What is a Transcription?

Transcription is the process in which speech or audio is converted into a written, plain text document. Transcripts are the output of transcription, and because they are plain text there is no time information attached to them. Both transcription and captioning offer their own benefits and knowing the role they each play in video and audio will help you determine how to utilize them. The appropriate accommodation for accessible video is synchronous captions. For content that is audio only, transcripts are sufficient.

If you have further questions about the captioning service or captioning standards, please feel free to reach out to the Accessibility Specialist or call 707.664.2677.