Braille captioning services

If you’re deafblind, you can use our live captioning service.

You can ask for remote live captioning and have the text output streamed to your tablet. You are able to change the display of the text to suit, such as background colour, font colour, type and size.

If you prefer to use braille, we can accommodate this too. You need a refreshable braille display. This is a machine which displays braille in real-time. If it does not have a notetaking facility, it needs to be connected to a computer, laptop or tablet to work, using USB or Bluetooth. With this device, you are able to surf the internet, read emails, and read live captioning.

Refreshable braille display

Your captioner will link to your laptop with specialist software, and stream the captions to you. The captions are written all in lower case. The captioner can link with you remotely and stream live captions to you over the internet.

It is just like reading a running advertising board!! MINDBLOWING does not describe this technology.

Connecting online

The Braille CapTel service is a different kind of realtime captioning; this is for the telephone and is available in the USA. The service was launched in Australia in May 2015. A new service coming soon, CapTel 880iB allows users to read captions on a HDMI-enabled TV screen, so the captions can be enlarged to fit your TV display.

To find out more about braille live captioning, contact us.

CapTel braille captions

Our director Tina had a CapTel phone when it was operational in the UK and she used it for 2 years in a finance manager role. Nowadays it sits on her desk gathering dust, unable to connect to the CapTel service which is now only available in the USA. No one ever guessed she was deaf as the captions were so fast and accurate. Tina loved CapTel and she really misses having access to a great phone service. She is hoping the new NGTR service in the UK will live up to its promises when it is finally launched, but in the meantime, it is interesting to see the technology used in other countries and which may become more widely available in the future.

CapTel looks and acts just like any other telephone, with one important difference: it provides text captions of everything a caller says. If you cannot hear what the caller says, you can read the captions on a built-in display and now on a new dynamic braille display.

Trying out Braille CapTel, Deaf Blind Expo, 13 August 2014

Benefits of CapTel

Braille readers who have difficulty hearing over the phone can read word-for-word captions
Captions are provided on a dynamic braille display
Users can read captions at their own speed
Scroll through captions using the buttons on the braille device
Works with headset, neck look or T-coil for hands free use

CapTel braille launch

Braille CapTel Service will launch in the USA later this year. CapTel is currently looking for beta testers and input from the community. If you’re interested in providing input or in becoming a beta tester, email Braille@CapTel.com

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