"That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever. " - Psalm 30:12
More MYTHS about the deaf and Captioning the Mass:
Let's start here: Can the deaf read Captioning?
See http://jimmyakin.com/2008/01/deaf-people-and.html
My comment: First off, real time Captioning is the language of many who are deaf and hard of hearing. It is the spoken language in verbatim. In fact, did you know that the majority of the deaf do not know sign language and speak the spoken language (usually English in the USA)? Real time Captioning is a two directional communication accommodation by reading the captioning (receptive language) and responding verbally (expressive language) for those who can read and speak.
"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)
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)
Captioning the Word: See http://captioningtheword.com
Secondly, about reading:
"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)
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)
"Although many churches use sign language to convey
a sermon to the deaf, others are using technology to
translate each word so that it appears simultaneously
on the big screen. "(Source http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2001-06-16/lifestyle/0106150471_1_schick-fellowship-bible-church-born-deaf)
"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."
Captioning in church services:
"The minimum reading grade level for
text-interpreting (captioning) to be
useful
"The printed world is inaccessible to many because over 50 percent of deaf adults read at or below a fourth grade reading level "(Source:http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2010/march/30.46.html)
MY COMMENT on this:
Usually the deaf adults with poor reading skills ('at or below 4th grade reading level') are those who were born Deaf/deaf or pre –lingual. The huge majority of deaf adults are the late deaf which is a much larger group of deaf people, about three or four times larger in size then the born Deaf/deaf that acquired a hearing loss post lingual and hence highly fluent in English and generally do not know sign language. That means that captioning (CART) is a very appropriate accommodation for them.
Therefore the vast majority of deaf adults are fluent in English (in the USA usually). They can read and Captioning is their language because it is the spoken language in verbatim. Captioning can be provided in other spoken languages though.
Real time captioning: "Typically, the service is geared toward the hearing impaired.
"What is driving the demand is the baby boomers," said Fred Sharp, president of the Chartered Shorthand Reporters Association of Ontario."
(Source: http://www.thestar.com/news/2007/11/29/speedy_court_reporters_flying_fingers_in_high_demand.html)
The pre-lingual deaf who grew up oral deaf or oral hard of hearing generally have proficient enough reading skills as well, especially after the early years, after a period of delay and catching up in their language skills. They are often in listening and spoken language programs (or similar programs) with the use of hearing aids and cochlear implants to guide them, and by the time they are adults, certainly can read. They can benefit from real time captioning. In fact, learning to read with same language subtitles improves reading. So if you want to improve your reading, start reading more, including reading captioning more.
"In addition, Caldwell (1973) found that students who were exposed to captions that were higher than their reading levels displayed a significant jump in reading level after a five-week period." (Source: http://alacarteconnection.com/case-for-realtime-captioning/)
Who are the pre-lingual deaf and hard of hearing who grew up with the spoken language?:
- "In 1995: 40% chose spoken language options, compared to 60% who chose sign-language options
- In 2005: 85% chose spoken language options, compared to 15% who chose sign-language options"
Source, and see more at: http://www.asha.org/aud/Facts-about-Pediatric-Hearing-Loss/
There are a lot of people who can benefit from captioning and be fully participating that way. People with severe and profound hearing losses who do not know sign language often can not use the audio loops depending on the person, because it may not be strong enough, or reliable enough for them, can benefit from captioning the Mass as well at church.
I totally support providing sign language for the culturally Deaf and hard of hearing. That should be provided for them. ASL is their native language and we all process better in our own native language. However, I emphasize throughout this blog, that Captioning is a valid and effective communication access as well for the majority of the deaf and hard of hearing because 90 percent do not know sign language and are fluent in the native spoken language (usually English in the USA). They need access to the church and are often overlooked because the mainstream think sign language is used by the majority of the deaf when it is not. I want to dispel that myth because it affects communication access. We are diverse, so diverse communication access is needed. (Captioning, Sign Language and Audio Induction Loops).
Usually the mainstream often define 'deaf' as meaning Deaf (capital D), born deaf, grew up Deaf (capital D), and uses ASL (American Sign Language) . In reality there are many different meanings of the word 'deaf' as there are people associated with it, and the accommodations they use. In reality, there are many ways to be deaf.
The majority of the deaf are very fluent in English and 90 percent of the deaf do not know sign language simply because the majority of the deaf acquired deafness later in life with established English skills. Most deaf adults are the late deaf. They are a forgotten group though in church because you rarely see a Catholic church with real time captioning to help them understand the Mass.
