Realtime Captioning (CART)
Realtime captioning for an academic course involves a trained captioner transcribing spoken words into text in real time. This text is then displayed on a screen or device for students to read, providing immediate access via the student’s device (phone, tablet, or laptop) to spoken content for those who are D/deaf or hard of hearing. This service enables students to follow along with lectures, discussion sections, labs, meetings, seminars and other verbal interactions, ensuring they can fully engage with the course material and participate in classroom activities. Visit the Realtime Captioning Information for Faculty & Staff page.
American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreting
American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters facilitate language access for students by translating between English and American Sign Language in real time. Interpreters will match the individual needs of the student, including D/deaf or hard of hearing students still developing ASL fluency. Use of interpreters provides students with language access during lectures, discussion sections, labs, meetings, and seminars, ensuring students can fully engage with the course material and participate in classroom activities. Visit the American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreting FAQs for Faculty and Staff page for more information.
Media Captioning
Captioned media presents spoken dialogue, speaker identifications, sound effects, and music descriptions as on-screen text, commonly known as closed captions, allowing individuals to read along with the spoken content. Whether it's a recorded lecture, television clip, film excerpt, or short video, this conversion process ensures accessibility by providing written access to auditory information. Visit the Media Captioning Information FAQs for Instructors page for more information.