21 posts tagged with "ADA Compliance"

You can auto-generate dual-language captions for e-learning modules by uploading your module video to a captioning platform, selecting the spoken languages (or primary plus translation language), running AI transcription, and exporting synchronized caption files in SRT or WebVTT format for your LMS or authoring tool. Recap supports dual-language content in a single file with side-by-side transcript viewing, so you do not need to re-upload separate videos for each language.

Recap Innovations is pleased to announce our new Wistia integration, bringing AI-powered captioning and audio description workflows and automated caption audits directly to the video platform marketing teams, training organizations, and institutions already rely on. Connect your Wistia account once, browse your media library inside Recap, generate audio descriptions in standard and extended modes, publish professional captions with AI, and run compliance audits across a single video, an entire folder, or your full account.

Public meeting video is only half the record. Residents also need the agenda they read before the meeting, the board packet with staff reports, and the official minutes that follow. Until now, those documents usually lived on a separate page on your website while the recording sat in Granicus, YouTube, or a Recap embed. Residents bounced between tabs. Clerks re-uploaded the same PDFs in multiple places.

Recap Innovations now supports meeting documents and draft minutes directly on each meeting recording. Attach an agenda, packet, published minutes, or highlights document, or generate a structured draft minutes document from the transcript. Everything appears alongside the searchable transcript and captions in your Recap embed and showcase collections.

California Senate Bill 707 is the most significant update to the state's open meeting law in decades. Signed by Governor Newsom on October 3, 2025, SB 707 amends the Ralph M. Brown Act to require public agencies across California to offer hybrid meetings with two-way remote participation, activate real-time captioning on video platforms, translate meeting agendas into languages spoken by significant portions of the local population, and take concrete steps to encourage participation from underrepresented communities. The law took effect on January 1, 2026, with enhanced requirements for larger agencies kicking in on July 1, 2026.

Every summer, cities across the country host parades, fireworks shows, festivals, and outdoor ceremonies. A grandstand announcer calls out each float, marching band, and community group as they pass. But that speaker system only carries 2 to 3 blocks. Anyone watching from further down the route, sitting in a lawn chair around the corner, or standing across a noisy intersection hears nothing.

For attendees who are deaf or hard of hearing, the announcer was never accessible in the first place. Recap changes that for both groups: live captions and text-to-speech voiceover turn any outdoor event into one that every attendee can follow, from anywhere, on their own phone.

Government agencies and educational institutions increasingly issue RFPs for real-time closed captioning services. These requests appears in solicitations from school boards, city councils, state agencies, and colleges that need captions during live meetings, not just on recorded video afterward.

This guide explains what a real-time closed captioning service is, what procurement teams typically require, and how to evaluate vendors for school board meetings, city council sessions, public hearings, planning commission meetings, and commencement ceremonies.

City clerks are responsible for the official record of public meetings, but producing detailed minutes is one of the most time-consuming parts of the job. AI-powered transcription can automate the bulk of this work while simultaneously making meetings accessible and searchable for residents.

This guide covers what city clerks need to know about adopting automated meeting transcription: how it works, what accuracy to expect, how it fits into existing workflows, and how to procure it.

A growing number of cities and towns are investing in searchable meeting transcripts as a way to increase civic engagement, reduce staff workload, and meet ADA Title II accessibility requirements. The trend is accelerating in 2026 as residents demand easier access to local government proceedings.

Across school districts, high school television stations, and student-run media programs, communicators are asking the same questions in public forums: How do we caption live concerts, student-led home-room broadcasts, and games and competitions when nothing is scripted? How do we keep up in post-production on the Monday after when students and advisers are already stretched thin? Is “upload to YouTube later” enough? How do real teams balance accessibility expectations against staffing?

This article answers those questions directly and explains how Recap Innovations supports each concern in one platform, from the live encoder to the archived episode on your website.

Recap Innovations, the leading turn-key vendor for video accessibility services, is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a contract by the Wisconsin Technical Colleges Purchasing Consortium (WTCPC) to provide media captioning, transcription, and audio description services. We were awarded all six bid packages under RFB 26-006AM, making Recap Innovations a comprehensive accessibility vendor for the consortium's member institutions and their cooperative purchasing partners.

Live captions and real-time translation already remove barriers for attendees who are deaf or hard of hearing, and for those who speak a different language. But what about attendees who would benefit from hearing the translation rather than reading it? Starting today, Recap Innovations supports multi-lingual voiceover for translated live captions, powered by high-quality natural sounding text-to-speech.

360-degree videos are becoming more common across education, tourism, training, and entertainment. They let viewers pan, tilt, and rotate their perspective to explore an entire scene rather than watching from a fixed camera angle. But this new level of viewer control creates a unique accessibility challenge: how do you write audio descriptions for video content where every viewer may be looking at something different?

This question is coming up more frequently in accessibility communities, and for good reason. The traditional model of audio description, where a describer narrates the visual content the viewer sees, does not map neatly onto a format where there is no single "correct" view. In this guide, we break down what 360-degree video is, why it complicates audio description, and how to create descriptions that give blind and low-vision viewers equivalent access to immersive content.

Not every live event has the same captioning needs. An informal departmental meeting and a graduation commencement require very different levels of accuracy. That is why Recap Innovations now offers three distinct live captioning service tiers, including a new professional CART option with human captioners delivering 99%+ accuracy in real time.

Recap Innovations now supports live captioning for YouTube live streams, enabling content creators, educational institutions, and enterprises to deliver accessible broadcasts that meet WCAG 2.1 AA compliance standards.

Educational institutions worldwide face a growing challenge: creating accessible content for videos that contain multiple languages. Whether you're supporting language courses where instructors switch between their target language and English, serving multilingual student populations, or providing content for international audiences, traditional captioning tools often fall short.

If you've ever received auto-generated or professional captions that show "[FOREIGN LANGUAGE...]" or gibberish for portions of your video, you know the frustration. But there's a better way.

For e-learning module workflows (Articulate, Canvas, SCORM), see our guide on how to auto-generate dual-language captions for e-learning modules.

AI audio description is transforming how educational institutions make video content accessible to students with visual disabilities. As the April 2026 ADA Title II compliance deadline approaches, understanding what AI audio description is, how it works, and when to use it has become essential for every college and university.

This comprehensive guide explains everything you need to know about AI audio description technology, from the basics to advanced implementation strategies.

Live captions—also known as real-time captions or Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART)—are becoming essential for colleges and universities. With the April 2026 ADA Title II compliance deadline requiring institutions to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards, live captioning for all live audio content is now mandatory, not optional. This comprehensive guide explains what live captions are, when they're required, how they work, and how to implement them effectively at your institution.

AI audio description is a critical accessibility feature that makes visual media accessible to students who are blind or have low vision. Yet many educational institutions are still unclear about what AI audio descriptions are, when they're required, and how to implement them effectively. With the April 2026 ADA Title II compliance deadline approaching, understanding AI audio description requirements is essential for every college and university.

This comprehensive guide explains what AI audio descriptions are, why they matter, when they're required under WCAG 2.1, and how to implement them for your educational video content using AI technology.

Recap Innovations is excited to announce the launch of our comprehensive live captioning and Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) services, designed specifically for educational institutions preparing for the April 2026 ADA Title II compliance deadline. This new offering extends our industry-leading video accessibility platform to include real-time captioning for live events, lectures, webinars, and broadcasts.

Recap Innovations will be presenting at the UPCEA SOLAR 2025 conference in Portland, Oregon. Come learn about the latest innovations in video accessibility for online learning programs and how institutions are meeting compliance requirements while improving student outcomes.