"You are the salt of the earth, you are the light of the world, no one lights a lamp and puts it under a
basket, they put it high for everyone to see!" (Matthew 5:13-16).
Wouldn't it be nice if the next Catholic Conference had real time captioning for the deaf and hard of hearing?:
I know in my Diocese they have a Men's Conference and another one for Women each year, and it would be really nice to be able to go and participate in it, by having the accommodation of CART (or Remote CART) which is basically real time captioning.
Considering that 20 percent of Americans have a significant hearing loss, it would be
nice to make these events inclusive.
CART is considered an effective accommodation under ADA. While the church is exempt from ADA laws, it would be accessible to many folks if they provide effective and inclusive accommodations for them.
I do think that everyone benefits when all members of the body of Christ
Considering that 20 percent of Americans have a significant hearing loss, it would be
nice to make these events inclusive.
CART is considered an effective accommodation under ADA. While the church is exempt from ADA laws, it would be accessible to many folks if they provide effective and inclusive accommodations for them.
I do think that everyone benefits when all members of the body of Christ
are able to participate in their church community, and other parts of church life by
making it fully and effectively accessible.
How can CART contribute to that goal?
making it fully and effectively accessible.
How can CART contribute to that goal?
"When an event needs to be made inclusive, projecting the CART display for the benefit of the entire room can be the best way to provide universal access for Deaf, late deafened, and hard of hearing people, as well as people who might have some degree of hearing loss but who don’t self-identify as hard of hearing or deaf. CART is also useful for English language learners and people with dyslexia, auditory processing disorder, or ADHD. When the CART display is available to every audience member, no one has to feel singled out or as if they’re demanding special privileges. Everyone benefits."
(Source: http://composition.al/blog/2014/05/31/your-next-conference-should-have-real-time-captioning/)
Did You Know?
Catholic Mass for the deaf and hard of hearing:
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,
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form of
disability, and many people naturally join
this group as
they grow older and experience loss of
vision, hearing,
or mobility, so the need for accessibility
can end up
benefitting many members of the parish."
(Source: http://www.uscatholic.org/articles/201312/ramp-it-how-parishes-can-increase-accessibility-28230#sthash.YfofSqWI.dpuf)
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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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"Even though the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed in 1990, it has not ended discrimination in religious institutions, in part because they are exempt from its regulations if they do not accept federal money or services." (Source: http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/a-primer-on-making-the-jewish-community-inclusive/)
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See http://origin.misc.pagesuite.com/pdfdownload/7c11713b-7af4-45b3-86b6-2026d9ce54e4.pdf
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Making Your Religious Organization More Accessible for the deaf and hard of hearing:
"Religious organizations are realizing that they can design their services to be accessible to more people, including those who are deaf or hard of hearing.
"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)
"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."
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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"Accessible meeting space allows
everyone to participate."
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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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"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/)
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Did You Know?
"People with disabilities are much less likely to attend religious services than people without disabilities. This is largely due to barriers such as a lack of architectural, communication, or attitudinal accessibility to churches and other places of worship. "
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Discrimination against the deaf and hard of hearing in which English is their native language in Churches,
Church events, or Church conferences is more common then you think, whether it is intentional, an oversight, or most likely a misunderstanding on how to be fully inclusive to all the deaf and hard and hearing:
Church events, or Church conferences is more common then you think, whether it is intentional, an oversight, or most likely a misunderstanding on how to be fully inclusive to all the deaf and hard and hearing:
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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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" 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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"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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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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"Nearly one in five Americans has some
form of
disability, and many people naturally join
this group as
they grow older and experience loss of
vision, hearing,
or mobility, so the need for accessibility
can end up
benefitting many members of the parish."
(Source: http://www.uscatholic.org/articles/201312/ramp-it-how-parishes-can-increase-accessibility-28230#sthash.YfofSqWI.dpuf)
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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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"The ADA was signed with great ceremony 25 years ago at the White House on July 26, 1990, with President George Bush marking the historic occasion with his quotable statement, “Let the shameful walls of exclusion finally come tumbling down.” (Source: http://dawncil.org/ada/happy-25th-anniversary-to-the-americans-with-disabilities-act/)
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Are religious organizations exempt from
ADA?
ADA?
Are the deaf and hard of hearing exempt from participating in church? Actually yes… See http://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/crt/legacy/2010/12/15/tal057.txt
However, they are encouraged to allow these people to have access to God's word: see http://nonprofitquarterly.org/2015/02/09/religious-institutions-exempt-from-ada-but-encouraged-to-comply/
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"Even though the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed in 1990, it has not ended discrimination in religious institutions, in part because they are exempt from its regulations if they do not accept federal money or services." (Source: http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/a-primer-on-making-the-jewish-community-inclusive/)
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Breaking Down Barriers So All May
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This Catholic church has real time captioning (CART) for the deaf and hard of hearing:
"St. Theresa Catholic Church in Ashburn, VA: HOMILY REAL-TIME TRANSLATION SERVICE NOW AVAILABLE VIA iPAD – Are you not hearing the Sunday mass homily as well as you’d like? Especially for the hearing impaired and deaf but open to all, you now have an amazing option to receive the Sunday mass homily, prayers of the faithful, and announcements via real-time translation (CART service) directly to your iPAD during mass! St. Theresa parishioner and professional court reporter Donna L. Linton has volunteered to provide the service (just like closed captioning on your television). Please contact Donna at CARTsttheresa@aol.com for information on mass times and how to join in. "
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What happens if it is not?
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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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Last year, the Orthodox Union held 200 "karaoke-style"
readings of Megilat Esther during Purim for the hard of
hearing, deaf and elderly in synagogues across the US,
UK, Israel and Australia. The readings used PowerPoint
presentations projected onto giant projector screens,
enabling participants to visually follow along with the
words being highlighted on the screen."
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See: http://catholicbridge.com/catholic/mary_do_catholics_pray_to_her.php
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The Coming Home Network: See http://chnetwork.org
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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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Former Roman Catholics: http://www.oncecatholic.org
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Former Roman Catholics: http://www.oncecatholic.org
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Rediscover the Faith: http://www.catholicscomehome.org/discover-a-beautiful-faith/
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Are You a Former Catholic for Jesus?
This is a wonderful resource for unity
called Catholic Bridge.
See http://www.catholicbridge.com
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Caption Catholic Tidbits:
Are You a Former Catholic for Jesus?
This is a wonderful resource for unity
called Catholic Bridge.
See http://www.catholicbridge.com
This is a wonderful resource for unity
called Catholic Bridge.
See http://www.catholicbridge.com
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Caption Catholic Tidbits:
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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Captioning Shares the Message__________________________
"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 amongthose with hearing loss and deafness, and to raise awarenessthat many with hearing loss are being excluded from fullparticipation 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 canreasonably travel to in order to fully and actively participate atthe 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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