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Colleges, schools, and businesses are rushing to move their courses and meetings online, in response to the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19).
Here are some resources to help you with the transition to online instruction and virtual meetings.
Accessibility Resources for Online Learning
- Captioning options for Videoconferencing and Learning Management Systems
- Remember Accessibility in the Rush to Online Instruction: 10 Tips for Educators (National Deaf Center)
- Designing an Accessible Online Course (toolkit) (Explore Access)
- Remember Accessibility in the Rush to Online Instruction: 10 Tips for Educators (National Deaf Center)
- Automation is Not Equal Access (Explore Access) – goes into a bit more detail about why “automated captioning” is not adequate (in case you need justification to provide your administration or HR department)
- COVID-19 Information page (National Deaf Center) – The NDC also has a listserv with a lot of good information, including lots of conversation right now about switching to online instruction.
Real-Time TypeWell Transcription
We provide remote transcription services for online lectures and meetings via our real-time process. Our real-time services can integrate with Zoom, Adobe, and other platforms. Some live streaming platforms do present limitations. Please contact us (using the button below) for technical details and pricing information.
Adding Captions to Recorded Lectures or Videos
We can provide a text transcript and/or add closed captions to audio and video recordings of lectures, meetings, etc. Please contact us (using the button below) for post-production pricing.
FREE Technical Support
As we have done for 20 years, we’re happy to offer technical support to disability service providers at no charge—even if you’re not a customer of ours. We’re all in this together!
Here are a couple of timely resources in our online, searchable knowledge base:
- Transcribing remotely in Zoom, Collaborate/Blackboard, Adobe Connect, or other online platforms
- Transcribing directly into Zoom’s “Closed Caption” box using TypeWell Everywhere
Chat with us online, email us at support [at] typewell.com, or call OR text (SMS) at (844) 897-3935.
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