Sorenson provides real-time ASL interpreting, live captioning, and multilingual speech translation for in-person and virtual worship services. These solutions help make sermons, prayers, and announcements accessible to Deaf, hard-of-hearing, and multilingual attendees. 

Yes, Sorenson can provide ASL interpreting and real-time AI translation/captioning simultaneously. Sorenson Forum turns congregants’ phones into captioning devices or translation headphones for church services. Contact our team to discuss the best way to deliver these services for your worship service.

Real-time captions improve comprehension and engagement for Deaf and hard-of-hearing participants, but they do not replace the need for visual language access like ASL interpreting. Captions primarily support those who are comfortable reading English text, but many Deaf individuals prefer ASL as their primary language.

Sorenson uniquely provides both — trusted ASL interpreters, real-time captions, and multilingual translation — for fully inclusive experiences.

Attendees can join for translated audio and captions in their preferred language via a QR code or link using their mobile device or browser — no special hardware or software downloads required. Your code or link will not change after each session; so you can print them out and use them every week. You can also choose to display live captions in one language on a large screen display.  

Sorenson Forum supports captioning and translation in 25+ languages so your congregation can engage fully (list below). You can request additional languages and upload a custom glossary to ensure faith-based terms are translated with care and accuracy. 
 
Langages supported: 
Arabic (Israel, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Morocco, Tunisia, Oman, State of Palestine, Qatar, Lebanon, Egypt), Bengali, Cantonese, Cantonese, Dutch, English (United States, Australia, Canada, Great Britain, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Philippines, South Africa), Farsi, Finnish, French (Canada, France), German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Russian, Spanish (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Spain, United States, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Uruguay, Venezuela), Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese. 

Yes, Sorenson Forum offers real-time captioning and simultaneous multilingual interpreting, plus interactive features like live Q&A, without the need for complex equipment or expensive linguists.

Transcripts from Sorenson Forum sessions are available to the host in the languages used by attendees. The host can distribute these transcripts as desired.