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Captioning compliance that actually scales

Live captions on every session, persistent transcripts you can audit, and an accessibility statement backed by reality. Without you having to operate the broadcaster yourself.

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Accessibility coordinators sit at the intersection of policy and operations. Policy is straightforward: WCAG 2.2 captioned-media criteria, ADA Title III, Section 508 for federal procurement. Operations is where the gap usually lives — does the actual event have the captions the policy promised?

EventRecast closes that gap by making captioning the default for every event in the program. Coordinators no longer have to justify captioning per session, train AV teams from scratch, or check after the fact whether the captions were actually on. The system runs; you audit the trail.

What accessibility teams get

WCAG 2.2 captioned-media coverage

Real-time captions and persistent transcripts align with success criterion 1.2.4 (live captions) and 1.2.2 (recorded captions). One platform, two compliance lines.

Audit trail of every session

Each captioned event creates a timestamped, downloadable transcript you can keep in your accessibility records.

Serves the audiences captions exist for

Late-deafened attendees, hard-of-hearing attendees, non-native-language attendees — all served by the same caption stream, on devices they already have.

Multi-language support

Real-time translation extends accessibility to non-native-language audiences without requiring interpreters for every session.

Attendee-controlled display

Each viewer adjusts font size, contrast, and color theme. Personal accessibility without coordinating with the broadcaster.

ADA / Section 508 alignment

Live captioning is a baseline expectation under ADA Title III for public-facing events and Section 508 for federally-procured systems. EventRecast meets the captioning baseline.

How accessibility teams operate with captions

  1. Set captioning as the program default

    Make captions a checkbox on every event creation flow rather than an exception. The marginal cost of captioning a session approaches zero.

  2. Audit via the transcript record

    Every captioned event leaves a transcript record you can review. No more retroactive 'did they actually caption it?' inquiries.

  3. Document compliance per event

    Export transcripts and engagement metrics into accessibility records. Reuse the same template for every session.

What live captions don't do — and what to pair them with

Live captions and ASL interpretation serve overlapping but different audiences. Captions are essential for late-deafened, hard-of-hearing, and non-native-language attendees. ASL is preferred by many in the Deaf community whose first language is sign. Best practice for major public events is to offer both, and EventRecast complements rather than replaces interpreting programs.

For accessibility coordinators, this means a layered model: captions as the baseline (every session), with interpreters added for keynotes, all-hands sessions, and any session where you have known Deaf attendees. EventRecast handles the baseline; your existing interpreting workflow handles the interpreted layer.

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