Ensuring accessibility in healthcare communication is not just a legal mandate – it’s a commitment to humanity.
As is true with many areas of modern life, artificial intelligence is changing the game for video in healthcare. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) sets the bar for inclusivity, promising your videos will be genuinely accessible to everyone.
Let’s explore how AI is transforming video content to meet ADA standards and, more importantly, to respect accessibility.
#1: AI-Generated Captioning and Transcripts
The biggest step forward in simplifying ADA compliance is AI-generated captions and transcriptions. The ability to instantly generate accurate captions and transcripts saves healthcare organizations hours of effort that might otherwise make video communications inaccessible to the hearing-impaired.
Through sophisticated speech recognition technology, AI tools are capable of understanding and transcribing complex medical terminology that often appears in health-related scripts. This accuracy ensures that individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing can receive essential information without the barriers that confront them elsewhere in everyday life.
#2: AI-Generated Audio Descriptions
For visually impaired audiences, AI-generated audio descriptions provide a verbal representation of the visual elements in videos. These descriptions are seamlessly integrated into natural pauses within your audio track, allowing the visually impaired to still benefit from the engaging power of personal video.
#3: Language Translation and Localization through AI
AI’s capability to translate and localize content breaks down daunting language barriers in healthcare communication. By providing multi-language support, videos become accessible to minority audiences, ensuring that important health information is universally understood and made available.
AI Ensures Compliance and Improving Accessibility
By ensuring that every video is ADA compliant, healthcare organizations not only adhere to legal requirements; they acknowledge and value the diversity of human experience. Incorporating AI into the creation and distribution of healthcare videos represents a significant step toward a more inclusive society.
As AI technology advances, its role in fostering accessibility in healthcare communications promises to expand, bringing us closer to a world where everyone has equal access to the care they need.
Most of the tools listed in this article are paid services and can get pricey – especially when creating video at scale. Cyrano Video utilizes AI tools to quickly deliver quality videos that are engaging and ADA compliant. We handle every aspect of video production, from conceptualization to distribution – all you have to do is record! See what Cyrano Video can do for you and request a demo today!
