Google has released a new application for its social network Google+ that integrates live chat transcription for Hangouts. The new app, named as Hangout Captions, is aimed at making the video-chat feature of Hangouts more accessible for users with hearing-impairments. The Hangout Captions application also enables users who are deaf or have trouble hearing to participate in the conversation.
Google+'s Hangout Captions features two sorts of transcription. The first option is more of a professional transcription through StreamText, while the second one is a very basic transcription that allows users to type out on the keyboard.
“By adding the +Hangout Captions app, you can either connect live text from a professional transcriptionist to your Hangout, or type right into a text box yourself to transcribe a Hangout for your friends,” Naomi Black, technical program manager for accessibility engineering said in apost on Google+.
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