Video Accessibility Solutions for Education and Government
From online courses to city councils and stadium livestreams, we solve accessibility challenges tuned to each team.
For Online Learning Teams
Challenge
Faculty are uploading 100+ videos per course every semester across many platforms, approved and unapproved, each needing accessibility compliance before they should be published to students.
Solution
Automated workflow integration with Kaltura and other video platforms that adds audio descriptions and captions in for any audited videos.
Outcome
Faculty can spend more time on lecture prep, meeting student needs, and winning research grants. Recap Innovations handles all of the video accessibility needs; it just happens automatically.
For Disability Resource Centers
Challenge
Student accommodation requests are outpacing staff capacity, creating backlogs that delay students' access to course materials.
Solution
Self-service portal for faculty to request accessibility services, plus bulk processing capability for legacy content remediation.
Outcome
DRC staff time reduced by 80%, student wait times eliminated, and full back catalog compliance achieved.
For K-12 district communications & student media
Challenge
District-hosted livestreams, student TV crews, booster-funded productions, and social clips all carry accessibility expectations; however, nothing is scripted, audio is inconsistent, and post-production captions become a bottleneck for advisers who already supervise competitions and grade books.
Solution
Tiered live captions for YouTube Live, RTMP, Webex, Zoom, and parallel viewer URLs, combined with reusable workspace dictionaries for rosters plus the same remediation workspace you use after the final whistle.
Outcome
Counsel, pupil services, and PIO teams document live access during the whistle, uploads inherit searchable transcripts edited by students once, CTE broadcast programs teach professional accessibility pipelines without hiring a nightly caption booth.
Learn moreFor IT & Compliance Teams
Challenge
Need to audit 10 years of video content before April 2027/28 deadline and don't know where to start or how to prioritize.
Solution
Automated accessibility audit of entire video library, followed by bulk remediation prioritized by usage and compliance risk.
Outcome
Full audit and remediation completed in 90 days, ongoing compliance dashboard ensures continuous monitoring.
For State & Local Government
Challenge
City councils and local governments face ADA Title II compliance deadlines (April 2026 for populations over 50,000, April 2027 for under 50,000) requiring all meeting videos, public hearings, and government content to have captions, transcripts, live captions, and audio descriptions, but limited staff and budget make this seem overwhelming.
Solution
Hosted accessible video player you can embed on any city website page, with closed captions, searchable transcripts, and audio descriptions built in. Real-time closed captioning services for council sessions, public hearings, and planning commission meetings with AI and optional human editing. Works alongside your existing streaming and website platform with no migration required.
Outcome
City recorders save hours on meeting documentation, residents search transcripts to find specific agenda items, citizens gain equal access to government proceedings, and full ADA Title II compliance achieved before deadline with minimal staff time required.
Learn moreFor Live TV & PEG broadcast stations
Challenge
County and municipal access channels simulcast council and board meetings across cable, web, and social. Directors face PEG funding questions, simulcast caption gaps, and a duty to re-evaluate captioning vendors every few years, while competitors quote expensive caption encoder hardware on top of service fees.
Solution
Software-only live captioning over RTMP from your existing chamber encoder, VOD caption and audio description remediation, and audit-first procurement that itemizes gaps before you commit. No caption encoder hardware to buy or rent.
Outcome
Directors defend budget requests with itemized gap reports, fund CapEx AV upgrades and OpEx captioning separately where franchise language allows, and serve cities and school districts with one accessibility platform.
Learn moreFor Workplace Accommodations
Challenge
A deaf or hard-of-hearing employee participates in 25+ hours of virtual meetings per week and needs high-accuracy live captioning across Zoom, Teams, and Webex, but built-in platform captions are inconsistent and lack proper speaker identification.
Solution
Real-time live captioning in three accuracy tiers (AI, AI + human, CART) delivered directly into Zoom and Webex meetings or via a personal caption viewer link. Post-meeting transcripts archive automatically from every session and can be imported from Teams, Zoom, Webex, and Google Meet recordings.
Outcome
The employee has equal access to every meeting. HR fulfills the accommodation request with a documented, auditable service. IT deploys in under a week with no infrastructure changes.
Learn moreWhy Choose Recap Innovations?
We deliver faster turnaround, verifiable accuracy, and significant cost savings compared to traditional video accessibility services, without compromising quality.
What Makes Us Different
10x Faster Turnaround
Typical turnaround of 15-20 minutes for a 60-minute video (vs. 24-72 hours with traditional services). Rush processing available within 1-2 hours at no extra cost.
