Realtime Captioning

Main Office: A255 Murphy Hall, (310) 825-1501 voice, (310) 206-6083 tty, (310) 825-9656 fax
Resource Room: 181 Powell Library, (310) 825-2651

Dan Levitt, Assistant Director & Coordinator - Deaf and Hard of Hearing Student Services, (310) 267-2005 voice, (310) 206-6083 tty, email: dlevitt@saonet.ucla.edu

What is Realtime Captioning?
A Realtime Captionist is a stenographer (similar to those used in court), who uses a steno-machine to take down your lecture verbatim. The words of your lecture are instantaneously readable on the screen of a lap-top computer. The deaf student merely reads your lecture while you are presenting it. When the lecture is over, the student is given a copy of the lecture on computer disk as study notes.

Where Captionists Sit
Typically, the Realtime Captionist sits in the front of the classroom, off to one side where there is a convenient electrical plug. The student needs to be able to see the professor and the computer screen. We strive to create the least distraction for you and the students.

Preparation
There may be many technical or unusual words that you may use in your lectures. In order for the captionist to do an accurate job, he or she will need to have access to these terms before the lecture. Any vocabulary lists or textbooks which you can make available will be helpful.

Student Responsibilities
The deaf student who receives this service, has no other primary means of access to your lecture information. We discourage the dissemination of these notes to other students, since non-disabled students have access to the lecture through auditory means. Students who utilize this service have signed an agreement which says:

I understand that as a student receiving realtime captioning service, I will receive verbatim transcripts from the Office for Students with Disabilities as an accommodation based on my documented disability. These transcripts are solely for my personal academic use, and I may not share them with any other student or use them for any other purpose other than as class study notes without consultation with the Office for Students with Disabilities and the expressed consent of the professor.

For More Information
The UCLA Office for Students with Disabilities assists deaf and hard of hearing students in obtaining access to education by providing Realtime Captioning for class meetings, discussions, and labs. This effort is consistent with the requirements the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and UCLA Policies. This information has been prepared to help familiarize you with Realtime Captioning services. If you have any questions please call the Office for Students with Disabilities at 825-1501.

If you would like this information in an alternative format, contact the Office for Students with Disabilities at (310) 825-1501 voice, (310) 206-6083 tty or (310) 825-9656 fax.

Revision 10/02/02 Realtime Captioning, Information for Professors.