The church is inaccessible to the vast majority of deaf people because there are very few churches that offer captioning services for the Catholic Mass.
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'. Indeed, 90 percent of those with hearing loss do not attend church.
Captioning is a two directional communication in which you can read the captions (receptive) and respond verbally (expressive) in the same language (usually English in the USA), if you can read and speak thereby allowing that full, conscious and active participation required by Vatican II and Canon Law. Captioning is the verbatim of the spoken language.
Keep in mind there are deaf people who are bilingual and can both sign and speak, and hence have the advantage of using both real time captioning and sign language. Both real time captioning and sign language are effective and valid communication accommodations. However, they serve different deaf (and hard of hearing) populations. Both accommodations should be provided. Both accommodations are effective, depending on which population of the deaf we are talking about.
In reality, the church needs a Universal design approach to communication access and provide Captioning, Sign Language and Audio loops because the deaf are diverse. The church needs Universal Design Access to allow full participation for the deaf and hard of hearing so they can 'fully, consciously and actively participate' as Vatican II commands.
"I feel a part of the service now instead
of left out,"
said Dallas architect Cynthia Stiles, 40, who has been hard of hearing all her life." (when referring to Captioning the Service) (Source: http://amarillo.com/stories/2001/05/31/bel_skillshelp.shtml)
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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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"The ADA calls us to be aware of and correct what we do that unnecessarily excludes people"
__________________________________________________________________________
"The majority of people who are deaf and hard of
hearing do not know sign language. According to a
Johns Hopkins study, more than 48 million people in the
United States are deaf or hard of hearing, or a fifth of all
Americans. Of these, almost 99 percent lost their hearing
or were raised orally–not using sign language–and rely
on their residual hearing (aided by hearing aids or
cochlear implants), speech reading, and the printed
word for communication access. This group of people
are greatly aided by text forms of access." (Source: http://www.captionaccess.com/communication-access-101/?replytocom=41)
_______________________________________________________________________________________
The increasing demands of real time captioning
and broadcast captioning is driven by two
forces:
_______________________________________________________________
"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}. "
-(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.)
____________________________________________________________________________________
" 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)."
- See more at: http://www.listeningandspokenlanguage.org/What_We_Mean_by_Communication_Access/#sthash.tB0rUIBf.Bjul5vqB.dpuf
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"And students are not the only users of cochlear implants who may benefit from CART services. CART is frequently used in business meetings, religious services, and medical evaluations by people using cochlear implants."
(Source: http://ccaptioning.com/tag/cochlear-implant/)
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"CART is kinda like interpretation services or translating. CART is: "CART is an acronym that stands for Communication Access Real-time Translation. By looking at the meaning of each of these words, CART can be defined as; “the ability to use information at the actual time it occurs as it’s converted to another form”. (Source: http://www.karasch.com/services.asp?service=16)
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Smart call and Smart watch for the hard of hearing, the deaf/Deaf, hearing impaired:
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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)
______________________________________________________________
"I feel a part of the service now instead
of left out,"
said Dallas architect Cynthia Stiles, 40, who has been hard of hearing all her life." (when referring to Captioning the Service) (Source: http://amarillo.com/stories/2001/05/31/bel_skillshelp.shtml)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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)
__________________________________
"The ADA calls us to be aware of and correct what we do that unnecessarily excludes people"
__________________________________________________________________________
"The majority of people who are deaf and hard of
hearing do not know sign language. According to a
Johns Hopkins study, more than 48 million people in the
United States are deaf or hard of hearing, or a fifth of all
Americans. Of these, almost 99 percent lost their hearing
or were raised orally–not using sign language–and rely
on their residual hearing (aided by hearing aids or
cochlear implants), speech reading, and the printed
word for communication access. This group of people
are greatly aided by text forms of access." (Source: http://www.captionaccess.com/communication-access-101/?replytocom=41)
hearing do not know sign language. According to a
Johns Hopkins study, more than 48 million people in the
United States are deaf or hard of hearing, or a fifth of all
Americans. Of these, almost 99 percent lost their hearing
or were raised orally–not using sign language–and rely
on their residual hearing (aided by hearing aids or
cochlear implants), speech reading, and the printed
word for communication access. This group of people
are greatly aided by text forms of access." (Source: http://www.captionaccess.com/communication-access-101/?replytocom=41)
_______________________________________________________________________________________
The increasing demands of real time captioning
and broadcast captioning is driven by two
forces:
_______________________________________________________________
"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}. "
other invention has had as profound an
impact on individuals with hearing loss
as CART {Captioning in real time}. "
-(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.)
