Hi, Sara I heard of captions that are not verbatim but display the essence of the conversation. I have not seen this in practice. It would be interesting to find a video that uses this method. Most

All, I prefer real time and allow for the mistakes that usually are minor. Having to wait for for That is my take."accurate" captioning really sets me back being at live meetings. Jack

I agree. Mary Jarrett MWjarrett@... (904) 635-6660 cell

I prefer real time. I can hear, but miss a lot of words or phrases. Unless the captions are as close to the spoken word as possible they do me no good. The ASR has improved greatly during this past

Thanks so much Cherie. That's useful information. Sara Oser

I received this question from a group setting up a virtual platform to offer courses: I would love to ask your opinion about our online platform development. We are about to implement captioning

Portable loop systems are quite a powerful advertisement for hearing loops, since they can be demonstrated at very little cost. Contacta have made a rather #overkill' example: I

Hi Sara, In Washington state, we are very fortunate to have a hearing loop program through our state ODHH office. Assistive Communication Technology (ACT) Program | DSHS (wa.gov) Washington state

Hi Peggy, Thanks so much for that suggestion. I didn't know about the Univox CLS-1. Sounds like a good and economical solution for looping a room. Sara Oser

The Univox CLS-1 kit includes a loop driver that will work with 100’ of copper looping coil that can be temporarily ‘installed” on top of carpet or other flooring. The entire kit plus a few loop

Hi Stephen, Thanks for the input. I'm processing all the information and thinking of the best way to present it. Sara Oser

Hi Debbe, Nice meeting you in person at the convention, and equally nice meeting your friends. Thanks for the input. I'm collecting everyone's information. Sara Oser

Hi Julie, Thank you for your input. It's very helpful. Sara Oser

Hi Arlene, Thank you for your input. It's very helpful. Sara Oser

Sara - Here would be some options for a portable system. 1. A hearing loop using a small driver like the Oval Window Microloop III and a half dozen loop receivers with earphones would be one

I just donated two TDD to deaf service on Monday. I don’t know what they did with them. Debbe

I think you mean ALDs (Assistive Listening Devices). TDD is a telephone device for the deaf. Hearing loops are wonderful for people who have telecoil equipped hearing aids. For those who don’t have

They don't mean TDD - which is Telecommunication Device for the Deaf, which is a typing telephone, which is also known as a TTY (for teletypewriter.) Those are typing telephones and have mostly been

Does anyone know about portable TDD devices? We have received a request from the county asking which TDD devices are best and where to purchase them. The event is for 15-30 mostly senior citizens in

Ann, The only thing prevented me from completing my registration for today's webinar was my zip code. I just don't understand why as my information is as accurate as it can be. Any chance of sharing