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If I accept a Realtime Captioner or ASL Interpreter in my Zoom lecture, do I still need to submit Zoom recordings to be captioned?

Yes. The live captioner is there for a purpose similar to that of an ASL Interpreter; to provide captions for the communication that is occurring live. Realtime Captioning affords a D/deaf or hard-of-hearing student the ability to actively participate in classroom discussions, questions, responses, and breakout sessions without losing quality of admission to the material as it is presented.

The captioning of recorded Zoom lectures ensures that the student has equal access which is unhindered by quality of cyberspace connectedness or equipment issues that might be experienced by the teacher or captioner.

What is a Captioned Media accommodation?

The Captioned Media accommodation applies to whatever media that is pre-recorded and played during a lecture, posted on a course website, or otherwise included in the grade. For example, if you have a folder of films or videos of interest on your bCourses site, those should be available in captioned formats.

If you post recordings of lectures, office hours, discussions, et cetera, those all should include captions, even if a Realtime Captioner was nowadays during the live session.

Can I brand a request for Captioned Media afterward my initial accommodations are granted?

Yes. Yous may request additional accommodations after your initial request is approved. Please schedule an appointment with your DSP Specialist to asking a new adaptation.  If your request has been approved, please allow sufficient time for the instructor and the Communication Services Section to coordinate your Captioned Media adaptation.

What is included in Captioned Media accommodations?

The Captioned Media accommodation applies to whatsoever media that is presented, posted, and/or required to be viewed in a course. Students with a Captioned Media Accommodation must have equal access to all media-related material in a form.

Can a student with a Realtime Captioning accommodation participate in Zoom group work/breakout rooms?

Yes, the pupil is able to participate in group piece of work. When a class is held in-person, a captioner is nowadays and often sits with the group in order to hear the speakers conspicuously. Remote classes are handled in a similar mode in that the captioner will be present in the same breakout room/grouping component as the educatee.

A student may also speak with the DSP Captioning Coordinator if they wish to omit captioning from any portion of their course. In the outcome a student elects to omit captioning from a component of their grade, the instructor will be notified past the DSP Captioning Coordinator that the student does not need captioning for that specific portion.

We encourage students to discuss their accommodations with their professors, and they may accomplish out to you with what works best for them in your particular class.

What are the Realtime Captioning Best Practices for courses presented via Zoom?

• Zoom lectures need to cease at the scheduled end time, as both the students and the captioners may accept other obligations immediately following your form.

• Speak conspicuously, in a normal tone, and at a moderate rate. Do not rush through a lecture. If the captioner does not understand or hear what was said, the captioner may unmute themselves or communicate with the teacher through the Zoom chat window. Please monitor your chat window for questions or requests from the captioner.

• Remember that the Realtime Captioner is a few words behind the speaker. Please requite the Realtime Captioner time to finish before you ask questions so that the D/deafened or hard-of-hearing person may also ask questions or join in the discussion.
  
  

• Be mindful of ambient noises. Shuffling papers, typing, or using a stylus will override the spoken word. Speak facing your device's microphone. When speakers turn abroad from the microphone or their head is downwards, the audio is deadened or inaudible, maybe resulting in missing crucial information.

• To ensure your audio is coming through conspicuously during your lecture, delight check the conversation ofttimes or enquire if participants can hear you throughout your lecture.

• The captioner can just caption 1 speaker at a time. If in that location is more than one speaker nowadays, they should not speak simultaneously. When multiple participants are speaking at once, the sound does not stream through. Please ask participants to mute their microphone until they need to speak.

• If the speaker plans to read textile in the class, it is beneficial for the student and captioner to have access to the material prior to the first of the class so they can follow along with what is being read.

• When reading a text in class, delight make sure to cite the page number and paragraph that you are reading from so the student tin follow along. Posting this information in the chat window also helps your students locate the textile.

• The captioner cannot provide captions and speak and/or type in the chat window at the aforementioned time. Delight avoid request non-essential questions of the captioner during class time.