____________________________________________________________________________________
" 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)."
- See more at: http://www.listeningandspokenlanguage.org/What_We_Mean_by_Communication_Access/#sthash.tB0rUIBf.Bjul5vqB.dpuf
____________________________
"And students are not the only users of cochlear implants who may benefit from CART services. CART is frequently used in business meetings, religious services, and medical evaluations by people using cochlear implants."
(Source: http://ccaptioning.com/tag/cochlear-implant/)
(Source: http://ccaptioning.com/tag/cochlear-implant/)
____________________________________________
"CART is kinda like interpretation services or translating. CART is: "CART is an acronym that stands for Communication Access Real-time Translation. By looking at the meaning of each of these words, CART can be defined as; “the ability to use information at the actual time it occurs as it’s converted to another form”. (Source: http://www.karasch.com/services.asp?service=16)
______________________________________________________________
Smart call and Smart watch for the hard of hearing, the deaf/Deaf, hearing impaired:
________________________________________________
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)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
" 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)
______________________________________________________________
" If a house of worship is not doing
CC,
however, then a major portion of
the
dialogue will not be picked up by
the
whole audience.”
__________________________________________________________________________
“What a gift this will be for them now to have
the ability to follow along with the Scripture
readings and Mass prayers right along with us. "
(Source: http://www.todayscatholicnews.org/2015/03/closed-captioning-during-tv-mass-better-serves-faithful/)
_______________________________________________________________
"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. "
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
" If a house of worship is not doing
CC,
however, then a major portion of
the
dialogue will not be picked up by
the
whole audience.”
__________________________________________________________________________
“What a gift this will be for them now to have
the ability to follow along with the Scripture
readings and Mass prayers right along with us. "
(Source: http://www.todayscatholicnews.org/2015/03/closed-captioning-during-tv-mass-better-serves-faithful/)
_______________________________________________________________
"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. "
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
"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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Why Real Time Captioning?
- "Sometimes referred to as oral deaf, they are not signing or "Big D" Deaf. They speak English, not American Sign Language because they’ve lost hearing late in life or, if the loss occurred in childhood, they’ve had speech training and wear hearing aids or a cochlear implant
- Oral deafness is "the invisible disability." (Source: http://www.theopencaptioners.com/faqs.php)
____________________________________________
"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. "
______________________________________
Breaking the Sound Barriers in Your Church
:
SEE http://www.umdisabilityministries.org/download/soundbarrier.pdf
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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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"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)
____________________________________________________________
Lets pray that we break the
communication barriers for all!
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Why is Captioning considered a Universal Design Communication Access?:
______________________________________________________________________________
"According to Johns Hopkins University, there are 48 million deaf and hard-of-hearing people in the United States. Only about 500,000 use American Sign Language as a main mode of communication and typically choose sign language interpreters for their communication access." (Source: http://www.captionaccess.com/faq/)
__________________________________________________________
"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."
______________________________________________________________
"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/)
___________________________________________________
"A sobering thought for religious leaders is
that 90% of those with a hearing impairment
may not attend services due to an inability to
hear and participate." (Source: http://premiervisualvoice.com/index.php/blog/16-blog-8)
_________________________________________________________________________
"Our church motto is "enlarge your circle of love," and he explains how captioning is one way of accomplishing this."
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
" No captions is like no ramp for people in wheelchairs or signs stating ‘people with disabilities are not welcome."
(Source: http://globalaccessibilitynews.com/2015/02/13/harvard-massachusetts-institute-of-technology-sued-over-lack-of-closed-captioning-online/)
This applies just as well to real time captioning in churches as well, only the church is ADA exempt. The ADA law does not apply to churches. The church and any kind of worship place of any faith is allowed to discriminate and not provide real time captioning for church services. 90 percent of the those with hearing loss do not attend church because the church is not accessible to them.
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How can we make the Catholic church accessible to ALL the deaf and hard of hearing?:
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Let's pray for THAT day - that Captioning will be provided at Masses. Let us pray that the Catholic church will be a house of prayer for ALL people.
"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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Why Real Time Captioning?
Why Real Time Captioning?
- "Sometimes referred to as oral deaf, they are not signing or "Big D" Deaf. They speak English, not American Sign Language because they’ve lost hearing late in life or, if the loss occurred in childhood, they’ve had speech training and wear hearing aids or a cochlear implant
- Oral deafness is "the invisible disability." (Source: http://www.theopencaptioners.com/faqs.php)
____________________________________________
What do the deaf and hard of hearing use for Communication Access?:
"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. "
______________________________________
Breaking the Sound Barriers in Your Church
:
SEE http://www.umdisabilityministries.org/download/soundbarrier.pdf
_______________________________________________________________
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.
