Isolation of the deaf and hard of hearing in the Church - Catholics with Hearing Loss: Captioning the Catholic Mass
Isolation of the deaf and hard of hearing in the Church
“Blindness separates us from things, but deafness separates us from people" - Helen Keller
Many people with hearing loss and deafness often feel isolated and alienated at churches and disconnected to the event or experience if there is no communication access for them to allow them to participate fully such as Captioning, Sign Language and Audio loops. Going to Mass to participate and be unable to, can often invoke feelings of isolation and alienation which can be worse than not bothering to go to church at all. It is any wonder that only 4-10 percent attend church (some sources indicate only 2 percent attend church) . Church then can be an unhealthy and unwelcoming place because of lack of access. Ironically, secular society has become more healthier as ADA mandates continues to create more and more accessible places and technology continues to rapidly advance to build bridges and close barriers to access. Churches however lags behind and can be a very isolating, alienating and disconnecting experience for many with hearing loss and deafness if there is no access that works for them (Captioning, Sign Language, Audio Loops). As one study indicates and states in below link; "the more important predictor of isolation's negative health effects is whether or not a person feels isolated. It’s not necessarily about being isolated; it’s about feeling that you are. Those health risks are well worth paying attention to." ( Source: http://www.aarp.org/aarp-foundation/our-work/isolation/info-2012/study-effects-social-isolation-research-cacioppo.html - from: AARP Foundation)
“In an interview, Dr. Lin discussed some possible explanations for the association. The first is social isolation, which may come with hearing loss, a known risk factor for dementia. " (Source: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/11/straining-to-hear-and-fend-off-dementia/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 -By KATHERINE BOUTON )
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"There was a noticeable trend for the
Alzheimer's, too: Baltimore's Dr. Frank
Lin reported that for every 10 decibels of
hearing lost, the extra likelihood of
development jumped up by 20 percent." (Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-rokins/dementia-research_b_3069308.html)
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“I feel so isolated even when I’m in church.”
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"While we sometimes pay lip service to the fact that an
individual may now have a
harder
time “hearing in church” due to a hearing loss, for
example, most of us don’t really
give it a
second thought. Yet, this alone could be one of the most
damaging aspects of hearing
loss
on a person’s quality of life."
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"There was a noticeable trend for the
Alzheimer's, too: Baltimore's Dr. Frank
Lin reported that for every 10 decibels of
hearing lost, the extra likelihood of
development jumped up by 20 percent." (Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-rokins/dementia-research_b_3069308.html)
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“I feel so isolated even when I’m in church.”
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"While we sometimes pay lip service to the fact that an
individual may now have a
harder
time “hearing in church” due to a hearing loss, for
example, most of us don’t really
give it a
second thought. Yet, this alone could be one of the most
damaging aspects of hearing
loss
on a person’s quality of life."
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A wheelchair user who also has
a hearing loss says:
"I honestly feel that hearing impairment is
much worse than my inability to walk
, because it is so isolating. At least once I get
to where I’m going, I can enjoy it thoroughly.
Also, I think sometimes people feel that
having a sign language interpreter satisfies
the requirement to make a performance
accessible for the hearing impaired, not
realizing that the majority of people who lose
their hearing as they age or from disease do
not learn sign language"
(Source: https://broadwaydancecenter.wordpress.com/2012/05/21/hard-times-on-broadway-for-the-hard-of-hearing/)
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"One thing is already clear: more closed-captioning would help the situation. It would combat both a feeling of isolation and any cognitive overload resulting from straining hard to hear felt by those with hearing loss."
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"A general rule of thumb is to ask whether people are able to access the facility and, once in, is effective communication happening?" (Source: https://hsdcstore.com/adasystems.htm)
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"All of us are covered by the ADA. This is not about a preference, a personal choice, or the opinion of one over another or over a majority." (Source: http://network.crcna.org/disability-concerns/q-ada-church-and-americans-disabilities-act)
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"Catholics with disabilities are much
more likely to be inactive Catholics
than their non-disabled counterparts."