• If at that place are guest speakers or pupil presenters, delight apprise them of DSP captioning protocols.

• Whenever possible, please provide the Realtime Captioner with PowerPoints, handouts, charts, and other course materials in advance then they may be reviewed ahead of time. The best way to share preparation materials is by posting them to your bCourses site or past emailing the files to dsp-captioning@berkeley.edu.

Does Realtime Captioning require the use of technology, such equally mobile phones or laptops, in my classroom?

Yes, Realtime Captioning provides an instant translation of spoken English into written English language text that is displayed on a laptop, tablet, or prison cell phone.

If a DSP student has an accommodation for the apply of a laptop, tablet, or cell phone for disability-related reasons, please let the DSP student to use their device. It is as well important to allow the student to sit where they cull, equally the pupil may need to sit nigh the front equally an accommodation for their disability as well.

In your syllabus, please country that students who need to use an electronic device should contact the instructor to request an exception. In this fashion, you can avoid specifically singling out students with disabilities.

Do I need to practise anything differently when a Realtime Captioner is present for an in-person class?

• Speak conspicuously, in a normal tone, and at a moderate rate. Do not rush through a lecture. If the captioner does not understand or hear what was said, they may ask the speaker to slow downward or restate the information given.

• If in that location is a microphone available in the classroom, the presenter should wear it at all times.

• If in that location is more than one speaker present, they should non speak simultaneously considering the captioner can only caption i speaker at a time.

• Remember that the Realtime Captioner is a few words behind the speaker. Please give the Realtime Captioner fourth dimension to cease before yous ask questions so that the D/deaf or hard-of-hearing person may as well ask questions or bring together in the discussion.

• If the speaker plans to read textile in the class, it is beneficial for the student to be given the material prior to the starting time of the class then they can follow along with what is being read.

• When reading a text in class, please brand sure to cite the page number and paragraph that you are reading from and then the student can follow forth.

• The captioner cannot caption and talk at the aforementioned time. Avert speaking directly to the captioner or asking questions of the captioner during class time.

• When using Realtime Captioning to speak with a student who is D/deafened or hard of hearing, remember to speak directly to the student, not to the captioner.

• Face the person who is D/deaf or hard of hearing and speak to them the same way you lot would to any other educatee.

• Exercise not make comments to the captioner that you do not intend to have captioned to the D/deaf or difficult of hearing student, even if the educatee's back is turned.

• When a question is asked or a comment is fabricated during class, please repeat the question and/or comment before answering.

• In classes in which there is a great deal of classroom participation, it is helpful if the students in the class raise their hands and expect to be called upon before speaking.

• If in that location are guest speakers or student presenters, please have them wear a microphone and keep them apprised of DSP protocol.

• Whenever possible, please provide the Realtime Captioner with PowerPoints, handouts, charts, and other class materials in accelerate and then they may be reviewed ahead of time.

Practice I need to exercise anything differently when an ASL Interpreter is present for an in-person class?

• When using an interpreter to speak with a person who is D/deafened or hard of hearing, recall to speak directly to the person, not to the interpreter. The interpreter is not office of the conversation and is not permitted to vocalism personal opinions or enter into the chat.

• Face up the person who is D/deaf or hard of hearing and speak to them in a normal manner. Do not brand comments to the interpreter that you do not intend to have interpreted to the D/deaf or hard-of-hearing person, fifty-fifty if the person's back is turned.

• Retrieve that the interpreter is a few words behind the speaker. Please give the interpreter time to finish before you ask questions so that the D/deafened or hard-of-hearing person may also enquire questions or join in the discussion.

• Whenever possible, please permit simply 1 person to speak at a time during group discussions, as information technology is very difficult for an interpreter when several people are speaking at once. Information technology may exist benign to ask the class to let a brief intermission between speakers to permit the interpreter to finish the previous argument before the next speaker begins.

• In classes in which at that place is a great deal of classroom participation, it is helpful if the students in the class heighten their hands and wait to be called upon before speaking. This allows the interpreter and the D/deaf or difficult-of-hearing pupil time to place who is speaking before proceeding with the interpreted statement.

