Request Sign Language Interpreting Services or Real-Time Captioning Services
The Interpreting/Captioning Unit provides sign language interpreting services and real-time captioning services as accommodations to University staff, students, faculty and guests. Here are a few things to know when you make requests for these services:
- For ongoing, semester-long requests (i.e. classes, labs, meetings), provide as much lead time as possible, preferably four weeks prior to the first date of the request when possible..
- For one-time requests (i.e. meetings, study groups, special events), we ask for at least two weeks notice when possible.
- There are times when two or four weeks in advance is not possible. Please submit your request and we will make every effort to fulfill the request.
Captioners at the University of Minnesota…
- Work with students, staff, faculty, and campus visitors who use real-time captioning services as an accommodation.
- Are trained professionals who type spoken English which displays as text on a screen.
- Type auditory information to be simultaneously read by the person who uses real-time captioning services as an accommodation.
- Follow the University of Minnesota’s code of professional conduct which ensures confidentiality of all assignment-related information.
- Captioners at the University of Minnesota are committed to fostering a welcoming and communication-rich environment in which students, staff, faculty and guests who use real-time captioning services can fully engage in all aspects of the University experience!
Resources and Collaboration
Here you will find resources for captioning and sign language interpreting.
Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing Minnesotans (MCDHH)
MCDHH is a governor-appointed commission that advocates for equal opportunity for deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing Minnesotans.
Communications Services for the Deaf (CSD)
CSD is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide greater opportunities for access, independence and awareness for all individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. Through global leadership and a continuum of quality communication services and human services programs, CSD provides the tools conducive to a positive and fully integrated life.
CART
Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) is a near-verbatim speech-to-text service. CART is one form of real-time captioning that provides communication access for some people who experience communication barriers.
Gallaudet University
Gallaudet University has been the world leader in liberal education and career development for deaf and hard of hearing undergraduate students since 1864. Gallaudet enjoys an international reputation for the outstanding graduate programs it provides deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing students, as well as for the quality of the research it conducts on the history, language, culture, and other topics related to deaf people.
Minnesota Association of Deaf Citizens (MADC)
MADC’s mission is to preserve, protect and promote American Sign Language and political, educational, economic and social equality for Minnesotans who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Minnesota Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (MRID)
MRID is a non-profit organization of professional interpreters, consumers, and interested persons. Its mission is to provide state and local forums and an organizational structure for the continued growth and development of the professions of interpretation and transliteration of American Sign Language and English.
National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
Established in 1880, the NAD was shaped by deaf leaders who believed in the right of the American deaf community to use sign language, to congregate on issues important to them, and to have its interests represented at the national level. The mission of NAD is to preserve, protect and promote the civil, human and linguistic rights of deaf and hard of hearing people in the U.S.
National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes (NDC)
For technical assistance and dissemination in supporting postsecondary outcomes for individuals who are deaf, deafblind, deafdisabled, hard of hearing, or late deafened, contact the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes (NDC).
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)
RID is a national membership organization representing the professionals who facilitate communication between people who are deaf or hard of hearing and people who can hear.
RID’s function is to support members by providing the foundation needed to launch and sustain careers while ensuring quality service to the Deaf community.
State of MN Department of Health Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (in the MN Dept of Health and Human Services) provides information and resources including the publication: A Metro Area Resource Guide for Professionals and Consumers who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
U of M ASL Department
ASL courses are offered through the Department of Educational Psychology at the College of Education and Human Development. ASL credit or proficiency may apply toward the second language requirement.
U of M Deaf and Hard of Hearing program
The D/HH program philosophy focuses on cultural and social diversity and meeting the needs of individual students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Graduates may serve as consultants to the general classroom teacher, as itinerant teachers providing direct service to students and their families, and as resource or classroom teachers.
U of M Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences
SLHS offers programs in speech-language-hearing sciences, audiology, and speech-language pathology for undergraduate and graduate students to pursue academic and clinical careers.
Request Real-Time Captioning
You can submit requests through OneDRC's Interpreting and Real-Time Captioning Request Form.