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Education accessibility services for higher ed and eLearning

Make learning accessible to your students with Verbit’s captioning, transcription, and audio description solutions. Our platform supports ADA, WCAG, and Section 508 compliance and is purpose-built for classrooms, lectures, LMS platforms, and virtual learning environments. Scale live captioning and transcription efforts across your entire campus and online offerings with Verbit.

Accessible learning technology that supports student equity

Real-time accessibility tools to help colleges & universities improve learning outcomes

Accessibility solutions built for modern education environments

Our technology enhances engagement for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, non-native English speakers, neurodivergent learners, or anyone who benefits from multimodal learning formats.

  • Live Instruction & Hybrid Classrooms: Real-time captions, CART-style transcription and secure transcripts delivered to in-room screens, remote learners, or personal devices and document support for accommodations.
  • On-Demand Course Content: Captioning, subtitling, transcription, and audio description for recorded lessons or archived course content inside LMS platforms like Blackboard, Anthology, Canvas, and more.
  • Campus Events & Online Programs: Support accessible graduation ceremonies, guest lectures, athletics broadcasts, webinars, info sessions, admissions events, conferences, and career fairs.

 

A single plan for ADA Title II & institutional compliance

 

Meeting accessibility requirements can feel overwhelming. Verbit’s platform combines AI automation with human-level quality assurance when accuracy, funding, or legal compliance requires it. Verbit’s new Campus Complete subscription plan helps institutions meet accessibility standards confidently by streamlining compliance with tools and workflows that align with:

  • ADA Title II
  • WCAG 2.1 AA
  • Section 508
  • Accessibility accommodation requests & disability services workflows

Why education leaders choose Verbit

With technology like CaptivateTM for education, Verbit helps institutions generate and provide accurate captions and transcripts to engage students, faculty, and the university community. Research continues to show that captions and transcripts support:

  • Comprehension, retention & academic performance
  • ESL/ELL and multilingual learners
  • Note-taking and studying efficiency
  • Engagement with remote and asynchronous learning

 

About accessibility compliance at Verbit

Our captions, transcripts, and audio description are designed with Americans with Disabilities Act Title II, WCAG, and Universal Design for Learning in mind. We are committed to inclusion and helping each customer reach their digital accessibility goals.

Helpful Gen AI for students & faculty

Our generative AI tool, Gen.V™, offers students and faculty with helpful transcript insights from their studies, lectures and research, including automatic summaries, quizzes, chapters, headlines, and keywords.

 

Technology designed for advanced coursework

Verbit’s proprietary speech recognition technology, Captivate™, and video accessibility solutions deliver on the caption accuracy needed even on niche educational topics, including STEM and graduate-level content. We apply continuous machine learning to provide greater accuracy to meet accommodation requests, accessibility requirements and more.

Verbit’s Smart Player for education

Layer extended audio descriptions and closed captions over any online video with interactive playback features like transcript search, clip and share and more. The Smart Player‘s capabilities are invaluable to students and faculty as they learn and research.

Recommended content

Whether you’re modernizing accessibility programs, responding to student accommodation requests, or preparing for ADA/WCAG compliance, our content is designed to guide you.

Hear from customers using Verbit’s live captioning and transcription for educational accessibility

Explore why thousands of higher education professionals choose to partner with Verbit. Discover case studies and customer quotes of their firsthand experiences to learn how our team supports the diverse needs of education and eLearning.

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“As a large organization, we’ve had a really good experience with Verbit, and that’s why we keep renewing the contract every year. You know, we keep coming back to the service.”
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Roberto Santiago,

Associate Director, Disability Program
San Franscisco State University
“We’re not talking about one, two videos; we’re talking about tens of thousands of videos that need to be captioned within specific SLAs, and so one of the things that very much attracted us to Verbit is that they were able to deliver that quality and that scale.”
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Nathan Arora,

Chief Business Officer
YuJa
“Using Verbit has been incredibly easy. They answer emails at all hours. They’re super responsive and just absolutely wonderful to work with.”
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Becky Borello, MBA, M.Ed.,

Instructional Technologist
Chatham University
“For the graduations, we’re sharing the link to Verbit’s captioning. It opens up accessibility for everyone to see their child, grandchild and neighbor have that shining moment of graduating.”
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Heather Rose, M.A.,

Disability Specialist and Service Coordinator,
The University of Akron

Pricing for academic needs

Contact us for a custom plan or discover Campus Complete, your all-in-one accessibility subscription for ADA Title II compliance and campus-wide inclusion.

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Accessibility in education: FAQs

How does Verbit help colleges and universities meet ADA accessibility requirements?

Verbit provides captioning, transcription, audio description, and assistive technology solutions that support ADA Title II/III expectations for accessible learning. Our workflows and accuracy options help institutions document accommodations, support disability services teams, and align digital content with accessibility requirements.

How does Verbit support ADA and WCAG compliance and accessibility standards?

Verbit provides captioning, transcription, and audio description services designed to align with ADA Title II/III, WCAG 2.1 AA, and Section 508 guidelines, helping institutions implement compliant accessibility workflows at scale. Verbit’s new Campus Complete subscription plan helps universities meet compliance needs at scale and within budget. Our team stays up-to-date on evolving regulations and updates Verbit’s technology and solutions accordingly.

Do captions and transcripts improve learning outcomes?

Yes. Research shows captions and transcripts support comprehension, retention, ESL/ELL learners, and neurodivergent learning needs, while improving accessibility for students with disabilities.

Are there specific regulations governing captioning within education?

Yes, regulations such as the ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act mandate that educational institutions provide accessible materials, including captioning, to support students with disabilities.

Can Verbit integrate with our LMS or video platform?

Absolutely. Verbit offers integrations with leading learning management systems (LMS) and education platforms like Canvas, Blackboard, Kaltura, Panopto, Brightspace, Moodle, D2L, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and more, making it easy to implement captions and transcripts directly within your existing LMS or video hosting environment.

How does Verbit ensure the accuracy of captions in educational content?

Verbit combines its cutting-edge automatic speech recognition (ASR) technologyCaptivate™, with review by human transcriptionists when needed to deliver highly accurate captions. We continuously train our AI models on educational content, including niche and technical subjects, to ensure precision across all coursework. Verbit’s solutions are designed to support both live (synchronous) and pre-recorded (asynchronous) classes. Whether your lectures are happening in real-time or recorded for later viewing, our platform delivers accurate captions and transcripts for every type of session.

What training resources are available for educators to effectively use captions?

Verbit offers a range of training resources, including tutorials, guides, and live support, to help educators use captions and transcripts effectively. Your institution will also have access to a dedicated education success manager to provide ongoing guidance and support.

What accessibility services are required for higher education institutions?

Higher education institutions must ensure that digital learning environments, live instruction, and recorded content meet ADA and WCAG standards. Captioning, transcription, and audio description are core services that help satisfy accessibility and accommodation requirements.

Is Verbit’s platform secure for student information and course materials?

Verbit uses secure data handling practices and offers workflows designed to align with education privacy expectations. Verbit’s secure platform supports institutions that need to manage course content, faculty research, or student-related information responsibly.

How can Verbit support accessibility needs in K–12 classrooms and school districts?

Yes, Verbit can meet the needs of K-12 schools and school district partners. Verbit provides live captioning, transcription, and accessible classroom media to support students who are deaf or hard of hearing, ESL/ELL learners, and students with IEP or 504 accommodations. Schools and districts can use Verbit for live lessons, recorded instructional content, homework platforms, and school events to help meet accessibility expectations and provide equitable learning access.

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