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"Wireless service provider Sprint has released a new iOS app that captions conversations in real time. The app uses computerized speech recognition service to caption the caller on the other end. The user can hear the other caller if they are able to and use the captions if they are unable to hear the person on the other end of the line. Then they can respond by voice. It is unclear how accurate the automated captioning will be with people with heavy accents or in loud environments. Sprint says the following about the app: "Wireless CapTel(R) by Sprint(R) is a free app available for individuals with hearing loss and understandable speech to place calls CapTel services on iOS. Using state of the art voice recognition technology, CapTel delivers captions of everything your caller says, while you listen (with your residual hearing) and speak directly to your caller.""

I used Kolibri while it was still in beta for the Proloquo2Go video tutorials. Kolibri is great for adding captions to videos for the deaf and hard of hearing population. The software is now available in the Mac App Store.

write captions by clicking on word choices and dragging and words onto the picture

iPad includes a screen reader, support for playback of closed-captioned content, and other innovative universal access features. Right out of the box.

PhotoPeach helps you share your memories in a lively and vivid way by moving your photos like a video with your choice of background music, captions on each photo, fun effects, and more.