Real-time AI captions for town halls, city council meetings, and public hearings. Meet ADA and Section 508 requirements with Deepgram Nova-2 and 125-language translation.
Start Free TrialFederal, state, and local government bodies are streaming public meetings at unprecedented rates — city council sessions, town halls, public hearings, zoning board meetings, school board meetings, and legislative committee hearings all go out live to constituents who cannot attend in person. But streaming without live captions fails a significant portion of the public.
The Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act establish clear obligations for government entities to provide accessible communication. For live streamed public meetings, that means real-time captions. The traditional solution — hiring CART professionals — costs $150–$300 per hour and requires advance scheduling. StreamTranslate provides always-on, real-time AI captions through an OBS browser source overlay at a flat monthly rate, making accessibility practical for every regular meeting.
Beyond legal compliance, captioned streams serve multilingual constituents. Cities with large immigrant populations have community members directly affected by zoning decisions, budget hearings, and public health announcements who struggle to follow English-only proceedings. StreamTranslate translates live captions into 125+ languages simultaneously, turning a monolingual broadcast into a multilingual public service.
Weekly and monthly council meetings streamed with live captions ensure deaf and hard-of-hearing constituents can participate in democracy. Add translation for multilingual communities at no extra cost.
Mayor's town halls and community listening sessions reach every constituent when captions are live. Viewers can follow Q&A, public comment periods, and official announcements in real time.
Zoning hearings, environmental impact statements, budget hearings — these decisions affect entire communities. Live captions ensure all affected residents can understand and engage with the process.
During emergencies, government agencies need to reach everyone fast. Live captioned streams with multilingual translation ensure critical safety information reaches deaf viewers and non-English speakers simultaneously.
StreamTranslate integrates directly into OBS Studio as a browser source — the same tool many government AV teams already use to stream meetings to YouTube, Facebook Live, or government video portals. Log in at streamtranslate.live, connect your audio, copy the browser source URL, and paste it into OBS. Captions go live in under 5 minutes. Deepgram Nova-2 handles government and policy vocabulary with high accuracy, and viewers see captions within 1–2 seconds of speech.
Check /pricing for government and municipal plans, or visit /setup for a step-by-step integration guide your AV team can follow in minutes.
Section 508 requires federal agencies to make electronic information technology accessible including live streamed content. ADA Title II requires state and local governments to provide effective communication for public programs. Live captions on government streams satisfy these requirements for deaf viewers. StreamTranslate delivers real-time captions via OBS browser source to help agencies meet these mandates affordably.
StreamTranslate uses Deepgram Nova-2, which handles government and policy vocabulary including ordinances, resolutions, and parliamentary procedure terms with high accuracy. Ensuring a clean audio feed into OBS maximizes accuracy for town halls and council meetings.
Yes. StreamTranslate translates live captions into 125+ languages in real time. Cities with large Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Somali, or Arabic-speaking populations can serve these communities in live broadcasts without hiring live interpreters for every language.
Many government bodies are required to archive meeting recordings. If you record your OBS stream with captions enabled, captions are embedded in the video. For bodies that require searchable transcripts, StreamTranslate caption data can be exported and archived separately from the video file.
Professional CART captioners typically charge $150-$300 per hour and must be booked in advance. StreamTranslate costs a flat monthly rate with no per-session fees, available instantly for any meeting — an affordable, always-on accessibility layer for routine broadcasts like weekly council meetings and public hearings.