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Cindy Camp
Jacksonville State University
Alabama SOTAC
Katherine J. Bruni
Georgia Perimeter College
Georgia SOTAC
State Outreach and Technical Assistance Centers
Students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing: Beyond Accommodations
Providing Reasonable Accommodations with Unreasonable Costs
Goals To share information about PEPNet’s State
Outreach and Technical Assistance Centers (SOTACs) and how they can be a resource to you.
To share information about innovative strategies to reduce costs and provide accommodations for students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
To share information about technology and options for interpreting and captioning, including C-Print.
To share information about the Captioned Media Program.
PEPNet PEPNet is a network of four regional centers.
The consortium provides technical assistance and support to postsecondary institutions serving deaf and hard of hearing people.
WROCCWestern Region Outreach Center and ConsortiaCSUN
NETAC Northeast Technical Center NTID
MCPOMidwest Center for Postsecondary Outreach St. Paul Technical College
PECPostsecondary Assistance Education ConsortiumUniversity of Tennessee
PEC SOTACs
Louisiana Kentucky North Carolina Alabama Jacksonville State University
Oklahoma Arkansas Florida VirginiaMississippi TexasSouth CarolinaThe Virgin Islands
GeorgiaGeorgia Perimeter College
Providing AccommodationsProviding Accommodations Interpreting Speech-to-Text or Captioning Captioned Media Program Remote services Web Based Instruction
… Finding Interpreting Services …
www.rid.org Interpreting Agencies Creative Incentives
Parking, Tuition, Fitness, Discounts, Housing… Offer Continuing Education and/or Diagnostics
Borrow/Barter Interpreter Training Programs Establish Partnerships with Other Institutions –
PROJECT REACH
Speech-to-Text Services
CARThttp://www.ncraonline.org/
C-Printhttp://www.ntid.rit.edu/cprint/what_cprint.php
Typewellhttp://www.typewell.com/
Captioned Media Program What is it?
A free loan library of open captioned media. Who is eligible to join?
Anyone with a hearing loss or working in the field. What types of materials are available?
Educational, self-help, and classic titles. VHS, CD Rom, DVD, Web streaming.
What does it cost? IT’S FREE
What else do they do? They are your source for all things related to captioning:
guidelines to captioning, recommended captioning agencies, finding captioned titles, etc.
www.cfv.org
What’s the big deal about captions? Captions benefit everyone.
Individuals with a hearing loss Individuals with other disabilitiesChildren learning to read Individuals whose first language isn’t EnglishSenior Citizens
Less than 15% of the educational videos available for purchase are captioned.
Even fewer educational DVD, CD-ROM, and other media are captioned.
Common Misconceptions
The caption decoder in a TV is a magic device that shows captions for all videos. All you have to do is know how to turn it on.
Attaching a caption decoder or turning on the internal decoder requires a degree in engineering.
Captions are distracting to hearing students.
Common Excuses The information won’t be on the test. It’s only a short clip. The information is in the textbook and
lecture as well. The interpreter can just tell the student what
is going on. I can’t find a captioned version. This TV doesn’t show captions. It costs too much to caption a video. It takes too much time to add captions.
The Basics All educational materials must be
accessible. It’s the law. The quality of the captions is very
important and quality costs. You must have permission from the
producer to add captions to a commercially produced video.
Where can I find captioned videos? Free-Loan: The
Captioned Media Program (CMP)
Purchase: “Bowker’s Complete Video Directory” and the CMP database.
Encourage your school to establish a policy to only purchase captioned media.
Captioning Guidelines
Open-captioned format
Pop-on method
Upper and lower-case letters with descenders
Proportional spacing
32 characters per line
Helvetica Medium (or similar)
The Captioning Key
www.cfv.org
… Remote Services …Education and Technology Working Together
Projects and ResourcesThe PantherCom Project & VSU
Independent and Private Sector Vendors
Video Remote Interpreting (VRI)
Uses video-conferencing technology to provide interpreting services from off-site locations
What’s needed?Web camera(s)Display screen Microphone/speakerSoftwareFast internet connection
Accessible Web Based Instruction
http://www.ualr.edu/adept/
Creative Solutions for Creative Solutions for Funding SourcesFunding Sources
… Resource Sharing …
System Wide AgreementsBoard of RegentsVR Agreements
Subcontracts Between Institutions
Sharing Interpreter Lists/Contacts
… In House …
Hire staff interpreters: pros/cons PEPNet Interpreter survey
Hire part-time interpreters Benefits Swing schedules
Consider student fee structure
Bill other departments
Other Considerations:
English and High Stakes Testing Notetaking
Online Notetaker Training http://www.netac.rit.edu/onlinenotetakertraining.html
Assistive Listening Devices
ResourcesResources PEPNet Resource Center (PRC)
http://prc.csun.edu/ EdTrade
http://www.gatfl.org User name: dsp Password: postsecondary
Georgia Perimeter CollegeDeaf/Hard of Hearing Only 0095 Reading/Writing
Transition ResourcesTransition Resources
Deaf Extreme April 18 at Valdosta State University
Gates to Adventure Online Traininghttp://www.pepnet.org/train.asp#gates
Questions?
