Education & accessibility services
From transcription and video captioning to CART (Communication Access Real-Time Translation) captioning and audio description, Verbit is helping institutions and eLearning platforms foster inclusion across the entire learning experience. By integrating our purpose-built technologies, universities and course providers can offer learners equitable access to educational content and extracurricular activities alike, while increasing engagement for all students.
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Academic Live
Get real-time closed captions and transcripts for live lectures held online or in-person.
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Make your entire campus more inclusive
Verbit helps institutions make lectures, commencement ceremonies, library archives, sporting events and all other video content more accessible and engaging to students, faculty and the university community.
Support for accessibility compliance
Our captions, transcripts and audio description are designed with ADA and WCAG benchmarks in mind. We are committed to inclusion and helping each customer reach their accessibility goals.
Gen AI applications that enhance transcript use
Our generative AI tool, Gen.V™, is among our tech-first educational offerings. With Gen.V you can provide students and faculty with accurate transcripts, as well as insightful ones with summaries, quizzes, chapters, headlines and keywords that generate automatically.
Solutions designed for advanced coursework
Verbit’s proprietary speech recognition technology, Captivate™, and solutions deliver accurate results on niche educational topics, even on STEM and graduate-level content. We apply continuous machine learning to provide greater accuracy even on specialized content every time.
Helpful time-saving integrations
Our wide range of integrations are available for common video platform and conferencing software streamlines the process to make delivering closed captions and transcripts easier than ever before.
Access to education experts
With Verbit, you’ll benefit from a specialized education customer success manager. You’ll have a dedicated partner to collaborate with to address your institution’s specific accessibility needs whether they be event accessibility, AI captions or social media captions.
Learn about Verbit’s Smart Player
Layer extended audio descriptions and closed captions over any online video with interactive playback features like transcript search, clip and share and more.
Hear from our customers
Explore why thousands of professionals choose to partner with Verbit. Discover their firsthand experiences and how our team supports the diverse needs of media organizations, companies, universities, legal firms and government agencies.
“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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Pricing options
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FAQs
How does Verbit ensure compliance with accessibility standards?
Verbit’s captions, transcripts, and audio descriptions are designed to meet key accessibility benchmarks, including ADA and WCAG guidelines. Our team stays up-to-date on evolving regulations to ensure your institution remains compliant while fostering an inclusive learning environment.
Can Captivate™ be used for both synchronous and asynchronous classes?
Yes, Captivate™ is 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.
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 captioning into our current learning management systems (LMS)?
Absolutely. Verbit offers seamless integrations with popular learning management systems, making it easy to implement captions and transcripts directly within your existing LMS environment without disrupting workflows.
How does Verbit ensure the accuracy of captions in educational content?
Verbit combines cutting-edge automatic speech recognition (ASR) technology with human transcriptionists 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.
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.