Communication Access That Scales With Your Campus
Sorenson helps schools meet Deaf student accommodations with ASL interpreting and live captioning services, and supports multilingual learners and families with education translation services across classrooms, events, and campuses.
Trusted by schools and educational institutions to support accessible communication across sign and spoken languages.
Santa Barbara City College
CCSD 46
San Antonio North Nursing & Rehab
Alaska Airlines
Schroeder Industries
Access that works wherever learning happens
Colleges & universities
ASL interpreting and live captioning services for Deaf students, plus multilingual translation for international students and campus events.
K-12 classrooms
Classroom interpreting for Deaf and hard-of-hearing students, real-time translation for multilingual learners, and school translation services for families who don't speak English.
Online & hybrid learning
ASL interpreting, spoken language translation, and live captioning services that extend to virtual classes, remote advising, and hybrid learning environments.
Student services
Communication access during advising, financial aid, registration, and counseling — for both Deaf students and those who need education interpreter services.
Campus events & orientations
Interpreting and live captioning services for orientations, graduations, assemblies, and lectures — across multiple venues at once.
Staff & faculty training
Live captioning and translation for HR trainings, faculty meetings, and professional development sessions.
Find the right language interpreting support for your students
Whether students need live captioning services, qualified ASL interpreters, or real-time multilingual translation, Sorenson has the right fit.
Our AI-powered platform delivers real time captioning services, live transcripts, and multilingual translation in 25+ languages — without scheduling a human captionist. Attendees join via QR code or PIN and captions begin immediately.
Scheduled sign language interpreting connects Deaf students with qualified ASL interpreters for planned classes, advising appointments, tutoring, student meetings, and other educational interactions.
In-person sign language interpreting supports classrooms, labs, student activities, and events where a physically present interpreter best serves the student.
Tell us about your communication needs, and a Sorenson specialist can help you find the right solution.
One partner for every student communication challenge
Decades of Deaf communication expertise
Rely on an experienced partner with a long history of supporting communication between Deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing people.
The right solution for each student's needs
Whether a student needs live captions, scheduled ASL interpreting, on-demand video remote interpreting, or in-person support — Sorenson can match the right solution to the situation.
Multilingual access alongside Deaf accommodations
Real-time translation and live captioning services extend communication access to multilingual learners and non-English-speaking families — running alongside ASL interpreting in the same environment.
Built for how campuses actually operate
Planned, unplanned, remote, in-person — Sorenson's solutions adapt to real scheduling realities without requiring you to overhaul your process.
Find the right interpreting support for your students
Tell us about your student accessibility or multilingual communication needs. A Sorenson specialist will help identify the right solution for your learning environment.
FAQs
What are common Deaf student accommodations?
Deaf student accommodations vary based on each student's communication needs and learning environment. Common options include qualified sign language interpreters, live captioning services, assistive technologies, and other forms of communication access support.
What is CART captioning and how is it different from what Sorenson offers?
CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is produced by a trained human stenographer in real time. Sorenson's AI-powered platform delivers live captions, transcripts, and multilingual translation without requiring a human captionist. For institutions currently using CART, it can serve as a scalable, lower-cost alternative for many use cases — though it is not a CART service.
When does traditional CART still make sense?
For students whose accommodation plans or institutional policies specify a certified human captionist, CART remains the appropriate choice. A Sorenson specialist can help you assess which solution fits your students' needs and your institution's obligations.
What does an educational interpreter do?
An educational interpreter facilitates communication between students who use sign language and hearing teachers, staff, and classmates. Educational interpreters may support classroom instruction, advising, student services, activities, and other school interactions.
Can Sorenson support multilingual students and families?
Yes. Sorenson's platform delivers real-time translation in 25+ languages and 45 dialects — supporting multilingual learners in the classroom, translation services for families during parent-teacher meetings, and accessible events for diverse campus communities.
Can academic interpreter services support online and hybrid learning?
Yes. Sorenson's video remote interpreting and real time captioning services extend to virtual classes, remote advising, and hybrid learning environments.
What if we don't know which Sorenson solution a student needs?
You don't need to determine the right product on your own. Tell us about the student's communication needs and learning environment, and a Sorenson specialist can help identify the right options.