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"(Catholics) who want to attend mass and be a part of ministries but do not find a willingness or desire for their inclusion. Often times this is do to ignorance and a lack of awareness." (Source: http://www.disabilityawarenesstraining.com/component/content/article/3/40)
"The ADA calls us to be aware of and correct what we do that unnecessarily excludes people"
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The increasing demands of real time captioning
and broadcast captioning is driven by two
forces:
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"She had tears in her eyes, Malley said.
She told the priest, “I could finally hear
what was going on.” " (Source: http://lakerlutznews.com/lln/?p=18870)
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“There is still more work to be done to
increase our sensitivity not only on a
conference level, but also in the local
church,” Johnson said. “There are
thousands of
people for whom there is no access to
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But with Captioning……
" We really are contributing, making a difference and at the same time enjoying what we are doing." (Source: http://www.ncra.org/Membership/content.cfm?ItemNumber=9125&navItemNumber=11457 - By Pat Gardiner)
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"Our church motto is "enlarge your circle of love," and he explains how captioning is one way of accomplishing this."
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"An obvious benefit of closed captioning is to allow everyone to have an equal opportunity to participate in and enjoy the benefits of a service, program or activity."
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Demo of Real time Captioning (aka Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART):
Go to: http://www.acscaptions.com/subpages/CART.asp (scroll down to find demo video,
click on CC)
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"For various reasons, churches
have lagged behind wider
trends in
trends in
society to be inclusive of
people
people
with disabilities."
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"Hearing loss, in some ways, is worse than other
disabilities that are visible, because it takes people
away from society, Judith said.
“You can’t engage,” she said."
(Source: http://lakerlutznews.com/lln/?p=18870)
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"Listening can be the most active form of participation, demanding effort and attention. Truly, as the scriptures tell us, faith demands hearing, fides ex audit. "
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"Listening can be the most active form of participation, demanding effort and attention. Truly, as the scriptures tell us, faith demands hearing, fides ex audit. "
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"CART is a type of “accommodation” service for people with disabilities. In function, CART is similar to sign language interpreting for people who are deaf, because it transforms spoken language into a visual format that is appropriate for people with hearing loss. But CART can be used by the 95% of hard of hearing and deaf people who do not use American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate."
(Source: http://www.visiblevoices.com/faq.html)
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How does Remote CART (real time captioning )
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“CART is fast becoming one of the most requested services for late–deafened adults and individuals with little or no sign language acquisition, and it has gained acceptance with and become a preference for many Deaf individuals in schools and workplace settings"
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" Many people who are Deaf or hard of hearing grew up hearing or were educated in an “oral tradition”, and do not know sign language. Not all Deaf or hard of hearing people find assistive listening devices to be effective. For these individuals, captioning may provide an effective way of communication – seeing what is said. "
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"On the interpreting front, perhaps no
other invention has had as profound an
impact on individuals with hearing loss
as CART {Captioning in real time}. CART
technology, which provides
instantaneous translation of spoken
word into text, is
often used in schools, on the job, at
conferences and in other settings. "
-(Source : http://www.listeningandspokenlanguage.org/What_We_Mean_by_Communication_Access/#sthash.tB0rUIBf.dpuf -By Kate E. Salvatore, M.D., and John F. Stanton, J.D.)
other invention has had as profound an
impact on individuals with hearing loss
as CART {Captioning in real time}. CART
technology, which provides
instantaneous translation of spoken
word into text, is
often used in schools, on the job, at
conferences and in other settings. "
-(Source : http://www.listeningandspokenlanguage.org/What_We_Mean_by_Communication_Access/#sthash.tB0rUIBf.dpuf -By Kate E. Salvatore, M.D., and John F. Stanton, J.D.)
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Experiences of a late deaf
person:
"It wasn’t until closed
captioning and CART came
along that I finally stopped to
really think about who I am?
Most recently, CART and closed
captioning has given me a great
deal of hope and brought me
closer to accepting that I have
truly found my comfort zone."
