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Mike, Good luck with it. You might try contacting deaf agencies that can give you a contact. Bill On 04/12/2016 02:55 PM, Mike Fryer wrote: > Bill > > Thanks again for your response. Yes, a transcriber is someone who > writes or types the spoken word. I have been doing some digging and it > seems over here (England) CART is known as 'speech to text reporting' > or 'live captioning' (with a stenographer or palantypist) so I have > been able to find some contacts (so far only commercial but will keep > looking for voluntary services etc.) I will look into this and find > out what can be done. > Thanks again > Mike > > On 12 Apr 2016, at 18:29, Bill Reese wrote: > >> Mike, >> I don't know what you mean by transcriber but I'm guessing it's >> someone that types on a regular keyboard? If so, then yes, CART is >> very much faster and more accurate than that. Typists can't keep up >> with speech, CART can. >> >> If you have decent cell phone coverage at your church, try using a >> smart phone that can be a wifi hotspot. That's what we do for my >> Association of Late-Deafened Adults (ALDA) support group that meets >> at my church. The CART provider not only transcribes the meetings >> for those who are attending but also uses a phone's hotspot to >> connect to the internet to allow home-bound and out-of-town members >> to attend the meeting as well. She also uses streamtext's ability to >> allow users to log in and send text to enable those members to send >> in comments (and votes if it's a board meeting). >> >> I don't think you want to go the route of buying the transcribing >> program. You would still need a CART provider to operate the >> stenotype machine and the program itself costs thousands with a hefty >> yearly subscription fee. >> >> I've had 20 years of experience with CART and sign language >> interpreting and CART is your best option for someone who is very >> hard-of-hearing or has gone deaf and isn't proficient in sign >> language. I'm also the vice president of a non-profit that provides >> CART for support groups (HLA, ALDA, a few others) and for deaf >> counseling. I know it can be done. Keep looking. You might want to >> try starting here: >> http://www.ncrasourcebook.com/listing/results.php?keyword=&service_type=5&category_id=&location_1=&location_3=&location_4=&dist=&zip= >> and putting in your location. Your state may also have it's own >> listing of CART providers. >> >> Bill >> >> >> >> >> On 04/12/2016 05:23 AM, Mike Fryer wrote: >>> Bill >>> >>> This sounds very interesting with applications way beyond providing >>> text for Deaf people. I assume the advantage of using a stenographer >>> over a transcriber is that using the stenotype would be quicker and >>> more accurate? The problem for us is that we don't have the >>> resources to employ either a transcriber or stenographer and we >>> don't even have internet access in our church building! >>> >>> This is a method that we could definitely think about using in the >>> future so many thanks for describing it. Do you know what software >>> is available for translating the shorthand? >>> >>> Best wishes >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> On 11 Apr 2016, at 20:30, Bill Reese wrote: >>> >>>> Mike, >>>> Rather than trying a voice-to-text app, which can be difficult, >>>> slow, with grammar errors (auto-complete), try setting up remote >>>> CART. CART stands for Communication Access Real-time Translation. >>>> Basically, a CART provider listens in to the sermon at his/her home >>>> (or wherever) - usually through a cell phone used by the person >>>> talking - and codes it in shorthand with a stenotype machine. >>>> Special software in a computer (usually a laptop) translates the >>>> shorthand from the stenotype into words. These words are then >>>> broadcast live over the internet on a site such as >>>> www.streamtext.net. It's a very quick, reliable, established method >>>> and it can be accessed either on a computer or smart phone. >>>> >>>> I have a good friend who just started her own local Christian radio >>>> show and she's also a CART provider and the sign interpreter at my >>>> church. Because of her knowledge and background, she provides >>>> remote CART for her radio show. Her deaf friends (some who live a >>>> thousand miles away) "listen" in. It's an amazing experience: the >>>> deaf listening to a radio show .. who would have thought? >>>> If you want to see a start page for the remote CART, it's here: >>>> http://www.streamtext.net/player?event= >>>> >>>> If you want more information and want to see about providing this >>>> for your church, contact me privately and I can give you contact >>>> information to get you started. >>>> >>>> Oh, and one other thing ... it provides a transcript of the sermon, >>>> which can also be posted on your website, or printed out, archived, >>>> etc. >>>> >>>> Bill >>>> >>>> ________________________________________________ >>>> >>>> SIGNWRITING LIST INFORMATION >>>> >>>> Valerie Sutton SignWriting List moderator [log in to unmask] >>>> <mailto:[log in to unmask]> >>>> >>>> Post Messages to the SignWriting List: >>>> [log in to unmask] >>>> <mailto:[log in to unmask]> >>>> >>>> SignWriting List Archives & Home Page >>>> http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist >>>> >>>> Join, Leave or Change How You Receive SW List Messages >>>> http://listserv.valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1 >>>> >>> >>> ________________________________________________ >>> >>> SIGNWRITING LIST INFORMATION >>> >>> Valerie Sutton SignWriting List moderator [log in to unmask] >>> >>> Post Messages to the SignWriting List: >>> [log in to unmask] >>> >>> SignWriting List Archives & Home Page >>> http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist >>> >>> Join, Leave or Change How You Receive SW List Messages >>> http://listserv.valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1 >>> >> >> ________________________________________________ >> >> SIGNWRITING LIST INFORMATION >> >> Valerie Sutton SignWriting List moderator [log in to unmask] >> <mailto:[log in to unmask]> >> >> Post Messages to the SignWriting List: >> [log in to unmask] >> <mailto:[log in to unmask]> >> >> SignWriting List Archives & Home Page >> http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist >> >> Join, Leave or Change How You Receive SW List Messages >> http://listserv.valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1 >> > > ________________________________________________ > > SIGNWRITING LIST INFORMATION > > Valerie Sutton SignWriting List moderator [log in to unmask] > > Post Messages to the SignWriting List: [log in to unmask] > > SignWriting List Archives & Home Page > http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist > > Join, Leave or Change How You Receive SW List Messages > http://listserv.valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1 > ________________________________________________ SIGNWRITING LIST INFORMATION Valerie Sutton SignWriting List moderator [log in to unmask] Post Messages to the SignWriting List: [log in to unmask] SignWriting List Archives & Home Page http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist Join, Leave or Change How You Receive SW List Messages http://listserv.valenciacollege.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=SW-L&A=1