CART Terminology

Question 1

The Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in 1990 to protect the rights of disabilities as defined in section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Answer 1

ADA

Question 2

Association of Late Deafened Adults

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ALDA

Question 3

Refers to the use of any technological devices to assist an individual with a disability.

Answer 3

Assistive technology

Question 4

a condition in which the individual may have problems, concentrating in a classroom setting.

Answer 4

CAPD - Central Auditory Processing Disorder-

Question 5

is a service performed by real time reporter who is specifically trained to assist a hard of hearing individual communicate.

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CART - Communications Access Realtime Translations

Question 6

Refers to any application or use of a computer to help the CART Provider produce a transcript or feed.

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CAT - Computer-Aided Transcription

Question 7

People unfamiliar with English can use captions to read words and hear pronunciations to assist in learning English.

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ESL - English as a Second Language

Question 8

Refers to the active writing or voice, and having the English words appear instantly on the computer screen for viewing or printing.

Answer 8

Realtime

Question 9

Translating in one location and transmitting to a consumer in another location.

Answer 9

Remote access