![]() ![]() But here, we have taken an important first step. There is still much work to do on making all video communications across all platforms, formats and delivery methods more accessible for people with hearing loss. All we would need to do is turn them on from our screen - empowering us to control our accessibility, rather than relying on someone else to provide it. ![]() I have made Zoom aware of this issue and they are considering enabling Live Transcript to default to ON for all video calls, so the captions are always available to us if we need them. In my experience, the meeting host often gives up in frustration, leaving us without the captions we need. In a large company or university, it can be difficult to determine who that might be, even for those within the organization. Often this requires that someone in the IT department of the company/school/non-profit enable the Live Transcript setting in the organization’s main Zoom account. You must request that the host turn on Live Transcript. This update will provide captions for calls that we initiate, but an equally challenging problem for people with hearing loss is the lack of captions on Zoom calls and webinars that we do not host. Thank you Zoom for recognizing the needs of people with hearing loss and for taking steps to make your platform more accessible at no additional cost. The link for early access for people with hearing loss is here. Read Zoom’s Update on Live Transcription for Free Accounts for more details. I am so proud of the way our hearing loss community has come together to advocate for our needs. Our petition Provide Free Captions for People with Hearing Loss on Video Conferencing Platforms garnered 80,000 signatures. Thank you to NPR ( NPR interview) and the Washington Post ( op-ed) for helping to highlight this issue. We explained that captions are our ramps and that we should not be forced to pay for the accessibility feature that we need to communicate well on Zoom. Since the start of the pandemic, we have been asking Zoom to do just this. This feature will be rolled out to all free accounts by Fall 2021. ![]() Zoom just announced it will provide its high-quality ASR captions (Live Transcript) FREE for people with hearing loss, as well as other groups who require this feature for accessibility reasons. Success! Zoom has heard our community’s voice! ![]()
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