Captioning and Communication Access Realtime (CART) is the instant translation of the spoken word into English text using a stenotype machine, notebook computer and realtime software with the text appearing on a computer monitor or other display, such as a projector screen. Captioning and Communication Access Realtime is also often referred to as realtime captioning.
Captioning and Communication Access Realtime offers word for word translation and is provided by a professional who is skilled and trained in using the stenographic equipment. Many captioning services offer remote Captioning and Communication Access Realtime and internet captioning where the stenographer is not physically present at the event but can listen using a telephone line.
Communication Access Realtime Translation is an evolving and maturing profession, and the available technology associated with Captioning and Communication Access Realtime is rapidly advancing.
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People who are deaf or hard of hearing may benefit from the use of Communication Access Realtime Translation services during small and large group communication situations when verbatim conversation is essential to effective communication.
This technology is primarily used by people who are late-deafened, oral deaf, hard of hearing, or have cochlear implants. Culturally Deaf people also make use of Captioning and Communication Access Realtime in certain situations. Captioning and Communication Access Realtime may also be of assistance to people attending large gatherings, conferences and those for whom English is a second language.
Shorthand reporters reproduce the spoken word either in realtime, viewable by you on a laptop, captioning on your Teletext television, or as a hard copy or email-copy transcript. The website of the Shorthand Reporters Association of Australia lists those of its members that offer Captioning and Communication Access Realtime services around Australia.
For more information on captioning and interpreting, please see the link below:
References:
Caption It 2008, Communication Access Realtime Translation, Caption It, Canberra, viewed 8 December 2011, http://www.captioning.com.au/pages/03_cart.html.
Communication Access Information Center 2009, What Exactly Is CART?, National Court Reporters Association, Virginia, viewed 8 December 2011, http://www.cartinfo.org/.
Shorthand Reporters Association of Australia 2009, About the SRAA, SRAA: Shorthand Reporters Association of Australia, Sydney, viewed 8 December 2011, http://sraa.org/about-sraa.