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"Because religious involvement can provide meaning, purpose, and hope in later life, and religious attendance may promote social interaction and stimulation, it may help to moderate the effects of depression on cognition with aging." (Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2851403/)
Research shows that social engagement reduces the probability of cognitive decline in late life. (Source: http://psychsocgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/content/61/1/P3.full)
Church Drop outs:
"About 90 percent of church members and constituents living with any of these forms of hearing loss become church dropouts. The culprit is the not uncommon failure of churches to be "hearing-accessible. "
Source: ( http://gbgm-umc.org/disc/sosbook.stm)
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"We depend on captions for television, movies, relay phone calls, live theater and meetings, etc. However, captions are lacking at churches and synagogues. As a result we no longer attend. We feel excluded from the spiritual communities." (Source: http://xpressivehandz.blogspot.com/2014/07/why-churches-and-synagogues-need-to.html)
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" Listening is a most important form of
active participation."
" Listening is a most important form of
active participation."
(Source: http://www.catholicliturgy.com/index.cfm/FuseAction/ArticleText/Index/65/SubIndex/120/ArticleIndex/35)
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Without real time captioning as a valid accommodation for the late deaf, oral deaf and hard of hearing it is like saying to them at the church door: 'no ramp for the wheel chair users' , or 'no blacks allowed', or 'no Irish need to apply'.
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"The key to deciding what aid or service is needed to communicate effectively is to consider the nature, length, complexity, and context of the communication as well as the person’s normal method(s) of communication." (Source: http://www.ada.gov/effective-comm.htm)
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Opening the Doors:
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More Doors Opening for the deaf in churches:
"While I was greeting my members, Greg, who is totally late-deafened, came out of the sanctuary with his hands in the air and loud enough so I could hear as well as everyone in the room and said, "I could understand" - a tear welled up in my eyes as I gave him back a great big smile and 2 thumbs up!" (Source: http://www.2020captioning.com/blogs#sthash.m3QpllV5.dpuf)
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"Having no captions is equivalent to stating 'people with disabilities may not enter.'" - See more at: http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/legal/nad.php#sthash.6aKtVH0e.dpuf
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"We know about the two most painful
words
in the hearing loss dictionary—never
mind."
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Number one Pet Peeve of those deaf and hard of hearing:
“Never mind,” or “I’ll tell you later.” (Source: http://rochellebarlow.com/2013/09/18-more-things-to-never-say-to-a-deaf-person/)
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Captioning (CART or Remote CART)
is a wonderful way to share the Joy of the Gospel that allows full and active participation for so many with hearing loss. Listening to an authentic Homily directly from the priest himself in interpretative verbatim of our native English language is active real time participation allowing full attention, focus and engagement of the mind in the moment of that important part of the Mass, entering into spiritual communion and unity, sharing, reflecting, and connecting to the message during the Liturgy of the Word with the congregation which prepares you for the Sacrament and to better live a Catholic Christian life. All parts of the liturgy should be fully accessible and in an authentic way to those with hearing loss. The priest becomes an effective witness when sharing the Homily and the Mass with those with hearing loss. The integration between Word and Sacrament is important to witness as well. Captioning provides authentic communication access to the Mass for many deaf and hard of hearing Catholics. Captioning is the language of many who are deaf and hard of hearing.
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"It is essential that all forms of the liturgy be
completely accessible to people with
disabilities, since these forms are the essence
of
the spiritual tie that binds the Christian
community together," the bishops wrote.
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"Live captioning, also known as computer
assisted
assisted
real-time (CART) communications is
similar to the
similar to the
teletext captions you see on TV. It allows
people who
people who
are deaf or hard of hearing to read the
captions to
captions to
understand what is being said. If they are
verbal, it also
verbal, it also
allows them to participate in the
conversation."
conversation."
(Source: http://accessiblecommunications.wordpress.com/tag/remote-captions/)
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"From infancy, many children with
hearing loss depend on hearing aids or
cochlear implants to receive auditory
information. Later, the language and
educational development of children who
are deaf or hard of hearing depend, in
part, on access through accommodations
such as assistive listening devices and
Computer Assisted Realtime Translation
(CART)."
My comment on this link source: This concept easily applies at churches and being able to understand and actively and fully participate at the Catholic Mass.
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“There are all kinds of accommodations they make for
other disabilities, but very few accommodations for
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Inclusivity for all: See https://www.captionfirst.com/Universal_Design
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"Accessible meeting space allows
everyone to participate."
