Computer-assisted real-time transcription

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[CART], sometimes referred to as real-time reporting, is one of the less-common ways for [deaf] and [hard of hearing] people to [understand] the content of a [spoken] discussion. It involves a trained [stenographer], who records what is being said, and a [computer] to simultaneously [translate] the stenographer's notes into [text] on a video screen. Before this [technology] was available, written [transcript]s took days to produce, but CART allows for not only the [simultaneous] transcript but a [hard copy] as well. Errors may appear in CART as in any real-time [transcription] (including [closed captioning]), but if [voice recognition] software is ever perfected accurate automatic CART systems may become available.

CART is only useful for deaf individuals with excellent [literacy|reading skills], which for [linguistic] reasons is less common than among the [hearing] population. It is typically only used when the person does not know [sign language]; for many reasons an [sign language interpreter|interpreter] is preferred in most situations. Generally considered a [reasonable accommodation] under the [Americans with Disabilities Act|ADA], it is most frequently seen in the [judicial system], because it originated from the skills of [court stenographer]s, but has also been used in [classroom]s, [lecture hall]s, and other situations. <P> Sources
[Legal Rights]: The Guide for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People, fifth edition (2000). Pages 10-11.
http://www.goodrichcenter.com/HH.HTM ([Google] cache version)
http://www.deafened.org/rrr.htm