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Student Access and Accommodations

ASL and Captioning Requests

Requesting an ASL Interpreter or CART for Campus Events

To request an interpreter or captioner for campus events, meetings, etc., please complete the  CART/ASL Request form. The form must be completed in its entirety. If the student is unsure of any details, they may obtain information from the event coordinator. A notice of one-and-a-half weeks if requested to provide time to secure accommodations, but the Office of Disability Services will work to provide accommodations on a shorter notice.

Requesting an ASL Interpreter or CART for Classes

To request an interpreter or CART captioner for classes, the student will need to register with the Office of Disability Services by completing the necessary forms. Once completed, they will set up an intake meeting to review the request and what accommodations are available to them. 

Current students with an accommodation for an ASL interpreter or CART captioning should work with Disability Services in advance of each semester that they expect to request an interpreter or CART services. This ensures that their accommodations are arranged in advance of the semester and ready once the semester begins.

Regarding Interpreters

You can expect one to two interpreters to attend class. Two interpreters are needed for classes longer than one hour so that the interpreter can rest. Interpreters are present solely to facilitate communication between the deaf student, instructor, and the class. Their role is not to assist the student with class material, take notes, etc. They translate spoken  language  into visual  language  to ensure that everyone has equal access.

The interpreters will convey all auditory speech into  sign   language , and all  sign   language  into auditory speech, so that the hearing and deaf participants in the class can fully interact. Interpreters are highly trained professionals who adhere to a code of professional conduct with strict standards of confidentiality, neutrality, professionalism, and respect.

For in-person classes, the  ASL  interpreter will find a location to stand so that the interpreter and instructor are both in the deaf student’s line of sight. Whenever possible, work with interpreters so that they can stand in front of a neutral background, rather than a window or backlit background. For online classes, the interpreter will provide services virtually. 

Regarding CART

CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is a live captioning service provided by remote or in-person certified captioners, depending on the type of request. The live captioning appears on the student’s laptop. 

With this accommodation, the student will need to have their professors use a small Bluetooth microphone so that the  CART captioner can hear what is being said. That way, they can remotely caption the class lecture- they will not be physically in class. Every class they will give the professor small microphone that can be either clipped to their shirt or worn around their neck with an included lanyard. If they prefer not to wear it, they can place the microphone on a table/desk near them, or have they student place it.

» Contact Us

Phone: 248.204.4100
Email: stuaccess@ltu.edu

Location:
Office of the Dean of Students, Suite C405
A. Alfred Taubman Student Services Center, 4th floor

» Document Viewer

Use Your Cell Phone as a Document Camera in Zoom

  • What you will need to have and do
  • Download the mobile Zoom app (either App Store or Google Play)
  • Have your phone plugged in
  • Set up video stand phone holder

From Computer

Log in and start your Zoom session with participants

From Phone

  • Start the Zoom session on your phone app (suggest setting your phone to “Do not disturb” since your phone screen will be seen in Zoom)
  • Type in the Meeting ID and Join
  • Do not use phone audio option to avoid feedback
  • Select “share content” and “screen” to share your cell phone’s screen in your Zoom session
  • Select “start broadcast” from Zoom app. The home screen of your cell phone is now being shared with your participants.

To use your cell phone as a makeshift document camera

  • Open (swipe to switch apps) and select the camera app on your phone
  • Start in photo mode and aim the camera at whatever materials you would like to share
  • This is where you will have to position what you want to share to get the best view – but you will see ‘how you are doing’ in the main Zoom session.