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“… people over 65, that is 80% of people over 65, that is your mothers, your fathers, your older friends, your older relatives, [have] some sort of hearing loss. Here is an important message to you and to them. Only 50% percent of them do something about it. The rest have kind of ignored [it]. This must not happen." ?- See more at: http://chchearing.org/blog/what-does-severe-hearing-loss-feel-like/#sthash.8dYXKEOm.dpuf
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How do you make it Inclusive to all those
who are deaf and hard of hearing?:
"However, in order to serve ALL deaf, hard of hearing,
the hearing impaired or people with hearing loss
(whichever terms you choose), all of these accessible
solutions need to be provided, and the Deaf and
hearing impaired should always be placed down front
where they can use their eyes to see to hear and the
audio amplifiers to be picked up by their assistive
devices. Captions should be on the wall or a screen for
those who need to read what is being said."
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"CART {real time captioning} is classified as an assistive technology and is considered a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. It is a service provided in the academic setting for students with hearing impairment as well as in public settings such as conventions, churches, corporate meetings, funerals, police interrogations, etc. "
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20% of the US population aged 12 years and older has hearing difficulties severe enough to impact communication according to Hearing Health Foundation.(source; http://hearinghealthfoundation.org/85) which means they are not able to fully participate if the church is not hearing accessible.
There is a good chance these people are in your church. On the other hand, there is a good chance they are not because if there is no Captioning, Sign language and Audio Loopsthey can't participate and the drop out rates are 90 percent for folks with any form of hearing loss or deafness if they are not given opportunities to fully and actively participate in the life of the church, not to mention those who don't even bother joining a church in the first place if they know it is not accessible. Captioning, Sign Language and Audio Loops provide wonderful support for the diverse population of those with hearing loss and deafness. People with hearing loss and deafness are a large unchurched group on the whole.
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Effective Communication for the deaf and
hard of hearing under ADA:
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Providing Effective
Communication, an
explanation and example model:
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"CART is a type of “accommodation” service for people with disabilities. In function, CART is similar to sign language interpreting for people who are deaf, because it transforms spoken language into a visual format that is appropriate for people with hearing loss. But CART can be used by the 95% of hard of hearing and deaf people who do not use American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate."
(Source: http://www.visiblevoices.com/faq.html)
(Source: http://www.visiblevoices.com/faq.html)
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What is the Catholic Mass?: http://catholicbridge.com/catholic/mass.php
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Using a 'Smart Board' for the deaf and hard of
hearing with the CART at a church service -now
that is being REALLY SMART! :
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HEARING HEALTH: http://online.qmags.com/HH0714#pg1&mode2
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"The faithful are called to spread the
word, and captioning makes that more
achievable. " (Source: http://www.closedcaptioning.net/webcasting/captioning-church-programming)
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Captioning the Word: http://captioningtheword.com
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Captioning Shares the Message
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The Church needs to have Universal
Communication Access for the deaf and hard
of hearing:
" we need assistive listening technology like
hearing loops and captions,
and signage that
makes it clear that the service is available. This
is a goal that we can
achieve, but in order
to do so, we need to change the way we think
about communication and
hearing access."
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Myths about the hard of hearing
{and
severe to profound hearing loss,
oral
deaf and late deaf}:
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"Churches, you might say, can't afford to build all
these expensive accommodations for the disabled.
You have to realize, though, that the lack of these
services is keeping many people away from Christ." (Source: http://catholicexchange.com/disabilities-and-the-catholic-church -M. LYNN BOOKER)
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"An interpreter/translator uses sign language to translate the spoken word for the hearing impaired. However, late deafened or hard of hearing people {and oral deaf} would essentially need to learn a whole new language to comprehend the translation. Other available avenues for communication would be via captioning or Communication Access Real-time Translation (CART). These are critical links in communication for the deaf and hard of hearing."
is the language of many deaf and hard of hearing people. Sign language should be provided if that is one's language. But so should Captioning. Its not either/or, its both/and. Its respecting and celebrating diversity and providing equal communication access for all.
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"Of all the barriers to full participation and inclusion, the barrier of unexamined attitudes is the most difficult to address," states Ginny Thornburgh, director of the American Association of People with Disabilities' Interfaith Initiative."