• Speak conspicuously and in a normal tone when using an interpreter. Do not rush through a lecture. If the interpreter does not empathize or did not hear what was said, they may inquire the speaker to slow down or restate the information given.

• Allow time to study handouts, charts, or overheads. A person who is D/deaf or difficult of hearing cannot spotter the interpreter and written report written data at the same time. If at all possible, please provide the educatee with these materials in advance so they may exist reviewed ahead of time.
  

• Exist sure that the interpreter is within a articulate line of sight and has good lighting. If the room state of affairs requires darkening the room to view slides, videotapes, or films, auxiliary lighting may be necessary and so that the D/deaf or hard-of-hearing person can encounter the interpreter.

What is ASL Interpreting?

American Sign Language (ASL) is a visual linguistic communication. The ASL Interpreter facilitates the communication of what is beingness said in a diversity of academic situations. They may also translate the educatee's signed advice into spoken English when the student is called upon, has a comment or question, or makes a presentation. ASL Interpreters are there to provide advice access between the student, the instructor, and the class.

What if I am going to exist late or absent for on-campus learning?

The student should notify the ASL Supervisor as soon as possible that they volition non be attending that class. We recognize that there may be instances in which, due to unavoidable circumstances, a student may non exist able to provide advance discover of existence absent/late for grade. If no advance discover is provided, ASL Interpreters will wait for the student's arrival for 15 minutes after the start of course for a one-hour class, twenty minutes for two-hour classes, and 30 minutes for a iii-hour grade or longer.

Where volition the interpreter stand up?

The interpreter volition stand equally close to the speaker as possible so the student can pick up on facial expressions and body language from the speaker.

What is ASL Interpreting?

American Sign Language (ASL) is a visual linguistic communication.  The ASL Interpreter facilitates the communication of what is existence said in a variety of bookish situations. They may also translate the educatee'due south signed communication into spoken English when the student is called upon, has a comment or question, or makes a presentation. ASL Interpreters are at that place to provide communication access betwixt the educatee, the teacher, and the class.

How practice I communicate with a Realtime Captioner during a Zoom lecture?

You can employ the chat window in Zoom to communicate with the captioner. The captioner volition exist named "Captioner" in the participant list.  Please ship all letters to the captioner privately.

Yous may besides try speaking to the captioner through the microphone. The captioner will unmute themselves to respond to you if they are able to Do not mention the pupil's name or inability over the microphone or in a public chat.

What if I am going to be late or absent-minded for on-campus learning?

The educatee should notify the Captioning Supervisor equally soon as possible that they volition non be attending that course.

Nosotros recognize that there may exist instances in which, due to unavoidable circumstances, a student may not be able to provide advance notice of existence absent-minded/late for course. If no advance detect is provided, captioners will expect for the pupil's arrival for fifteen minutes subsequently the offset of class for a one-hour grade, 20 minutes for two-hour classes, and 30 minutes for a three-hour class or longer.

Where does the Realtime Captioner sit down?

The captioner will sit down where they are able to hear the teacher and see the visual presentations. The student can sit adjacent to the captioner or may apply a tablet if they wish to sit down elsewhere in the room.

In the event an internet connection to the tablet is unavailable or interrupted, the educatee volition demand to sit down by the captioner in lodge to view live captions.

What if I add, driblet, or alter a class?

Delight asking Realtime Captioning accommodations through AIM for whatever class changes or newly added classes. Notify the Realtime Captioning Supervisor once the AIM changes take been fabricated.

How do I get my media captioned?

Submit captioning requests to DSP Captioning via the DSP portal (AIM) . This includes all media including, but not limited to, bCourses videos, video and voiceover content, narrated embedded PowerPoint videos, videos listed on your syllabus, YouTube, TED Talks, Zoom lectures, and raw MP4 files.

The turnaround time for DSP captioning is within 10 business concern days . Contact dsp-captioning@berkeley.edu for any questions regarding this process.

