Why Universal Design Access for the deaf and hard of hearing in Churches?

"Only a small percentage of those who are deaf, deafened, and hard of hearing communicate through American Sign Language. Providing CART services can help overcome this barrier.

ASL is a form of language, and many people who communicate through ASL may not have the reading comprehension or speed necessary to utilize CART. However, many individuals who are deaf, deafened, and hard of hearing, especially late-deafened adults and those who lost their hearing after learning speech, read lips and rely solely on CART and captioning in group settings. There is not a one-size-fits-all solution when dealing with communication access. Consumers need access to the accommodation that best meets their individual needs. “ 

Source:  http://alacarteconnection.com/how-works/

"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." 

Universal Design Access means making the churches hearing accessible to all the deaf and hard of hearing, whether it is CART and captioning, American Sign language, audio induction loops and so forth in order to make communication effective per ADA.  Just having one type of hearing accessibility is not the answer for all the deaf and hard of hearing.

Can we have Universal Design Access please?  Not everyone uses sign language.  Not everyone can use Audio Induction loops and not everyone can use CART and captioning.

Universal Design Access for the deaf and hard of hearing is needed in churches.