{"id":22156,"date":"2021-07-13T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.publicinput.com\/?p=22156"},"modified":"2025-12-20T05:10:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T21:10:33","slug":"multilingual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/publicinput.com\/wp\/2021\/07\/13\/multilingual\/","title":{"rendered":"Real-Time, Multilingual Closed Captions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22156\" class=\"elementor elementor-22156\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a72deb6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4a72deb6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cd0f0da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cd0f0da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/data.census.gov\/cedsci\/map?q=Language%20Spoken%20at%20Home&amp;g=0400000US01,02,04,05,06,08,09,10,11,12,13,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,53,54,55,56&amp;tid=ACSST1Y2019.S1601&amp;mode=customize&amp;cid=S1601_C01_001E&amp;break=4&amp;palette=PuOr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Banner\" src=\"http:\/\/20.9.7.0\/wp2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Banner.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"425\" data-id=\"22213\" data-init-width=\"2240\" data-init-height=\"1260\" data-width=\"756\" data-height=\"425\" data-link-wrap=\"true\" \/><\/a><\/p><h2>Real-time, multilingual closed captions for livestreamed public meetings<\/h2><p>According to the 2020 US Census, over 20% of people in America report speaking a language other than English in the home. \u00a0For governments, public sector planners and engagement professionals that means implementing an effective language assistance program is both necessary and oftentimes required. \u00a0<\/p><h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Percent of the Population Speaking a Language other than English<\/em><\/strong><\/h6><p><a href=\"https:\/\/data.census.gov\/cedsci\/map?q=Language%20Spoken%20at%20Home&amp;g=0400000US01,02,04,05,06,08,09,10,11,12,13,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,53,54,55,56&amp;tid=ACSST1Y2019.S1601&amp;mode=customize&amp;cid=S1601_C01_001E&amp;break=4&amp;palette=PuOr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Lang Table\" src=\"http:\/\/20.9.7.0\/wp2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Lang-Table.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"508\" height=\"308\" data-id=\"22210\" data-init-width=\"564\" data-init-height=\"342\" data-width=\"508\" data-height=\"308\" data-link-wrap=\"true\" \/><\/a><\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\">2015-2019 ACS 5-Year Narrative Profile<\/p><h3><strong>Purpose-built for government<\/strong><\/h3><p dir=\"ltr\">Unlike any other solution currently on the market, PublicInput provides multilingual closed captioning without all the hassle.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Built specifically to address the limitations inherent in platforms like Youtube, Zoom, and Webex; the PuplicInput Multilingual Closed Captioning feature increases equity by keeping Linguistically Isolated Communities informed and allowing them to participate in their native language.<\/p><ul><li dir=\"ltr\">Automatically supports over <strong><span style=\"color: #ff7c1d;\">108 languages<\/span> <\/strong><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\">Does not require a live interpreter to transcribe<\/li><li dir=\"ltr\">No per meeting set up delays or special licensing fees required<\/li><li dir=\"ltr\">No lag during the live meeting to support captioning<\/li><li dir=\"ltr\">No separate streams required for multiple language support<\/li><\/ul><p><img decoding=\"async\" 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\/><\/p><h3><strong>Removing manual tasks and costly expenses<\/strong><\/h3><p dir=\"ltr\">From community collaboration to investment decision-making an effective language assistance strategy can quickly become a complicated, time-consuming, and expensive undertaking especially for livestream meetings. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">PublicInput provides multilingual closed captions without requiring:<\/p><ul><li dir=\"ltr\">Accommodation requests<\/li><li dir=\"ltr\">Downloading and installing apps<\/li><li dir=\"ltr\">Scheduling interpreters or additional staff<\/li><li dir=\"ltr\">Restrictive subscriber requirements to access captioning options<\/li><\/ul><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"How Public | Meetings Works - VPMs - Banner\" src=\"http:\/\/20.9.7.0\/wp2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/How-Public-Meetings-Works-VPMs-Banner.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"479\" height=\"144\" data-id=\"22615\" data-init-width=\"912\" data-init-height=\"275\" data-width=\"479\" data-height=\"144\" \/><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Remote resident\u00a0<\/strong><b>participation has increased public meeting participation by as much as 210%. With\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">multilingual<\/span><b>\u00a0closed captioning you can reach\u00a0<em>and<\/em> engage every corner of your community.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real-time, multilingual closed captions for livestreamed public meetings According to the 2020 US Census, over 20% of people in America report speaking a language other than English in the home. \u00a0For governments, public sector planners and engagement professionals that means implementing an effective language assistance program is both necessary and oftentimes required. 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