For DVDs or digitized/streaming media, get to OskiCat.Berkeley.edu to search for the DVD/movie you lot demand captioned. Transport the call number to avmccirc@library.berkeley.edu.  The turnaround time to caption a DVD is 10 business concern days.

*This is non a guarantee due to COVID-nineteen directives. The earlier nosotros receive a listing of DVDs needed, the better our chances volition be of securing a digitized streaming version with captions for your pupil.

Expedited requests: Nosotros understand terminal-infinitesimal changes and will do our all-time to go any last-minute requests back to you.  Reasonable attempts will be fabricated to accommodate the asking; even so, in that location is no guarantee that videos submitted after 12:00 p.m. will be captioned the aforementioned 24-hour interval.

What if I am going to be late or absent to form for remote learning?

The student should notify the Captioning Supervisor every bit before long as possible that they will either be late or not attending that form.

Nosotros recognize that at that place may be instances in which, due to unavoidable circumstances, a student may not be able to provide advance detect of existence absent/late for class. If no accelerate notice is provided, captioners will wait for the student's inflow for xv minutes after the commencement of class for a ane-hour class, xx minutes for two-hour classes, and 30 minutes for a three-hour grade or longer.

How do I communicate with the captioner during a Zoom lecture?

You can communicate with the captioner in the Zoom chat. The captioner volition exist listed in the participant list equally "Captioner." In the upshot the Zoom chat is disabled, you can transport a message to the captioner in the StreamText chat.

The captioners are captioning and monitoring multiple screens, and then they will reply equally they are able to.

What if the prune I programme to use is from YouTube?

If the fabric is on YouTube, y'all should check to see if information technology'due south appropriately captioned. If it is non properly captioned, request that DSP take it captioned for y'all.

* A warning about YouTube videos :  Often YouTube videos show the "CC" symbol indicating they are captioned. All the same, if you click on the "CC" symbol and it says "English language (Car Generated)," these captions are produced using vocalism recognition software and fall beneath ADA and UC Berkeley quality standards. When used in the classroom, motorcar-generated captions may limit accessibility for the student with a hearing loss.

The auto-generated captions are sometimes then inaccurate that they prohibit proper comprehension of the material beingness presented. It is required you always review the entire YouTube video to check the quality of the captions before showing information technology in course.  If captions do not meet ADA and Academy requirements, you should request that the DSP have them captioned. For description on automated captions , please view this advisory video regarding automatic captions

Why aren't automated captions (speech communication recognition) sufficient for a video shown in course?

Automated captions do not meet caption quality or legal standards that employ to video captioning as a whole. Captions must relay the speaker'due south exact words with right spelling, punctuation, and grammar with 99% accuracy. Captions may not be paraphrased and must honor the original tone and intent of the speaker. Sounds, music, and other environmental noises must also appear.

For clarification on automatic captions (speech recognition), delight view this informational video regarding automated captions . A quick way to determine if the captions are acceptable is to check to see if there is proper punctuation and speaker identifiers.

How long does it take to get media captioned?

For shorter videos of x minutes or less, please allow 10 business days. For longer videos, please let 15 business days. For last-minute media captioning requests, delight submit your asking via AIM and point your desired turnaround time. Please programme accordingly. If videos are not captioned, they may non exist shown in form or exist required to view exterior of class time.

Why do videos need to be captioned if there'southward a realtime captioner or ASL Interpreter in the grade?

It is incommunicable for the student to sentinel the video and watch the captions/interpreters simultaneously. Data will be missed on one finish or the other, thereby missing portions of the captions/interpreting.

The captioner or interpreter may be unfamiliar with the terminology, names, locations, song lyrics, or subject-specific data contained in the video. This unfamiliarity may result in inaccurate translation/captions. Interpreters and captioners are able to interpret one voice at a time. If people in the video speak over ane another, or if a professor speaks during the video presentation, some dialog would not be relayed to the student. Videos that contain quality captions ensure students receive equal access to the information existence presented.

