Teams Live Captions and Meeting Accessibility Essentials

Clear communication is essential for productive collaboration, yet audio-only interactions can create barriers for diverse participants. This guide introduces the tools and techniques needed to make virtual collaboration universally accessible using built-in features in Teams. You will build a thorough understanding of assistive meeting technology, learning how to configure real-time captioning and manage inclusive communication workflows across your organization. What you'll learn: - Understand foundational accessibility terminology and inclusive meeting standards - Enable and manage real-time live captions during active meetings - Configure spoken language and live translation settings for multilingual teams - Manage speaker attribution and live transcript generation - Apply best practices for audio clarity to improve caption accuracy - Review and organize post-meeting transcripts for asynchronous collaboration Starting with key accessibility concepts, the material walks step by step through meeting configuration, live session controls, and post-meeting documentation. This course is designed for beginners, team leads, and meeting organizers with no prior technical experience required. Begin reading to make your virtual meetings more accessible and effective for everyone.