Understanding Real-Time Captioning

More of the world is live online than ever. In decades past only radio and TV allowed someone to broadcast themselves. There was an exclusivity to these times because access to them was limited to getting onto these mediums. The power, relatively, was in the hands of the few. Nowadays, things are a little different. There are many more TV channels and studios and even more radio broadcasts. However, the more pressing and fundamental difference is the internet. This has granted greater ease to create networks and followings and be able to distribute content. Live-streaming can now be performed on many platforms, self-directed and -organized: the power, in many cases, has transferred to normal users. With this, the demand for high-performing technology and equipment can support the streams and enable them to look and sound perfect while being accessible to a large audience. This accessibility, in recent years, has been of great focus. Real-time captioning is one such solution. What is it, and how can people benefit from it?