Additionally, closed captions are added to recorded lectures, discussions, labs, and office hours  for both synchronous and asynchronous sessions. This ensures that student/south with a Captioned Media accommodation have equal access to get back and review the material in the aforementioned style as their peers.

What is the difference between captions and subtitles?

Subtitles are generally intended for people who are able to hear. Subtitles are most ofttimes used to display a different language than the one spoken in the video. Subtitles only include the words spoken.

Captions are intended to provide access to people who are unable to hear. Unlike subtitles, captions include the spoken word, sound furnishings, music description, punctuation, and identification of speakers.

Do I always have to use captioned versions of films, movie clips, YouTube/Vimeo videos, and other media?

Yes.  ALL films, clips, videos, and other media must be captioned in accordance with Federal Law and Academy policy . If there is a student in your classroom who has a Captioned Media accommodation, you may not play uncaptioned films, clips, YouTube/Vimeo videos or other media. Please obtain films or video clips with captions whenever you programme to use them in course. Not all professionally produced films on DVD and VHS will take closed captions. Please check accordingly before y'all intend to show the media.

Non-compliance with the above legal mandates could result in the university and/or the faculty/staff could being held legally liable.

What is captioned media?

Captioned Media displays spoken words every bit text and includes speaker identifications, sound descriptions, punctuation, and musical lyrics and/or description.

What is Realtime Captioning?

Realtime Captioning is the immediate stenographic transcription of the spoken discussion into text. This text can exist viewed on a mobile device, computer, tablet, or large screen.  Realtime Captioning enables people who are hard of hearing or D/deaf equal admission to fully and actively participate.

How do I access adaptation information in AIM?

Accessing Accommodation Information in AIM

• Faculty and Instructors must become to: https://bachelor.accessiblelearning.com/Berkeley/teacher/Login.aspx , and Log-In with your Berkeley CalNet ID and Passphrase.

• Afterward an Instructor reads and agrees to the FERPA agreement, simply click on Go on to View Educatee Accommodations  to accelerate to the next Overview page.

• From the Overview page, an instructor can run across a list of all DSP students, the master accommodations they requested, and whether or not an instructor has read the LOA (kinesthesia notification letter).

• Instructors can click View  next to a specific student'due south proper name to see the LOA (faculty notification letter).

• At the bottom of the overview folio is a department that will show, if enabled, a listing of students who are registered with DSP but accept not requested accommodation for that course.

Search Students' Eligibilities

• On the peak right is a link to Due south earch Students' Eligibilities  Selecting that option will allow instructors to see a list of students' emails that can be exported.

• Selecting the Click to Expand Avant-garde Search Panel displays a list of eligibilities  that  instructors tin search by (some examples given below).

Consign Students' Eligibilities

1. Export Student List – E xport a list of all student eligibilit ies . The Eligibility that displays is  based on  whether a  pupil is eligible for a particular accommodation.
2. Consign Student Accommodation Requests . Exports a list of all the accommodations re quested past students.
3. Consign Student Courses with Eligibility . Combines the ii reports for both the student ' southward eligibilities and their requested accommodations.

Add Proxies (Add together Teacher)

• On the top furthest right paw corner of the page is a link to  Add Instructor Selecting that pick will allow instructors to add/assign proxies to their selected course(s).

• From the Add Instructor folio, faculty can select a course and enter the appropriate contact information of the instructor they would similar to assign proxy privileges.

• Once complete, select the Add together Instructor  push at the bottom of the page, and that instructor volition be sent an email to confirm their access as an Instructor or Proxy for the grade for which they were assigned.
• One time they click on the link provided in the e-mail and CalNet authenticate, their name, course information, and condition will appear in the  List of Requests for Adding  Instructors  (like to the instance shown below) once processing is complete.

How do I request captioning for course-required activities held outside of scheduled class time?

The student is responsible for requesting Realtime Captioning via AIM for class-related activities held outside of the scheduled form time. Class-related activities can include, only are non limited to, field trips, meetings with the teacher, and group meetings. Whenever possible, delight provide advance notice of such meetings or requirements.

