Teaching · Special Education

Captions that keep up with the meeting.

Mark the settings, people and follow-up checks for one live class or meeting. The checklist lists the gaps that matter most and writes the speaking norms to read at the start.

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$5one-time · every device you sign in on
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Included with Caveat Classroom and Whole-school licenses. Or get it in the Special Education toolkit, $99 for 100 items.

The caption check

One check per meeting. The example is made up.

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What you get

Teaching · Special Education$5 · included with Classroom and Whole-school licenses

What you finish with
Checks ready and the gaps in order, a warning when the plan’s captioner or interpreter is missing, and norms to read out.
Who it is for
Teachers, case managers, teachers of the deaf and hard of hearing and anyone hosting a school meeting by video.
Format
Browser checklist. One saved check per meeting; printed for the host or as a blank checklist; CSV; export and import a file.
Access
$5 one-time, yours on every device you sign in on; the tool opens once you are signed in with it. Included with Caveat Classroom and Whole-school licenses. Also in the Special Education toolkit ($99) and the Teaching Suite pass ($199), and 1 more bundle. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Special Education space in Caveat Teaching.
Support
Questions about an order, access or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.
every voice, written as it is said
Drawn for this page. Captions are only as good as the meeting: one voice at a time, names first, terms shared ahead.

How to use it

  1. Start a check with a code for the class or meeting.
  2. Note the platform and what the participant’s plan lists.
  3. Work through the settings a day ahead.
  4. Read the norms at the start of the meeting.
  5. Afterward, save the recording with captions and share the checked transcript.

Check a meeting

What counts as captioned

Automatic or human

Automatic captions help everyone and are often enough for a general audience. When a student’s IEP or 504 plan lists a human captioner (CART) or an interpreter, that is the accommodation; automatic captions do not replace it.

The standard

WCAG 2.2 criterion 1.2.4 (Level AA) asks for captions on live audio in synchronized media. Most platforms provide automatic captions; captioner and interpreter access take setup ahead of time.

What this is not

A review of recorded media; use the multimedia export checks for videos.

Sources

  1. W3C (2023). Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2: 1.2.4 Captions (Live).
  2. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act regulations, 34 CFR 300.322(e): the school takes action to ensure the parent understands the proceedings, including an interpreter for parents who are deaf.
  3. U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Education (2014). Frequently Asked Questions on Effective Communication for Students with Hearing, Vision, or Speech Disabilities in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools.
  4. Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP), Captioning Key: live captioning and CART.

The example class is made up. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.