George Brown Polytechnic is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work and live in the community with each other.
About Live Captioning for Online Events
Live captioning is an important accessibility accommodation that provides real-time text of spoken content during online events. Captioning supports accessibility requirements and helps create an inclusive experience for attendees across the George Brown Polytechnic community.
George Brown Polytechnic provides live captioning services for institution-wide online events to support accessibility and compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Learn how to request captioning for webinars, virtual meetings and online events, and what information facilitators need to provide.
How to Request Live Captioning?
Faculty or staff using various online platforms such as Blackboard Collaborate, Zoom, Teams for institution-wide program information sessions, webinars, Town Halls, etc., can email the captioning team at captioning@georgebrown.ca a minimum of two weeks before the scheduled session and provide all the information in the form below.
Once the live captioning session has been scheduled, you will receive a confirmation email from the captioning team. This email will include the contact information for the Live Captioner assigned to your event. If there are any captioning issues during the session, you are to contact the Live Captioner directly.
Need to Cancel Live Captioning Session?
To cancel a confirmed live captioning session, please email the captioning team at least two business days prior to the start of the session.
Questions?
Contact: captioning@georgebrown.ca