Footstep-by-step instructions for making a custom request in AIM:

1. From the AIM Dashboard, click on "Deaf and Hard of Hearing" on the left side of the screen.

2. Click on "Custom Requests" in the upper right-paw corner of the page.

3. Click on the box that says "Schedule Custom Asking."

4. In the "Select Course" dropdown menu, select the course you are making the custom request for. Once the course is selected, click on "Go along to Specify Custom Request."

5. Fill in the outcome information, and and then click on "Submit Custom Request" to consummate your request.

How do I receive captions for an on-campus class when using a remote captioner?

Streamtext is the master platform used to provide captions remotely.  Below are instructions for logging in, viewing captions, and customizing the brandish in Streamtext.

If captions are being provided through a different platform, you will receive an e-mail with a URL link to view the captions on that platform.

• To log into your streamtext account, please follow these instructions: Logging in to Streamtext . Your Streamtext captioning links for the mean solar day will be viewable once you are logged in.

• To access your Streamtext captions via a link sent through your electronic mail, delight follow these instructions: Accessing StreamText Via Electronic mail Link

• To customize your StreamText display, delight follow these instructions: Customizing Streamtext Brandish

• To view captions using the StreamCast overlay, please visit StreamCast Instructions . This site will show you a StreamCast demo, along with download and viewing instructions.

How do I receive captions during remote learning?

Streamtext is the primary platform used to provide captions for remote classes.  Beneath are instructions for logging in, viewing captions, and customizing the display in Streamtext.

If captions are being provided through a unlike platform, y'all volition receive an email with a URL link to view the captions on that platform.

• To log into your streamtext account, please follow these instructions: Logging in to Streamtext . Your Streamtext captioning links for the twenty-four hours will be viewable once y'all are logged in.

• To access your Streamtext captions via a link sent through your email, please follow these instructions: Accessing StreamText Via Email Link

• To customize your StreamText display, please follow these instructions: Customizing Streamtext Display

• To view captions using the StreamCast overlay, delight visit StreamCast Instructions . This site volition show you lot a StreamCast demo, forth with download and viewing instructions.

• Logging in to the StreamText conversation box is optional. However, you may use the chat box to communicate with your captioner. In that location may be multiple students receiving captions in a grade. Therefore, you may non be the only student logged into Streamtext. Y'all may employ your initials when logging into the conversation box to maintain privacy. The captioners are captioning and monitoring multiple screens, then they will respond every bit they are able to.

How do I request services through AIM?

Overview:

To request communication accommodations each semester, y'all must log into AIM, which is the platform DSP uses to procedure your accommodations.

Annotation: These instructions are also available equally a DOCX and PDF.

How to Request Communication Services Through AIM docx

How to Request Communication Services Through AIM pdf

Logging into AIM and Finding Your Classes:

• Use your UC Berkeley CalNet ID and Passphrase to log into AIM via this link: https://bachelor.accessiblelearning.com/Berkeley/

• After logging in, make sure you are in the "My Dashboard" tab.
  

• Curlicue down to the section titled "Select Accommodations for Your Class" to observe your electric current registered course(es) with UC Berkeley. If yous do not run into a course you lot believe yous are registered for, check the "Important Notes" in the xanthous box above your classes.

Requesting Accommodations:

1.   Under "Step 1: Select Grade(es)," select the class(es) for which you wish to receive communication accommodations by checking each course's corresponding box (come across the screenshot below).

2.  Click "Stride 2: Keep to Customize Your Accommodations" to begin selecting accommodations for each form. If you have multiple accommodations available, they will all exist displayed on this screen under each private course you have selected. For example, in the screenshot below, the student is eligible for multiple communication accommodations.

3.  When you take finished selecting your accommodations for each of your classes, click the "Submit Your Accommodation Requests" push button at the lesser of the page. This will submit your request for accommodations to the DSP office. Once processed, DSP will email your Faculty Notification Letter to both you lot and your instructors. At that time, your accommodations for the current semester will exist listed on the "My Dashboard" tab.

