Setting up your space

Adequate lighting and quiet space is vital to avoid all noise and visual barriers that prevent DHh students from fully accessing the virtual session.

Tips when Speaking while using technology

Looking down and a microphone are barriers for DHh students as they cannot read your lips.

Presentation Tips

Pacing and Visual aids will help tremendously in getting your content across virtually while using captioning devices and interpreters.

Office space & dual screen setup

Students and teachers have reported having two screens have helped in being able to see the content and the interpreter/students.

Engaging with students using visual and verbal cues.

Setting up a system in how to ask questions using a visual cue and calling out the students name will help your DHh student follow as well as the interpreter in interpreting accurately who is involved in the group discussion. Repeating the question or comment ensures continued access during discussions.

Accessibility During Distance Learning

Virtual Accommodations

What to do if there are no captions on media.

Screen record the video on phone or tablet. Trim the video. Transcribe with MixedCaptions (App). Upload to app, edit any errors. Finally, upload to Google Drive or what ever platform you are currently using.

Tutorial on how to use the screen record tool and MixCaptions App

Visual tutorial on how to use your screen record tool on phone and use the MixCaptions app.

How to add captions while Pre-Recording content.

Good for pre-recording educational videos

NOT Live class sessions.

Click here to go to ScreenCast-O-Matic website.

Ava & Live Captioning

Step by Step Document in how to set up Ava

Bilingual Families & Live Captioning

Interact Streamer (Can connect to Zoom meetings through API Token)

Captioning for Andriod

Live Transcribe

Captioning for IOS

Otter App

Reality of Live Caption 'Gibberish'

Live captioning software is automatic. There are lots of errors that come with automatic captioning. Be sure to assign a classmate to take notes during the presentation or send your presentation to your DHh student prior to preview or after to review. Your student can highlight, and add their own notes while reviewing the class content.

Tutorial for Microsoft Teams using an ASL interpreter

Microsoft Teams

Tutorial for ScreenCast-O-Matic using an ASL Interpreter

Teacher would record their presentation, and voice with live captions. Consider a blank square space 1/3 size for the interpreter to fill. Send that video to the interpreter to then use Screencast-O-Matic to play the video and record their interpretation.

Tutorial for Screencastify (extended version) using an ASL interpreter

Insert ASL interpreter into a pre-recorded video.

ASL Interpreters

Tips on creating your virtual presence

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