Integrated Captioning Platform Aims to Meet Rigorous Accessibility Requirements

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) recently deployed a custom integrated course captioning platform. The new service was designed to address the "accessibility and learning requirements across the RIT student body, including students from the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID)," according to a statement released today to the press.

RIT partnered with caption service provider Automatic Sync Technologies (AST) and Ensemble Video to develop the platform. The institution first mapped the video content management system to its workflow, then added AST captioning tools. The AST tools were already included in RIT’s captioning services. RIT’s new system includes a caption format customization capability, including specialized color, sizes, and backgrounds, designed to meet NTID use standards.

Ian Webber, senior manager of Academic Technology and Media Services at RIT, credits the new platform for improving efficiency of its captioning services. "There is no corner cutting here,” said Webber in a prepared statement issued by the companies, “and the fact that Ensemble developed the custom integration with AST and streamlined the platform to handle our high volume of captioning is a massive time saver for us.”

About the Author

Kanoe Namahoe is online editor for 1105 Media's Education Group. She can be reached at [email protected].

Featured

  • stylized illustration of a portfolio divided into sections for career training

    St. Cloud State University Adds Four Tech Bootcamps via Upright Partnership

    To meet the growing demand for tech professionals in the state, Minnesota's St. Cloud State University is partnering with Upright to launch four career-focused bootcamps that will provide in-demand skills in software development, UX/UI design, data analytics, and digital marketing.

  • consultant and educator sitting at a modern desk with a laptop and tablet, surrounded by abstract icons of online learning in a bright, minimalist setting

    Quality Matters Launches Advisory and Consulting Service

    A new service from Quality Matters, the nonprofit focused on quality assurance in online and innovative digital teaching and learning environments, is designed to help colleges and universities develop a sustainable online learning strategy.

  • Two shadowy figures sit at computers with glowing screens, surrounded by floating digital codes in a dark, high-tech environment

    Reports Note Increasing Threat of Nation-State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks

    A bevy of new cybersecurity reports point to the continuing problem of nation-state-sponsored threat actors. The primary culprits have long been Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea, which all show up in recently published reports from Microsoft, IBM, Tenable, and Fortinet.

  • MathGPT

    MathGPT AI Tutor Now Out of Beta

    Ed tech provider GotIt! Education has announced the general availability of MathGPT, an AI tutor and teaching assistant for foundational math support.