Glossary

Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.

3 results found in Deaf Access.

CART (Communication Access Real-Time Translation, Real-Time Captioning, Stenography, Real-Time Stenography)
A real-time captioning service where a trained stenographer uses a specialized keyboard to transcribe speech into text as it is spoken, typically with only a few seconds of delay. CART provides word-f…
Real-Time Captioning (Live Captioning, Live Speech-to-Text)
The process of converting spoken language to text simultaneously or with minimal delay as the speech occurs. Real-time captioning can be produced by human transcriptionists (CART, C-Print, TypeWell), …
Visual Dispersion (Visual Attention Splitting, Gaze Switching)
The challenge faced by deaf and hard of hearing individuals when they must divide their visual attention between multiple simultaneous information sources, such as a speech-to-text display, presentati…