Ava (ava.me)

Ava delivers live captions and transcription services that combine AI with human scribes to help Deaf and hard-of-hearing people participate in conversations. It is aimed at individuals, educational institutions, workplaces, and organizations seeking accessible, ADA-compliant communication across in-person and online meetings. The tool is presented as an accessibility service that covers classrooms, workplaces, and events.

Ava functions by integrating with video conferences and devices to provide captions in real time. It emphasizes fast access to captions and the availability of transcripts, with options to store notes in the cloud and provide summaries of conversations. The system combines AI-generated captions with human review for higher accuracy.

The main capability set includes real-time captions, speaker identification, translations, transcripts, and a Scribe service for higher accuracy. It supports multiple languages and works across platforms, including mobile, web, and desktop, to enable ADA-compliant communication in various contexts.

It references 24/7 access on web, desktop, and mobile, and notes integrations with Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams, without detail on regional availability or platform parity beyond stated platforms.

Use cases

• Classroom and school use with transcription and notes
• Workplace meetings with ADA-compliant captions