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It\u2019s about creating a more inclusive, engaging, and effective learning and working environment for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While captions are essential for participants who are Deaf or hard of hearing, their benefits extend far beyond that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Clarity for everyone: <\/strong>Captions help participants better follow along, especially when audio quality is poor, someone has an accent, or technical terms are being discussed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Support for English language learners:<\/strong> Seeing words as they\u2019re spoken reinforces understanding and retention.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Improved focus and comprehension: <\/strong>Captions can help all participants process information more effectively and stay engaged, particularly in longer sessions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Convenience and flexibility: <\/strong>Transcripts and captioned recordings allow participants to revisit material later, search for key points, or catch up if they couldn\u2019t attend live.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Inclusivity by default:<\/strong> Turning on captions signals that accessibility is a priority, helping everyone feel valued and supported.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Zoom and Google Meet make it simple to enable captions with a simple click. Providing a meeting transcript or sharing a captioned recording afterward can further support accessibility and reinforce key information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Enable Captions in Zoom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Live Captions (Automated):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In your meeting, select the <strong>\u201cCC \/ Show Captions\u201d<\/strong> button on the toolbar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose <strong>\u201cEnable Auto-Transcription.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participants will now see captions on their screen.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>After the meeting:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If your meeting was recorded to the cloud, Zoom can <strong>automatically generate a transcript<\/strong> that you can review, edit, and share with attendees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"81\" src=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/107\/files\/2026\/03\/image-3.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of Zoom toolbar with a red box around the \u201cCC Show Captions\u201d button which is the 4th icon in from the right.\" class=\"wp-image-422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/107\/files\/2026\/03\/image-3.png 598w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/107\/files\/2026\/03\/image-3-300x41.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note: <\/strong>On a mobile device or device with a smaller screen, you may have to click on &#8220;More&#8221; in the toolbar to access this option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Enable Captions in Google Meet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Live Captions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>During your meeting, click the <strong>\u201cCC\u201d (Captions)<\/strong> button at the bottom of the Meet window.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose your <strong>preferred language<\/strong> (English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, or German).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Captions will appear for all participants who enable them individually.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>After the meeting:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When recording in Google Meet, organizers can <strong>access a transcript<\/strong> that syncs with the video for later review or sharing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"81\" src=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/107\/files\/2026\/03\/image-3.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of Google Meet toolbar with a red box around the \u201cCC\u201d button which is the 5th icon from the left.\" class=\"wp-image-423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/107\/files\/2026\/03\/image-3.png 598w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/107\/files\/2026\/03\/image-3-300x41.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Small actions like enabling captions make a big difference by helping all participants engage fully and equitably.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.zoom.com\/hc\/en\/article?id=zm_kb&amp;sysparm_article=KB0059762\">Enabling captions in Zoom<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/meet\/answer\/15077804?hl=en&amp;ref_topic=14074243&amp;sjid=11213388450529896418-NA\">Enabling captions in Google Meet<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/accessibility.umich.edu\/how-to\/meetings-events\/videoconferencing\">Videoconferencing Accessibility at U-M<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/its.umich.edu\/communication\/videoconferencing\/tool-comparison\">Videoconferencing Comparison Chart at U-M<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It\u2019s important to note the advantages of Zoom in regards to HIPAA and accessibility features such as downloading caption\/transcript files and captioning\/ASL support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/accessibility\/captions-and-transcripts\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-421","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/accessibility\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/accessibility\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/accessibility\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/accessibility\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/accessibility\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=421"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/accessibility\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":616,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/accessibility\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/421\/revisions\/616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/accessibility\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}