Which Parts of the Mass gets CART?

CART (captioning) at the Mass -- possible approaches:

1.  The provider types everything that he/she hears and indicates if it is the Priest, Lector,  Song leader, or Lay response. There will be a lag time delay like any interpreter or translation services. Time length of service is 1 hour.

2. The provider types the portions of the Mass that is not in the Missal (usually the Homily, Universal Prayers, Opening and Closing Announcements, and any customized blessings not in the Missal).  The client uses the Missal for other parts of the Mass, although provider might provide brief description clues like ‘Hymn #’ or letting someone know they are saying the St. Michael or Hail Mary prayer at the end of Mass etc.

3. Some people may benefit from more clues on where everyone is in the Missal than others (‘Glory to God…’ ‘Christ have Mercy’ ‘Profession of Faith’ ‘Our Father’ etc.)

"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

"Accessible meeting space allows

 everyone to participate." 

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

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