Introduction Site Map Captions put a text version of oral speech and audible sounds on video and film media.
Most people have at one time or another seen captions on television.
What most people don't know is who does the captioning, how it is done, and the history behind it. Very few people actually realize that court reporters are the captioners for live broadcasting, and court reporting is the most efficient method of captioning video and other media. Taking that one step further to the newest application of Captioning over the Internet , court reporters with their computerized stenotype machines, specialized software and tremendous skill, are the only means for providing live captions where speech ranges from 150-250 words per minute, a normal pace for speaking. The Americans with Disabilities Act now mandates that essentially all major television programming and video production be captioned with a target date of 2006 for compliance.