CART: Bringing the Spoken Word to Veterans with Hearing Loss Sharaine J. Rawlinson Roberts, MSW NTID Technology & Deaf Education Symposium June 23, 2010.

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!