Captioning the Catholic Mass: January 2016

Saturday, January 23, 2016

Connecting to the Mass
is Important

US Bishops wrote:

"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 ://www.disabilityawarenesstraining.com/component/content/article/3/40)

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."

(Source: http://limpingchicken.com/2014/01/16/deaf-discrimination-to-deaf/)

Sacrosantum Concilium
and Connecting to the Mass

“Mother Church earnestly desires that all the faithful should be led to that fully conscious, and active participation in liturgical celebrations which is demanded by the very nature of the liturgy. Such participation by the Christian people as "a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a redeemed people (1 Pet. 2:9; cf. 2:4-5), is their right and duty by reason of their baptism.”

Source: Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy Sacrosanctum Concilium Solemnly Promulgated by His Holiness Pope Paul VI on December 4, 1963.

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."

(Source: http://limpingchicken.com/2014/01/16/deaf-discrimination-to-deaf/)

Engaging in Real - Time
to the Catholic Mass

Evangelii Gaudium

“If we are to be transformed by grace

and led to a deeper communion with the

Lord, both the preacher and the hearer must be

engaged.”

Source: Evangelii Gaudium of the Holy Father Francis to the Bishops, Cleary and Consecrated persons and the Lay Faithful on the Proclamation of The Gospel in Today’s World on November 24, 2013.

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."

(Source: http://limpingchicken.com/2014/01/16/deaf-discrimination-to-deaf/)

"What does it mean for communication to be “effective”? Simply put, “effective communication” means that whatever is written must be as clear and understandable to people with disabilities as it is for people who do not have disabilities."

(Source: http://www.ada.gov/pcatoolkit/chap3toolkit.htm)

Examples of Effective communication: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~accessibility/effcomm/index.html

get "You get the jokes, the satire, the innuendo. You have full access. You are an equal participant. That’s CART Captioning. That’s Communication Access Realtime Translation.” (Source: http://www.realtimeworldwide.com/services/cart-communication-access-realtime-translation/)

"Accessible meeting space allows

everyone to participate."

(Source: http://www.ada.gov/business/accessiblemtg.htm

See CART demo at

https://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play;_ylt=A0LEVrjZuD1XmJQAx7QPxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTBsa3ZzMnBvBHNlYwNzYwRjb2xvA2JmMQR2dGlkAw--?p=you+tube+CART+demo+hearing+imparied+deaf&tnr=21&vid=F923C3006974A3B54870F923C3006974A3B54870&l=455&turl=http%3A%2F%2Fts1.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOVP.V383d6174ddc8c31d18a57e164bf28169%26pid%3D15.1&sigi=12bla2av0&rurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dqn4B0gyDosA&sigr=11b5bumfh&tt=b&tit=Communication+Access+Realtime+Translation%3A+CART+Services+...&sigt=11si1vc07&back=https%3A%2F%2Fsearch.yahoo.com%2Fyhs%2Fsearch%3Fp%3Dyou%2Btube%2BCART%2Bdemo%2Bhearing%2Bimparied%2Bdeaf%26type%3DYHS_RV_80861031%26param1%3Dij7zzSxCeE_ZFQBITDAHLoFpjG7hkwp_bBEH1rF14ZV6tGRs6wQGPvckGsVV45PY9-0uW7BoWJ0cra-boastR7xVvQ32ocgvtHSx9nKlY3U67Q%252C%252C%26hsimp%3Dyhs-newtab%26hspart%3DLkry%26fr%3Dyhs-Lkry-newtab%26ei%3DUTF-8&sigb=18o6q59dd&hspart=Lkry&hsimp=yhs-newtab

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Ephphatha! Be Opened!

Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers XXIV International Conference; 19-20-21 November 2009:

Ephphatha! The Deaf Person In the Life of the Church

Final Recommendation #9:

‘provide Video Screen (i.e. captioning) for those who don’t use sign language’

See CART demo at

Effective Communication Access

"What does it mean for communication to be “effective”? Simply put, “effective communication” means that whatever is written or spoken must be as clear and understandable to people with disabilities as it is for people who do not have disabilities."

(Source: http://www.ada.gov/pcatoolkit/chap3toolkit.htm)

Effective communication: See http://www.dartmouth.edu/~accessibility/effcomm/index.html

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."

(Source: http://limpingchicken.com/2014/01/16/deaf-discrimination-to-deaf/)

See CART demo at

Saturday, January 9, 2016

Excused From the Table

–An Article about Disabilities, ADA and the Church –all churches –not just the Catholic Church

See

http://www.politicaltheology.com/blog/excused-from-the-table-churches-and-the-americans-with-disabilities-act-lorraine-cuddeback/

"However, the largest group of “disabled” Americans has been ignored with minimal attention given to helping those with hearing impairments. Hearing loss has become known as the “invisible” disability. " (Source: http://www.seniorsresourceguide.com/articles/art01165.html)

"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/)

" 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.” (Source: http://tfwm.com/opening-up-services-with-closed-captioning/)

"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)

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)

Are you reaching out to the deaf and hard of hearing by sharing the Joy of the Gospel with real time captioning at Mass?: http://www.crisismagazine.com/2013/pope-francis-calls-all-catholics-to-evangelize

"CART, which alternately stands for Computer-Assisted Realtime (captioning) or Communication-Access Realtime (captioning), provides equal access to spoken information and allows participants to understand and participate in proceedings and discussions." (Source: http://www.ai-ada.com/our-services/real-time-captioning/)

The CART/Captioning Process

Person speaks.
2. Captioner listens.
3. Captioner writes all that is spoken ("nearly verbatim" as opposed to "note-taking.")
4. Client achieves communication access/equal access. (ADA Compliance)

(Source: http://www.onpointcaptions.com)

"What does it mean for communication to be “effective”? Simply put, “effective communication” means that whatever is written or spoken must be as clear and understandable to people with disabilities as it is for people who do not have disabilities."

(Source: http://www.ada.gov/pcatoolkit/chap3toolkit.htm)

Effective communication: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~accessibility/effcomm/index.html

"Accessible meeting space allows

everyone to participate."

(Source: http://www.ada.gov/business/accessiblemtg.htm

“Just as with wheelchair access issues,

advocacy is paramount,” Kasper wrote.

“Staying at home to avoid problems or

pretending to understand when we don’t

will not help us or future generations, and

joining with others in a cause can be

rewarding in itself.” (Source: http://globalaccessibilitynews.com/2011/04/17/hackensack-church-offers-captioning-for-hearing-impaired/)

This is an interesting article how churches could provide better access for the deaf and hard of hearing:

Losing My Religion? : http://origin.misc.pagesuite.com/pdfdownload/7c11713b-7af4-45b3-86b6-2026d9ce54e4.pdf