Captioning the Catholic Mass

Captioning the Homily

C-Span has the homily of Justice Scalia given by his son, Rev. Paul Scalia of the Diocese of Arlington, VA! And guess what! They captioned it!

I was so thrilled to have access to this homily in captioning!!!

If you have a hearing loss, deaf or hard of hearing, just click the CC feature on the bottom right side of the video screen!

Homilies are so inspiring to 'hear' and have access to when they use real time live captioning!

Check this one out! I love the Shrine but they have no captioning or audio induction loops whenever

I go to visit the place and attend Mass there, so this was awesome to get this homily via video real time captioning at the Shrine! The deaf and hard of hearing had access to it with real time captioning!

Click on this link to view the homily at: http://www.c-span.org/video/?c4581522/justice-scalia-homily

This was an event where ADA and the church met each other and provided us access!

For Public places (Churches are exempt from ADA):

Auxiliary Aids and Services

A comprehensive list of auxiliary aids and services required by the ADA for deaf and hard of hearing people includes:

qualified interpreters or translators
notetakers
computer-aided transcription services
written materials
telephone handset amplifiers
assistive listening devices
assistive listening systems
telephones compatible with hearing aids
closed caption decoders
open and closed captioning
telecommunication devices for deaf persons [TTYs]
videotext displays or other effective methods of making aurally delivered materials available to individuals with hearing impairments.

(Source: http://www.chicagohearingsociety.org/interpreter-services/information-for-deaf-customers/your-rights)

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."

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