National
Court Reporters Association
The
demand for CART has grown tremendously in the last few years, driven
primarily by the Americans with Disabilities Act, which recognizes CART
as an assistive technology that affords "effective communication
access." Unfortunately, many times the institutions, organizations
and companies that are required to ensure communication access for
people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing don't understand the benefits of
CART or how to obtain it.
The National Court Reporters Association (www.ncraonline.org)
has introduced the
Communication Access Information Center (www.cartinfo.org),
a Web site that contains information regarding CART specifically for
CART consumers and those who decide whether or not the service will be
provided. Some of the topics covered include:
* How to locate a CART provider
* What to expect from a CART provider
* The many environments where CART can be put to use
* The benefits of CART
* Resources for obtaining CART in the elementary, secondary and
postsecondary school settings
* Recent legal decisions involving CART
If
you need the latest information on this critical service, visit www.cartinfo.org.
The National Court Reporters Association is a 27,000-member nonprofit
organization representing the judicial reporting and captioning
professions. Members include official court reporters, deposition
reporters, broadcast captioners, providers of realtime communication
access services for deaf and hard-of-hearing people, and others who
capture and convert the spoken word into information bases and readable
formats.
National
Court Reporters Association
8224 Old Courthouse Road
Vienna, VA 22182
703-556-6272 (voice)
703-556-6289 (TTY)
703-556-6291 (Fax)
email: msic@ncrahq.org
Website: www.CARTinfo.org
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