The photo above shows a stack of notebooks with handwritten notes, a pen, a cassette tape, and a tape recorder. Yes, the things from the 20th century. Why am I sharing this photo?
While it’s great that more people are interested in captions and transcripts, they often ask me if auto captions or ASR (automated speech recognition) are a great accessibility solution. I would say no it’s not the best practice, especially for professional content. But it also depends.
I have been an Apple user for as long as I can remember. My first computer was a desktop Mac that I got in the late 90s. My first laptop was PC, but eventually I switched to a MacBook. My first phone was Sidekick, then Blackberry, but eventually I ended up with an iPhone. My first tablet was an iPad. I haven’t switched to an Apple Watch yet – I’m still using an analog watch, haha. So most of my devices are from Apple.