_____________________________
"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)
____________________________________________________________
Lets pray that we break the
communication barriers for all!
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Why is Captioning considered a Universal Design Communication Access?:
______________________________________________________________________________
"According to Johns Hopkins University, there are 48 million deaf and hard-of-hearing people in the United States. Only about 500,000 use American Sign Language as a main mode of communication and typically choose sign language interpreters for their communication access." (Source: http://www.captionaccess.com/faq/)
__________________________________________________________
"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."
______________________________________________________________
"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/)
(Source: http://www.nvrc.org/interpreting-and-transliterating-services/cart/)
"A sobering thought for religious leaders is
that 90% of those with a hearing impairment
may not attend services due to an inability to
hear and participate." (Source: http://premiervisualvoice.com/index.php/blog/16-blog-8)
_________________________________________________________________________
"Our church motto is "enlarge your circle of love," and he explains how captioning is one way of accomplishing this."
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
How can we make the Catholic church accessible to ALL the deaf and hard of hearing?:
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What is the Mass?: http://catholicbridge.com/catholic/mass.php
Welcome ! See http://www.catholicscomehome.org
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Same Language subtitles to help reading:
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"People who learn English as a second language often understand English text better than speech".
(Source: http://www.captionaccess.com/faq/)
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Captioning Shares the Message
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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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"The overwhelming majority of people categorized as deaf by the NHS and SIPP are perfectly fluent speakers of
English (or another spoken language) and did not experience any difficulty hearing until well
into adulthood (e.g., Blanchfield, Dunbar, Feldman, & Gardner, 1999; Mitchell, 2005). As a
consequence, most people who are audiologically deaf do not use sign language."
Source:
Draft manuscript accepted for publication in
Sign Language Studies, Volume 6, Number 3, 2006
How Many People Use ASL in the United States?
Why Estimates Need Updating
Ross E. Mitchell, Travas A. Young, Bellamie Bachleda,
and Michael A. Karchmer
Gallaudet Research Institute
Gallaudet University
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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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Sharing the Christmas Message in Real Time Captioning:
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" Listening is a most important
form of
active participation."
(Source: http://www.catholicliturgy.com/index.cfm/FuseAction/ArticleText/Index/65/SubIndex/120/ArticleIndex/35)
Listening is very active and not being a spectator and just sitting there. Having Access to God's Word means you can connect to the message. Captioning connects you to the message and gives you access so you can fully and actively participate at the Mass in the same time and space with the congregation with real time captioning like any other interpretative services.
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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.
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Sharing the Christmas Message in Real Time Captioning:
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" Listening is a most important
form of
active participation."
(Source: http://www.catholicliturgy.com/index.cfm/FuseAction/ArticleText/Index/65/SubIndex/120/ArticleIndex/35)
form of
active participation."
(Source: http://www.catholicliturgy.com/index.cfm/FuseAction/ArticleText/Index/65/SubIndex/120/ArticleIndex/35)
Listening is very active and not being a spectator and just sitting there. Having Access to God's Word means you can connect to the message. Captioning connects you to the message and gives you access so you can fully and actively participate at the Mass in the same time and space with the congregation with real time captioning like any other interpretative services.
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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.
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"Out of 100 people, 10 have a
significant
hearing problem. Of those 10
people, one
or two use sign language. The
rest do not
know sign language."
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" We have seen rampant confusion on the part of government leaders {and church leaders} who assume that "deaf and hard of hearing" {compared to capital D Deaf/culturally Deaf} is one group of people whose communication needs center around American Sign Language. This confusion has meant that people with hearing loss are not receiving the services and support that could make their lives better."
(Source: http://www.cilww.com/shhh%20page.htm)
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Catholic Mass for the deaf and hard of hearing:
"For the Deaf or Hard of Hearing:
Arrange for seating the Deaf community in the
front, near the
speaker.
Arrange for interpreter or real time captioning
services at
least
two weeks in advance.
Utilize room amplification system or personal
amplification
system.
Provide all materials to the interpreter or CART
reporter one
week in advance.
Provide bright lighting. Avoid creating a special
atmosphere
with dim lighting."
