Case Study: City of Vallejo achieves multilingual council meeting accessibility with KUDO AI speech translation and captions

City of Vallejo, CA adds live translation in 45+ languages with KUDO

The City of Vallejo, CA, sought a language accessibility solution to run city council meetings in both English and Spanish to serve its large Hispanic community, while also needing closed captions for ADA compliance. Their previous methods, hiring human interpreters and testing Zoom AI captions, were either too complex or lacked sufficient quality. This led them to seek out the services of KUDO.

The city implemented KUDO AI Speech Translator for all in-person council meetings. Citizens can now scan a QR code to access real-time translated audio and captions on their smartphones, with English captions also displayed on screen. Since using KUDO, the City of Vallejo reports increased citizen inclusivity and engagement and has made the technology a permanent fixture for their meetings.

City of Vallejo, CA