Quick Overview
The Peres Center for Peace & Innovation’s leaders have deemed accessibility, captioning and translation as critical offerings to provide to its visitors for the best experience possible. To date, Verbit has captioned more than 500 videos for them, totaling 15 hours of audio across four languages. The center is now able to effectively and inclusively spread its message and mission to international audiences and visitors who are deaf or hard of hearing.
The Challenge
The Peres Center for Peace & Innovation has both a local and international visitor base. Over the past five years, they’ve welcomed more than 300,000 visitors from around the globe. Its leaders recognized the need for an efficient, advanced solution to make its content and exhibits more accessible to visitors with disabilities. They also were seeking translation solutions to better engage their international audience members in their native languages.
The Solution
The center selected Verbit as its captioning and translation partner due to the accuracy, speed and multilingual capabilities its technology and team presented. “After evaluating several options, it became clear that Verbit’s innovative approach and ability to handle large volumes of content efficiently aligned perfectly with our needs,” said Rachel Cohen, Project Manager, Education for Innovation Department.
“Verbit’s cutting-edge AI technology is a game-changer compared to traditional captioning methods and allows us to make our content accessible and engage more international visitors with translation of our content into multiple languages! Through this collaboration, we’ve already captioned over 500 videos, totaling 15 hours of audio across 4 languages!”
The Results
Effective tools to foster an inclusive, accessible environment for visitors
Accessibility and captioning are crucial for our center as they ensure inclusivity for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing and help us reach a global audience through multilingual translations. By providing accurate captions, we enhance engagement and comply with legal standards, while advanced AI technology streamlines this process efficiently.
Multilanguage support
The center’s leaders benefitted from the ability to seamlessly and professionally translate content and museum videos from English to Spanish and English to Arabic.
Dedicated customer support
Working with Verbit has been a smooth and effective experience. Their team was consistently efficient and professional throughout the project, handling tasks promptly and delivering quality results. Their responsiveness and dedication made the entire process straightforward and successful.
An invaluable partnership designed to create impact
Verbit has been an invaluable partner in making our content accessible to a wider audience. Their advanced AI technology, coupled with excellent customer support, has significantly improved our captioning and transcription processes. I would wholeheartedly recommend Verbit to my peers at other centers and museums as a reliable and efficient solution for enhancing accessibility and engagement.
Advice for peers at other museums and centers
When captioning/transcribing content and selecting a partner, peers should prioritize accuracy to ensure captions faithfully represent the content. It’s also crucial to choose a partner who can handle large volumes of work efficiently and within tight deadlines. Additionally, consider a partner with strong multilingual capabilities to effectively reach and engage a diverse, international audience. Finally, evaluate the cost-effectiveness of their services, ensuring that you get high-quality results at a reasonable price.
“Language is an essential tool for bridging people together. Together with Verbit, the Peres Center is investing in translating its content to bridge partnerships and drive beneficial innovation. Verbit’s advanced technology enables us at the Peres Center to make innovation accessible to diverse audiences from Israel and around the world.”
About The Peres Center for Peace & Innovation
The Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, founded in 1996 by the late President of Israel, Shimon Peres, develops and implements impactful and meaningful programs with a focus on promoting a prosperous Israel, nurturing and highlighting Israeli innovation, and paving the way for shared living between all of Israel’s citizens and lasting peace between Israel and its neighbors. Inspired by Peres’ vision, the Israeli Innovation Center was established in Jaffa in early 2019. It presents the incredible story of Israel, the Innovation Nation, showcases the diverse fields and people behind Israeli innovation and welcomes visitors from Israel and around the world with the aim of promoting a better future of prosperity and peace. Partners in the center’s journey include government ministries, multinational corporations and the start-up community.
Verbit offers a wide variety of video accessibility services, including post-production captioning, live captioning, audio description, video encoding, and more.
