Thinking about upgrading your Zoom captions? You’re not alone. Here are a few reasons why folks decide to switch to Ava (and why you might, too) and how it’s the strongest Zoom captions alternative on the market.
#1. Ava is built by the Deaf Community, for the Deaf Community
That means each and every feature is designed with accessibility in mind. Ava was created by Skinner (born Deaf) and Thibault (a CODA, born in a Deaf family) to bridge daily communication gaps between the Deaf & hearing worlds. Ava’s mission is to empower 450M Deaf & hard-of-hearing people with a fully accessible life, while Zoom isn’t centered around the Deaf community at all. In fact, Zoom only added captions to their free platform after being called out for not being accessible.
#2. Ava is ADA-compliant
Unlike Zoom, Ava Scribe combines AI with professional captioners (Scribes) to deliver 99% accurate captions at the best price while meeting ADA requirements. At Ava, you can schedule an Ava Scribe just 6 hours before your planned conversation, meeting, or class — perfect for last-minute planning or canceled CART or other accommodations. Zoom cannot guarantee 99% accuracy with their AI-generated captions, meaning they do not meet ADA compliance.
#3. Translate into any language
Need captions in a different language from the one you're speaking? Ava seamlessly translates your live captions into over 20 languages, ensuring clarity and connection across linguistic barriers. Zoom only captions the conversation’s spoken language, while not only does Ava have multiple language caption options, you can also translate live.
#4. Talk back in the conversation
With the option to use Ava to voice your text, non-voicing Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals can actively participate in conversations, meetings, and gatherings with a natural-sounding voice. When using Zoom, Deaf people cannot talk back in the conversation, meaning that it’s always a one-way conversation unless you also pay extra for in-person interpreters or use the chat. With Ava Voice, Deaf people can interject their ideas and responses seamlessly into any conversation.
#5. Customize your captions.
When using Zoom captions, you cannot customize your captions or scroll back into the conversation. This can be extremely frustrating when individuals are talking fast or you don’t catch everything. There isn’t an ability to catch up. With Ava, you can customize your caption experience with our floating caption box. Ava will hover over the top of any application, including Zoom, and offers a variety of themes and text sizes for your preferred reading. Plus, you can use Ava for any situation, not just Zoom, so you don’t have to get used to a new technology with each different conversation.
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Ava offers complete autonomy in educational, professional, and personal settings. Contact Ava about how we can help you with live captions or transcriptions.
