Video Accessibility Made Easy
Meet ADA Title II requirements before the April 2027 deadline. AI-powered captions, 72+ language translations, and audio descriptions—so simple that part-time staff can run it.
"The motion to approve the budget..."
We will now proceed to item seven...
Your Residents Deserve Access. The Law Now Requires It.
ADA Title II now mandates WCAG 2.1 AA compliance for all government video content. The deadline is set. The lawsuits have started. Is your agency ready?
Legal Exposure
Plaintiffs aren't waiting for the deadline. Non-compliant agencies are already being targeted.
Who Gets Excluded
These are your residents—taxpayers who deserve equal access to their government.
Leadership Matters
Plaintiffs aren't waiting. "Surf-by" lawsuits are actively targeting non-compliant government websites now.
The question isn't if you need to comply—it's how.
See How MediaScribe Makes It EasyCompliance Made Easy for Any Staff Member
MediaScribe is the AI-powered accessibility platform purpose-built for government video. Real-time captions, translations in 72+ languages, and AI audio descriptions—from a system so simple that part-time operators can run it with zero technical training.
Implementation takes just 1-2 weeks (some agencies go live in 24 hours). Stop choosing which meetings are accessible.
“On our end, it's so easy. You start it before the meeting starts and you stop it when it's over.”
— Lonnie Garland, South Washington County
MediaScribeFrom Speech to Accessible Content in Milliseconds
MediaScribe processes your meeting audio in real-time, generating accurate captions, instant translations, and AI audio descriptions—then delivers them wherever your audience needs them.
MediaScribeMeet Every WCAG 2.1 AA Video Requirement
MediaScribe addresses the complete set of WCAG video accessibility criteria—real-time captions, prerecorded captions, audio descriptions, and multilingual support—in a single integrated platform.
Our solution provides automatic compliance documentation with audit trails, so you can demonstrate good-faith efforts to regulators and protect your agency from legal exposure.
Real-time captions for live multimedia content
Captions for all prerecorded video archives
Narration of visual content for blind/low-vision users
Meaningful access for Limited English Proficient (LEP) residents
See What Changes With MediaScribe
See exactly how much your agency could save with MediaScribe.
Calculate Your Specific SavingsThe Compliance Clock Is Ticking
until ADA Title II enforcement begins requiring WCAG 2.1 AA compliance
The April 26, 2027 deadline applies to municipalities with 50,000+ population. Smaller municipalities and special districts have until April 26, 2028. Over 4,000 ADA lawsuits were filed last year alone, and “surf-by” plaintiffs are actively targeting non-compliant agencies.
Starting now gives you time to implement properly rather than scrambling when plaintiffs come calling.
Join Our Upcoming Webinar
AI Captions for Government Meetings: The Setup, the Review, and Your Questions Answered Live
Most government teams already have some form of AI captioning on their meeting streams. The harder part is getting those captions to spell a council member's name correctly, catching errors before a recorded meeting is posted or replayed, and making sure captions appear everywhere the meeting does. That's what this session is about.Join the Tightrope team as we walk through a practical AI captioning setup for public meetings, a review process that works for small teams, and what WCAG 2.1 AA requires for live and recorded video. We'll wrap up with live Q&A. Have a question you'd like answered? Let us know when you register.What You'll LearnWhich versions of your meeting need captions, including live streams, recordings posted afterward, cable replays, and meetings shared on YouTube and FacebookHow to get local names and terms right with custom vocabulary, clear audio, and a few simple habits for speakersWhat a realistic review step looks like for a small team, including how to correct captions before a meeting airs againWhen meeting video also needs audio descriptions, especially for presentations with slides, maps, or other visual informationTools built for government meetings, including a look at MediaScribe Live for captions and translation in the meeting room and on residents' phones, and MediaScribe Narrate for audio descriptions on recorded meetingsWho Should AttendGovernment video teams, city clerks, public information officers, communications staff, accessibility coordinators, IT professionals, and PEG and community media teams who produce or publish public meeting video.
Trusted by Government Agencies Nationwide
“MediaScribe was exactly the service we needed—it's user-friendly, accurate, and actually digestible for a small PEG facility like ours.”
- Up and running in under 24 hours
- 99% accuracy
- Transcripts used to prep meeting minutes
- Planning multilingual expansion
“MediaScribe's been really consistent and faster than most live captioners. As far as feedback from the clerk of the board, she's been super happy.”
- Replaced $120/hour live captioning
- Serving 1.1 million county residents
- 99% accuracy with heavy accents
- Exploring Spanish translations
“On our end, it's so easy. You start it before the meeting starts and you stop it when it's over.”
- Part-time operators manage easily
- Supports diverse community equity goals
- 7 cable channels across 20,000+ homes
- Planning translations for Indian and Somali populations
Award-Winning Technology, Three Years Running
MediaScribe is built by Tightrope Media Systems, serving government media operations for over 25 years.
“Industry recognition is meaningful, but what it really represents is government agencies finally getting accessibility tools built for their workflows, their budgets, and the communities they serve. That’s the work we set out to do.”
Backed by Tightrope Media Systems — 25+ years serving 1,100+ government clients
Ready to Meet Your Compliance Deadline?
Join the government agencies making accessibility standard—not a luxury. Get a personalized demo and see exactly how MediaScribe works with your existing infrastructure.