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CART: Bringing the Spoken CART: Bringing the Spoken Word to Veterans with Word to Veterans with
Hearing LossHearing LossSharaine J. Rawlinson Roberts, MSWSharaine J. Rawlinson Roberts, MSWNTID Technology & Deaf Education NTID Technology & Deaf Education
SymposiumSymposiumJune 23, 2010June 23, 2010
Session Goals
•Definitions •Statistics•Empowerment•Demonstration of
Remote CART
DEFINITIONSDEFINITIONS
•CART: Communication Access Realtime Translation
Realtime word-for-word text
•Alternative speech-to-text methods useMeaning-for-meaning
•Tinnitus: Ringing in the ears
StatisticsStatistics
• 70,000 veterans who served in war zones are collecting disability for tinnitus
• An additional 58,000 are on disability for hearing loss1
• “Hearing loss is the most prevalent service-connected disability in the VA.”2
1 www.military.com/veterans-report/hearing-loss-up-among-veterans2 http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01038336
More StatisticsMore Statistics
• 60% of veterans who are exposed to blasts experience permanent hearing loss and 49% ALSO experience tinnitus3
3 http://www.projo.com/news/content/VETERANS_COLUMN_31_03-31-08_4A9IACA_v19.27c9c61.html
More StatisticsMore Statistics
• Number of service men and women on disability for hearing loss is expected to grow at 18% a year, costing $1.1billion annually4
4 http://www.projo.com/news/content/VETERANS_COLUMN_31_03-31-08_4A9IACA_v19.27c9c61.html
An Aside: ESL & CARTAn Aside: ESL & CART
Imagine being a veteran and having served your country, and speaking English as your second language…
Now imagine losing part or all of your hearing and trying to understand what people are saying …
ESL & CARTESL & CART
CART provides access to that which a veteran with hearing loss might otherwise have missed, especially as he tries to lipread English, his non-native language.
Getting Veterans Back to Work: Getting Veterans Back to Work: Communication AccessCommunication Access
• CART services enable veterans to communicate with ease by delivering all the words and interactions taking place in the classroom or office.
• Veterans feel empowered to fully participate because they are confident they are receiving all of the information.
CART TechnologyCART Technology
• Onsite services– Sit with consumer– Separate computer or
shared computer– Displayed overhead– Discussions
• Remote services– Remote CART through
Internet– Integrated with video
conferencing/online learning systems (Adobe Connect, Genesys, EPOP, Elluminate)
– One consumer or many– Displayed overhead or on
computer
CART Technology CART Technology
Audio options•Live in room•Phone line with speaker phone•Skype or VoIP•Through Web integrated system•Cell phone
Becoming EmpoweredBecoming Empowered
• Classroom• Internships• Job fairs• Interviews• Meetings
• Collaborate w/service providers
• Research service providers– Certification– Years of experience
Wrap up Wrap up
•Definitions•CART technology onsite and remote•Empowerment
Questions?
Contact InformationContact Information
Sharaine Rawlinson Roberts, MSW
Marketing & Account Manager
Caption First
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.captionfirst.com
THANK YOU FOR YOUR THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, VETERANS!SERVICE, VETERANS!
