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Who we ServeDeaf:The upper case "D" refers to the population of people who share similar life experiences, a common culture and a common language: American Sign Language (ASL). deaf: With the lower case "d" is used to refer to the audiological condition of hearing loss and is often used to describe individuals who are late deafened (individuals who lose their hearing as teens or adults). Hard-of-hearing/hearing impaired: Are terms used by some individuals who have a slight to moderate hearing loss or are late deafened. Deafblind: Refers to individuals who are either D/deaf or hard-of-hearing as well as legally blind. Accommodations need to be tailored to meet their visual needs as well as their hearing loss. Services AvailableAmerican Sign Language/Spoken English InterpretingInterpreters are professionals who are bound by the Code of Ethics as established by the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID). They provide services for all parties involved. The interpreter's function is to interpret from Spoken English into American Sign Language and visa versa so that everyone has access to the same information, without censor. An interpreter does not counsel, advise, or interject personal opinions and cannot participate in the classroom discussion, lab etc. Interpreters are assigned according to the Deaf or hard of hearing individuals' preference and by the interpreter's knowledge of the subject, and availability. This service is usually requested by people whose dominant language is ASL. Computer Aided Real Time Captioning (C.A.R.T.) C.A.R.T. Services are provided by professional court reporters who have additional training and/or experience in real time transcription for the purposes of communication access. The reporter uses a stenographer's machine attached to a computer. The computer translates the stenotype shorthand into English and displays it on a computer monitor or large screen, whichever is appropriate for a given situation. The service transcribes spoken English, a form inaccessible to most deaf and hard of hearing people, to the printed form which is accessible. This service is most often used by deaf or hard of hearing students whose dominant language is English. Notetakers In class or lab, many D/deaf or hard of hearing students may use the services of a notetaker. This is a paid position. Often the notetaker is a fellow student in the class. In some cases if there is not an in-class notetaker, Disability Services will hire a notetaker from the student employment office. The notetaker is responsible for taking detailed notes and for providing a copy of these notes to the student. Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs) The Office of Disability Services has FM systems for loan to be used in classroom and lecture situations. It is a wireless amplification system that consists of a small microphone, transmitter and receiver. The speaker wears a lapel microphone and clip-on transmitter. Speech is transmitted via FM radio signal directly to the listener's receiver, drastically reducing interference from background noise. ALDs are most often used by hard of hearing people. BU Center For Interpreter Education (BUCIE) |
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| November 30, 2004 |