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I use several instructional videotapes in my courses; how can I make sure students with hearing impairments are able to access the content?

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I use several instructional videotapes in my courses; how can I make sure students with hearing impairments are able to access the content?

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Video or film information can be accessed by those who cannot hear the audio in three ways: a) captioning, b) sign-language interpreting, or c) transcribing. Closed captioning requires the use of a television decoder to view the captioning. Open captioning displays the text automatically during every viewing. No special equipment is needed to view open captioning. Ask the publisher for captioned versions of videotapes you use in class. If a captioned version of a videotape is not available, a sign language interpreter can translate verbal information from the video for a student who knows sign language. Transcription can be provided as a last resort. Ask the videotape publisher for a transcript of the tape. Be sure the student has time to read the transcript before the videotape is shown since she cannot read the script and watch visual content at the same time.