Katherine Bruni
Outreach Specialist, Georgia’s SOTACEnglish Instructor, to students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Georgia Perimeter CollegeSOTAC Satellite:324 Knots Cr. Woodstock, GA 30188 770-928-6785 v/tddCell phone: [email protected]
Cindy Camp
Outreach Specialist, Alabama’s SOTACDisability Specialist In Deafness Jacksonville State UniversityDisability Support Services700 Pelham Road NorthJacksonville AL 35968 256-782-8387 (v/tty)[email protected]
… Remote Services …
The Following List May Not Be Complete,
and it is Ever Changing.
Inclusion Should Not be Considered an Endorsement by the Postsecondary
Education Programs Network.
… Remote Interpreting …Birnbaum Interpreting Services8555 16th Street - Suite 400Silver Spring, MD 20902301-587-8885 v/[email protected]
Communication Access Center (CAC)1631 Miller RoadFlint, MI [email protected]
Communication Access Network, Inc.925 Wappoo Road – Suite BCharleston, SC 29407866-411-8377 voice877-411-8377 ttyDaryl Crouse – [email protected]
Communication Service for the Deaf 102 Krohn PlaceSioux Falls, SD 57103866) 291-8267 Voice/[email protected]
Deaf-Talk, Inc.607 Washington Road - Suite 302Pittsburgh, PA [email protected]
Interpretek1200A Scottsville Road - Suite 13Rochester, NY [email protected]@interpretek.comwww.interpretek.com
… Remote Interpreting …Interpreters Inc.P.O. Box 604Wake Forest, NC [email protected]
Interpreting Solutions Inc.4369 S. Howell Avenue - Suite 305Milwaukee WI 53207414-727-8778coordinator@interpretingsolutionsinc.comwww.interpretingsolutionsinc.com
Network Interpreting Service, LLC322 E. Main Street Suite 300Burley, ID 83318 and4201 Mt. Voss St.San Diego, CA [email protected]
PantherCom ProjectUniversity of Wisconsin - MilwaukeePO Box 413Mitchell Hall 120Milwaukee, WI 53201414-229-2343Bambi Riehl – [email protected]/dept/panthercom
Sign Language Associates Inc.11002 Veirs Mill Road - Suite 506Silver Spring, MD 20902301-946-9710 v/[email protected]
Sign On, Inc.1414 Dexter Avenue N. Suite 316Seattle, WA 98109206-632-7100 voice - 206-632-7200 tty [email protected] www.SignOnASL.com
… Remote Interpreting …
SignTalk America, LLC55-02 BroadwayWoodside, New York 11377718-458-2211Herb Amster, [email protected]
Sorenson Communications Inc.4393 South Riverboat Road - Suite 300Salt Lake City, Utah 84123801-287-9400www.sorensonvri.com
… Remote Speech-to-Text …
Caption FirstP.O. Box 1924Lombard, IL [email protected]
Caption Reporters, Inc.9450 Pennsylvania Avenue - Suite 20Upper Marlboro, MD 20772301-599-1899 [email protected]
Captions Unlimited of Nevada, IncP.O. Box 20905 Reno, Nevada 89515 775-746-3534www.captionsunlimited.com
Cart Excellence,[email protected]
Carolinas Captioning3635 Stokes Avenue - Suite BCharlotte, NC 28210704.552.6753 [email protected]
Communique Interactive Solutions, Inc.540-775-7742 v - 540-775-1533 [email protected]
… Remote Speech-to-Text …
Deaf Access Solutions1819 Corcoran St NW - Suite B Washington DC, 20009 [email protected]
Hear InkSt. Louis, MO [email protected]
Quick Caption4927 Arlington AvenueRiverside, CA 92504951-779-0787 [email protected]
RapidText1801 Dove Street - Suite 101Newport Beach, CA 92660949-399-9200 v - 949-399-9273 [email protected]
RealTime [email protected]
Texas Closed Captioning310 East 34th StreetAustin, TX * [email protected]
… Remote Speech-to-Text …
Urban Caption1999 Avenue of the Stars - Suite 1100Century City, CA 90067310-525-3504300 Park Avenue - 17th FloorNew York, New York [email protected]
Viable Technologies9401 Fox Hollow DrivePotomac, MD 20854877-219-0662info@viabletechnologies.comwww.viabletechnologies.com
PantherCom Project University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeePO Box 413Mitchell Hall 120Milwaukee, WI 53201414-229-2343Bambi Riehl – [email protected]/dept/panthercom