How practise I retrieve my transcript in AIM?

ane.From the AIM Dashboard, click on "Deaf and Difficult of Hearing" located on the left side of the screen.

2. Click on "Available Transcript(s)" beneath the form title that yous wish to view the transcript for.

3. Transcripts are listed by date. Click "Download Transcript" to view the transcript file.

What is the difference between My Media and Media Gallery?

My Media is the place on bCourses where all of your recordings and Zoom lectures are uploaded and housed. All of this content is unique and viewable simply to you.

Media Gallery is for videos that are viewable past those with access to the bCourses site.

We volition fulfill all of your captioning requests through your bCourses Media Gallery.

Hither is additional information on making content bachelor: Service Now Knowledge Base

Tin a pupil with an ASL Interpreting accommodation participate in Zoom grouping work/breakout rooms?

Yes, the student is able to participate in group work. When a class is held in-person, an ASL Interpreter is present and often sits with the grouping in gild to hear the speakers clearly. Remote classes are handled in a like fashion in that the interpreter will exist present in the same breakout room/group component as the student.

Nosotros encourage students to hash out their accommodations with their professors, and they may reach out to you with what works all-time for them in your particular class.

What are the ASL Interpreting Best Practices for courses presented via Zoom?

• Zoom lectures need to end at the scheduled end fourth dimension, as both the students and the interpreters may take other obligations immediately following your grade.

• Speak clearly, in a normal tone, and at a moderate rate. Do non rush through a lecture. If the interpreter does not understand or hear what was said, the interpreter may communicate with the instructor through the Zoom chat window. Please monitor your chat window for questions or requests from the interpreter.

• Be mindful of ambient noises. Shuffling papers, typing, or using a stylus volition override the spoken discussion. Speak facing your device's microphone. When speakers turn away from the microphone or their head is down, the sound is deadened or inaudible, possibly resulting in missing crucial information.

• To ensure your sound is coming through conspicuously during your lecture, delight check the chat frequently or enquire if participants can hear y'all throughout your lecture.

• The interpreter can only interpret i speaker at a fourth dimension. If at that place is more than one speaker present, they should non speak simultaneously. When multiple participants are speaking at i time, the audio does not stream through clearly. Please ask participants to mute their microphone until they need to speak.

• If the speaker plans to read material in the form, it is beneficial for the student and interpreter to have access to the fabric prior to the get-go of the class so they tin follow forth with what is being read.

• When reading a text in class, please make certain to cite the page number and paragraph that you lot are reading from so the student can follow along. Posting this data in the chat window also helps your students locate the textile.

• The interpreter cannot sign and speak and/or blazon in the conversation window at the same time. Please avert asking non-essential questions of the interpreter during class time.

• If there are guest speakers or student presenters, please apprise them of DSP ASL Interpreting protocols.

• Whenever possible, please provide the ASL Interpreter with PowerPoints, handouts, charts, and other class materials in accelerate so they may be reviewed alee of time. The best way to share training materials is by posting them to your bCourses site or past emailing the files to dsp-captioning@berkeley.edu

How volition I receive ASL Interpreting services remotely?

A video communication service is used for ASL interpreting when a course is held remotely via Zoom. ASL interpreting will be provided near through a URL link. Students will be provided the URL link prior to grade beginning.

How do I submit a video to AIM for captioning?

i. Log into AIM

2. Click the "Deafened and Difficult of Hearing" tab on the left side.

Bold (Ctrl+B)

3. Click "Submit Video Captioning Request" on the right side.

4. Select the appropriate class you are making the request for.

5. Click "Keep to View Request For This Class." You will then fill up out the request form.

6. Fill out the grade, ensur ing that all spaces with a red asterisk are completed. Use the exact proper name of the video equally it is listed in your Media Gallery. Please ensure that your file names are distinguishable from i another.

7. Indicate in the "notes" section if there are any special instructions.

 8. Click "Add Video List"

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Source: https://dsp.berkeley.edu/faq

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