(Source: http://www.disabilitiesandfaith.org)
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Captioning is the language of many who are
deaf and hard of hearing
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Captioning, Sign Language and Audio loops are the three most common communication access used by the deaf and hard of hearing in secular business, education and entertainment settings. It would be nice if it was also being provided in churches even though the church is ADA exempt. The hearing loss and deafness population is diverse so all three most common communication access needs to be in place.
About 10 percent estimated of the hearing loss population benefit from sign language (3 percent are native/primary users and 7 percent estimate are acquired/bilingual for a total estimate of 10 percent ), about 40 to 60 percent estimated of the hearing loss population benefit from Captioning, and about 70 to 80 percent estimated can benefit from Audio Loops (assuming they are wearing hearing aids and cochlear implants with T coils so this is more in theory). However in reality; 1 in 5 Americans with hearing loss who can benefit from a hearing aid wear one. 1 in 4 deaf adult Americans who can benefit from a cochlear implant wear a cochlear implant. 25 percent of hearing aids do not have T coils in them. Many people with more severe and profound hearing losses who do wear hearing aids and do have T coils in them often find the Audio Induction loops not reliable for them or 'strong' enough. Captioning can also cover all these groups and thereby provide effective communication access. Technically though any one who can read (receptive) and speak (expressive) can benefit from Captioning so real time captioning can cover a wide user population within the spectrum of hearing loss.
Think those with mild and moderate hearing loss who most benefit from audio induction loops are wearing hearing aids? According to this:
"Only 14% of older adults with hearing loss use
hearing aids, according to estimates from a
nationwide survey.
The proportion dropped to fewer than 4% of people
with mild hearing loss across all age decades and
to fewer than 5% of adults ages 50 to 59,
irrespective of the severity of hearing loss."
(Source: http://www.awesomecapital.com/awesome-blog/most-hearing-impaired-adults-forgo-hearing-aids)
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" This {real time captioning} technology is primarily used by people who are late-deafened, oral deaf, hard-of-hearing,or have cochlear implants. Culturally deaf individuals also make use of CART in certain situations. " (Source: http://www.everyonecommunicates.org/methods/captioning.html)
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"A growing number of churches, synagogues
and other places of worship are adopting
closed captioning for hearing-impaired
congregants." (Source: http://www.stenotype.edu/news/stenographer-goes-church/#sthash.5tWSYgfx.dpuf)
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"CART {real time captioning} is classified as an assistive technology and is considered a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. It is a service provided in the academic setting for students with hearing impairment as well as in public settings such as conventions, churches, corporate meetings, funerals, police interrogations, etc. "
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What do the deaf and hard of hearing use for
Communication Access?:
ASL (American Sign Language) is used by the Culturally Deaf in the USA, CART (real time captioning) or its newer tech version called Remote CART is used by the late deaf, oral deaf and severe to profound hearing loss, ALD's (Assistive Listening Devices) are used by the hard of hearing (mild and moderate hearing loss). Captioning (CART) can sometimes be used by the culturally Deaf but you need to ask them first. The Hard of Hearing (mild and moderate) can also use captioning but they usually prefer Audio Loops. Again, you need to ask them first. Yes, I know I keep saying this through out my blog. We are diverse you see. We need to break the sound barriers for everyone so they can fully and actively participate and share the Joy of the Gospel to all.
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Shouting Won't Help: Why I and 50
Million Americans Can't Hear You:
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The deaf and hard of hearing in other churches
advocating for CART (aka real time captioning):
See http://xpressivehandz.blogspot.com/2014/04/ada-violation-at-upcoming-giant-center.html
A church event in a public place was offering sign language interpreter, spanish interpreter and almost didn't provide real time captioning (CART) which is translating spoken English into verbatim English in real time like interpretation does that allows the majority of the deaf and hard of hearing to be able to PARTICIPATE like the others! However, in the end, they were granted CART (real time captioning) that allows the same equal and effective communication access that ADA would support in secular society.
advocating for CART (aka real time captioning):
See http://xpressivehandz.blogspot.com/2014/04/ada-violation-at-upcoming-giant-center.html
A church event in a public place was offering sign language interpreter, spanish interpreter and almost didn't provide real time captioning (CART) which is translating spoken English into verbatim English in real time like interpretation does that allows the majority of the deaf and hard of hearing to be able to PARTICIPATE like the others! However, in the end, they were granted CART (real time captioning) that allows the same equal and effective communication access that ADA would support in secular society.
