Zoom is adding automatic captions to all free accounts, but experts say it shouldn't stop there.
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Accessibility has long been a major topic of discussion in the tech industry, with many users advocating for better accessibility options every day. Now, Zoom is taking the next step and offering automatic captions on all free accounts by the end of the year.
Experts say it’s a step in the right direction, especially since so many people rely on the service for work and online learning. But they’d also like to see Zoom go a step further.
“It's a start, but more needs to be done,” Sheri Byrne-Haber, accessibility architect at VMware, told Lifewire via email.