Don't Just Sit There in Church!
sense of connection to the Mass, and the community. Being able
to participate is a great evangelical tool as well. It inspires you in
leading your faith when you walk out the door. You might not
want to give this up or offer up the homily because God's word is
important. My advice to you: Don't Just Sit there. Ask for
Access. If Access is denied consider raising awareness, and
advocate for yourself and others.
"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/)
Examples of Effective communication: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~accessibility/effcomm/index.html
"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/)
How do you make it Inclusive to all those who are 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,
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 or spoken must be as clear and understandable to people with disabilities as it is for people who do not have disabilities."
"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."
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