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Hearing Loss Association of America – The Nation's Voice for people with hearing loss: See http://www.hearingloss.org
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The Association of Late Deafened Adults (really anyone deaf of any age onset): See http://www.alda.org
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"Start by doing what is necessary, then do what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible." -St. Francis of Assisi
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| Lord Hear Our Prayer |
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100,000 Christians are Killed – PER YEAR ANNUALLY- because of their Faith Per Vatican: See http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/06/02/vatican-spokesman-claims-100000-christians-killed-annually-because-faith/
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Come Pray the Rosary with others - together Online: http://www.comepraytherosary.org
(text guided version offered to follow along)
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Caption Catholic Tidbits:
Catholic Enclyopedia: http://www.newadvent.org/
Standing on My Head –the power of Jesus' name: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/standingonmyhead/2014/01/the-power-of-jesus-name.html
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US Bishop Statement:
'It is essential that all forms of the liturgy be completely accessible to people with disabilities, since these forms are the essence of the spiritual tie that binds the Christian community together' (Source: http://www.disabilityawarenesstraining.com/component/content/article/3/40)
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Inclusivity for all: See https://www.captionfirst.com/Universal_Design
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"Statistics tell us that 98% of people with hearing loss do not have a church home, and the deaf and hard of hearing are the fourth largest unreached people group in the world." (Source: http://captioningtheword.com/information.html)
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"Accessible meeting space allowseveryone to participate."
__________________________________________Captioning in church services:___________________________________________________That All May Worship:________________________________________________________"An interpreter/translator uses sign language to translate the spoken word for the hearing impaired. However, late deafened or hard of hearing people {and oral deaf} would essentially need to learn a whole new language to comprehend the translation. Other available avenues for communication would be via captioning or Communication Access Real-time Translation (CART). These are critical links in communication for the deaf and hard of hearing."______________________________________________________________" If a house of worship is not doing CC,however, then a major portion of thedialogue will not be picked up by thewhole audience.”__________________________________________________________________________"With the growth of broadband access, improved software, and need for CART in many settings, providers are now offering remote CART services. The CART provider, located elsewhere, uses a telephone line to pick up audio and an Internet account to transmit the captions to a computer at the location where the deaf or hard of hearing individual needs the captions." (Source: http://www.nvrc.org/interpreting-and-transliterating-services/cart/)
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"Of all the barriers to full participation and inclusion, the barrier of unexamined attitudes is the most difficult to address," states Ginny Thornburgh, director of the American Association of People with Disabilities' Interfaith Initiative."(Source: http://www.disabilitiesandfaith.org)__________________________________________________________
'It is essential that all forms of the liturgy be completely accessible to people with disabilities, since these forms are the essence of the spiritual tie that binds the Christian community together'
(Source: http://www.disabilityawarenesstraining.com/component/content/article/3/40)_________________________________________________________________The purpose of this blog is to raise Diversity Awareness among those with hearing loss and deafness, and to raise awareness that many with hearing loss are being excluded from full participation at the Mass if the church does not have Captioning. Catholics with hearing loss deserve the fullness of their faith. Does your Diocese/Archdiocese have at least one Mass service in Captioning at a church that one who benefits from it can reasonably travel to in order to fully and actively participate at the Mass? Contact your Diocese/Archdiocese - find it here: http://www.usccb.org/about/bishops-and-dioceses/all-dioceses.cfm.)Is your church or Diocese/Archdiocese inclusive to all those with hearing loss and deafness by providing Real time Captioning, Sign Language and Audio Loops? If not - Diversity and Inclusion Awareness is needed in order to share the joy of the gospel by applying Universal Communication Access. It is very important to share the Word of God with everyone. Let's pray for that!Prayer of Inclusion: http://www.ncpd.org/ministries-programs/spirituality/prayers
"Be not Afraid, Open Wide the Gates" - Pope St. John Paul II (Source: http://jp2forum.blogspot.com/2013/12/be-not-afraid-resounding-from-1531-to.html)
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