.” 
  • Under “Enable Manual Captioner” - click “On.” 
  • Then click “Assign a participant to type captions.” 
  • The participants list will appear. Find the captionist, (guide mouse over their name) and click the more button that appears to the right. 
  • Click assign captionist.

Communication Access Real-time Translation (CART) - Third Party

Some of our students prefer to have their captions displayed on another device, or tab. To do this they will use another software, like textstream. To Enable:

  • Students approved for a CART accommodation must send RADR the link to your zoom session ahead of time.
  • The Captionist will join your meeting, and label themselves as Captionist- *Name

The captionist will now listen to your meeting and provide the student captions in an alternative application. You can Watch a demo of StreamText, which is a popular application used by captioners.

Open Captions vs Closed Captions

  • Open captions are embedded in a video screen and can NOT be turned on or off. In contrast, closed captions can be toggled on and off via the “CC” button.
  • Students with disabilities approved for video captioning are entitled to 99% captioning accuracy. 
  • Professors may edit their video content via Canvas: How to Edit Closed Captions in Canvas

 

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