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El Mirage council directs staff to research live captioning, translation and improved streaming for council meetings
Summary
Council members asked staff to research captioning and translation services (including AI vendors), camera upgrades and streaming options following concerns about accessibility and video clarity. Staff will return with demos and a proposed work session.
Council members on Wednesday directed city staff to research options to improve audio-visual accessibility in council chambers, including live captioning, translation services, improved camera controls, and streaming platforms.
City staff presented four options: (1) modify the existing system to add captions on current screens; (2) install additional fixed caption screens; (3) subscribe to a cloud captioning/translation service such as Wordly AI that can deliver captions and translations to…
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