We Use CART (captioning) not American Sign Language

"So that you don’t end up with someone who’s hard of hearing (like a late deaf or senior citizen) that says “I’m deaf,” so the coordinator goes “I know what to do” and ends up with interpreters. Because then the person is like, “I don’t know this, I need CART.” And so you’ve spent money and time and energy on something that’s worthless."

 (Source:  http://skepchick.org/2013/07/disability-disenfranchisement-and-disbelief-an-interview-with-sb-morgaine/)

"CART is a type of “accommodation” 

service for people with disabilities.  In 

function, CART is similar to sign 

language interpreting for people who are 

deaf, because it transforms spoken 

language into a visual format that is 

appropriate for people with hearing loss.

  But CART can be used by the 95% of 

hard of hearing and deaf people who do 

not use American Sign Language (ASL) 

to communicate." 
(Source: http://www.visiblevoices.com/faq.html)

"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)

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/)

"Accessible meeting space allows

 everyone to participate." 

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