The Zoom service is today one of the most relevant for videoconferences. All over the world, companies, schools, families and friends, hold their meetings via Zoom. Accessibility issues, considering the reach of the public, are essential.
Therefore, automatic captions are being prepared to be available to all users.
New accessibility features to come
Today, on the Zoom videoconferencing platform, there are already several accessibility options, such as manual subtitles, keyboard accessibility or screen reader support.
An increasingly frequent feature in several video services is automatic subtitling, which helps a lot for people who have problems with hearing or even for those moments when it is necessary to accompany a meeting, but you cannot have the sound turned on or there is a lot of background noise.
Thus, Zoom announced that, in the fall of this year, it is preparing to add automatic closed captions to the service, available to all users. It is worth noting, therefore, the fact that this resource is available for free accounts.
Automatic Zoom captions may arrive early for some
For those who need this resource in advance, since it is an option that can greatly facilitate communication, the company seems to be opening doors for this.
Therefore, if you are in this situation, with an order placed through a Google Form, you can then have this access in advance. However, the company says that the process, due to the expected high number of orders, may take a while to become available.
There are other videoconferencing services that currently offer this feature, such as Google Meet, for example.
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