(Source: http://www.dioslc.org/ministries/disabilities/guidelines-for-accommodating-people-with-disabilities)
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Canon Law and the deaf:
Can You Participate with Real time Captioning at a Mass?:
http://captioningthemass.blogspot.com/2013/09/i-found-another-piece-of-research-while.html
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Help for Catholics – a wonderful
resource for understanding Christ:
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Reading and the deaf and hard of hearing:
"For the new study, Kennedy’s team followed
up with 76 teenagers with permanent hearing
impairment whose reading skills had been
assessed between the ages of 6 and 10, and
then again nine years later."
(Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/04/us-hearing-loss-reading-skill-idUSKCN0JI2HV20141204)
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Caption Catholic Tidbits:
"Out of 100 people, 10 have a
significant
hearing problem. Of those 10
people, one
or two use sign language. The
rest do not
know sign language."
___________________________________________
" We have seen rampant confusion on the part of government leaders {and church leaders} who assume that "deaf and hard of hearing" {compared to capital D Deaf/culturally Deaf} is one group of people whose communication needs center around American Sign Language. This confusion has meant that people with hearing loss are not receiving the services and support that could make their lives better."
(Source: http://www.cilww.com/shhh%20page.htm)
_______________________________________________________________________
Catholic Mass for the deaf and hard of hearing:
"For the Deaf or Hard of Hearing:
Arrange for seating the Deaf community in the
front, near the
speaker.
Arrange for interpreter or real time captioning
services at
least
two weeks in advance.
Utilize room amplification system or personal
amplification
system.
Provide all materials to the interpreter or CART
reporter one
week in advance.
Provide bright lighting. Avoid creating a special
atmosphere
with dim lighting."
(Source: http://www.dioslc.org/ministries/disabilities/guidelines-for-accommodating-people-with-disabilities)
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Canon Law and the deaf:
Can You Participate with Real time Captioning at a Mass?:
http://captioningthemass.blogspot.com/2013/09/i-found-another-piece-of-research-while.html
Can You Participate with Real time Captioning at a Mass?:
http://captioningthemass.blogspot.com/2013/09/i-found-another-piece-of-research-while.html
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Help for Catholics – a wonderful
resource for understanding Christ:
______________________________________
Reading and the deaf and hard of hearing:
"For the new study, Kennedy’s team followed
up with 76 teenagers with permanent hearing
impairment whose reading skills had been
assessed between the ages of 6 and 10, and
then again nine years later."
up with 76 teenagers with permanent hearing
impairment whose reading skills had been
assessed between the ages of 6 and 10, and
then again nine years later."
(Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/04/us-hearing-loss-reading-skill-idUSKCN0JI2HV20141204)
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Caption Catholic Tidbits:
The deaf and hard of hearing (or anyone really) can now text 911 in an emergency: http://crackberry.com/you-can-now-text-911-emergency
Don't forget to send in your location
911 texting for the deaf and hard of hearing (or anyone): http://www.cnet.com/news/text-to-911-is-here-but-it-isnt-everything-you-might-think/
What You Need to Know About Text to 911:
http://www.fcc.gov/text-to-911
http://www.fcc.gov/text-to-911
Captioning is the Way to Go!
Clear Captions; FREE captioning for your phone calls: http://www.clearcaptions.com
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Hearing Loss Association of America – The Nation's Voice for people with hearing loss: See http://www.hearingloss.org
The Association of Late Deafened Adults (really anyone deaf of any age onset): See http://www.alda.org
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Pray For Us All!
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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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The Coming Home Network: See http://chnetwork.org
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Why I'm Catholic: http://whyimcatholic.com
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|
Reaching Catholics: http://www.oncecatholic.org
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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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"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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"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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Why Real Time Captioning?
Why Real Time Captioning?
- "Sometimes referred to as oral deaf, they are not signing or "Big D" Deaf. They speak English, not American Sign Language because they’ve lost hearing late in life or, if the loss occurred in childhood, they’ve had speech training and wear hearing aids or a cochlear implant
- Oral deafness is "the invisible disability." (Source: http://www.theopencaptioners.com/faqs.php)
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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."
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"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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"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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"Accessible meeting space allows
everyone to participate."
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"A sobering thought for religious leaders is that 90% of those with a hearing impairment may not attend services due to an inability to hear and participate." (Source: http://premiervisualvoice.com/index.php/blog/16-blog-8)
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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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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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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
"Ensure that the power of salvation may be shared by all" (John Paul II, Tertio Millennio Adveniente, n. 16). "(Source: http://www.ncpd.org/views-news-policy/policy/church/bishops/welcome-and-justice)
"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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