Verifiable Accuracy
Built-in Word Error Rate (WER) auditor lets you verify accuracy yourself. Don't just trust our claims. 98-99% AI accuracy with human review option for critical content.
40-60% Cost Savings
AI-first approach with optional human oversight delivers significant savings. Automatic volume discounts and no additional fees for storage, or integrations.
How We Verify AI Accuracy
Your skepticism about AI is valid. That's why we built verification tools directly into our platform.
Advanced AI Models (98-99% Accuracy)
We use the latest models trained on millions of files, achieving 98-99% accuracy for high-quality audio. Specialized training handles challenging conditions: accents, background noise, and multiple speakers.
Built-In Verification Tools
Word Error Rate (WER) Auditor: Compare any AI transcript against the 100% accurate ground truth transcript you supply at any time. You verify accuracy yourself. Don't just trust vendor claims.
Caption Audit Pro: Audit all videos in your existing platform. We check for both the presence of caption and audio description text tracks, and the quality of those tracks, too, based on the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) guidelines.
- Confidence scoring on every transcript
- Automated WCAG 2.1 AA compliance checking
- Frame-accurate timing precision (< 50ms)
Human Review (When Needed)
For critical content requiring maximum precision, we integrate with Rev for human transcription backed by a 99% accuracy guarantee. Subject-matter expert review workflows available for complex academic content.
Continuous Learning
Corrections feed back into the system. Discipline-specific terminology databases for education, healthcare, legal, and technical content. Custom vocabulary support for your institution's needs.
Documentation & Auditing
Comprehensive compliance documentation for Office of Civil Rights (OCR) or audit purposes. Regular blind user testing of our accessible video player. Full audit trails for every transcript and audio description.
Recap vs. Traditional Services
| Feature | Traditional Services | Recap Innovations |
|---|---|---|
| Turnaround (60-min video) | 24-72 hours | 15-45 minutes |
| Bulk batches (100 videos) | 3-7 days | 6-8 hours |
| Workflow | Manual upload/download | Direct platform integration |
| Accuracy verification | You have to trust vendor reports that don't provide public datasets for independent verification of WER claims | Built-in WER auditor for self-verification for any video |
| Audio descriptions | Limited, slow turnaround. Descriptions may be provided in text-only format, with no voiceover narration, or with a very robotic sounding voice. | AI-powered at scale with intelligent ducking, hundreds of realistic human-sounding voices, and audio descriptions delivered in standard AND extended format for every video for one low cost. |
| Cost structure | Higher per-minute + hidden storage and integration fees | 40-60% lower, no hidden storage and integration fees |
| Implementation | 4-8 weeks | 1-2 weeks |
| Hidden fees | Setup, storage, per-user, integration fees | None |
True Workflow Automation
Most "automated" services still require manual upload and download. We integrate directly with your platforms.
Traditional Workflow
- Faculty uploads video to LMS
- You download video
- Upload to vendor platform
- Wait 3-10 business days
- Download captions/transcripts
- Manually fix or shift timestamps in Notepad or other txt editors
- Re-upload to LMS
- Notify faculty and students needing accomodations
Recap Workflow
- Faculty uploads video to LMS
- Accessibility happens automatically
- 15-20 minutes later, captions and audio descriptions are live
Regain hours lost on manual video download and uploads.
Audio Description Specialization
While most vendors focus on captions, we specialize in AI-powered audio descriptions, which are the often-overlooked but legally required accessibility feature.
Standard Audio Descriptions
- Fits into natural pauses in dialogue
- Intelligent audio ducking (volume reduction during AD when sufficent pauses are not available)
- AI-powered scene analysis
- Multiple voice options
- 15-20 minute turnaround
Extended Audio Descriptions
- Video automatically pauses for complex visuals
- Ideal for STEM courses, labs, diagrams
- Detailed descriptions of technical content
- Seamless pause and resume
- Same fast turnaround
Faculty can review and modify descriptions before publication.
Learn more about our audio description capabilities.
Security & Compliance
✓ SOC 2 Type II Certified
Annual independent security audits
✓ WCAG 2.1 Level AA Video Compliance
International accessibility standard
✓ Data Encryption
In transit and at rest with AES-256 encryption
✓ US-Based Infrastructure
Secure cloud environment
Try Before You Buy
Don't just take our word for it. Validate everything yourself.
Live Caption Demo
Test our live captioning with your own voice. Takes 2 minutes. No signup required.
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Process ~100 videos from one course. Verify quality yourself before commitment.
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