Real-Time Transcription
Real-time transcription provides live conversion of audio and verbal content to text as word-for-word translation via CART (Computer aided real-time transcription) or a condensed synthesis via TypeWell transcription.
Who is this for?
A real-time transcription accommodation may be necessary to support equitable learning and class participation opportunities for Deaf or Deaf Blind learners or learners with a hearing impairment such as those that are hard of hearing.
This accommodation supports students to:
- Equitably access audio or verbal content in real-time.
- Access or process information by providing text-based transcription or equivalents to audio or verbal content in real-time.
What it is
- A transcriber present in class.
- CART services provide live, verbatim transcription of audio and verbal content.
- TypeWell transcribers “accurately convey the essential meaning of what is said in a clear, concise format.”
- A remote transcriber that students access via computer.
What it’s not
- A barrier that prevents students from working with peers or in experiential settings.
- A change to course or program requirements.
- A service students are required to pay for.
- A transcriber is not a translator nor an intermediary for the student.
How can I support this in my classroom?
To facilitate a real-time transcription accommodation, you may be asked to:
- Meet with students, interpreters, and accessibility services staff.
- Share materials (lectures, handouts, etc.) with service providers in advance to allow them to prepare by learning terminology, key terms, etc..
- Accommodate requests for students to sit where they can see the presented material, instructor, and transcribers.
- Work collaboratively with student, service providers, and accessibility services offices.
Address the student, not the transcriber.
