[Poscgrad] Random zoom accessibility note

[Jennifer Merolla]

Thanks, Catherine!

On Wed, Feb 8, 2023 at 9:27 AM Catherine Wright <cwrig032 at ucr.edu> wrote:

> Hi everyone!
>
> I just learned about a simple accessibility trick for zoom meetings -- how
> to enable captions in all the meetings you host.  Prof. Merolla, I added
> you here in case you want to share this with faculty as well (not sure who
> all is on the poscgrad list)
>
> A few notes:
>
>    - Zoom will not automatically give captions for everyone, it just
>    gives participants in your meeting the option to turn them on
>    - The captions are auto-generated so they are definitely flawed.
>
> Despite the imperfections, it is a great tool for hearing impaired
> participants or participants who are using their second language in the
> meeting. It also gives you the option to allow this auto-generated
> transcript to be viewed and downloaded adding an extra layer of
> accessibility.
>
> *So here's how you can turn on captions:*
> [image: image.png]
> **Note that you have to turn this setting on from the Zoom account on a
> browser, not the desktop app. Here's a screenshot of what mine looks like:
> [image: zoom-captions2.png]
>
> I hope others find this useful.
>
> Best,
> Catherine
>
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