Interpreter

The Interpreter's role is to facilitate communication between two languages - American Sign Language (ASL) and English - conveying all auditory and visual information so that both hearing and deaf individuals may fully interact.

ASL - American Sign Language. A visual language used by culturally Deaf individuals.

PSE - Pidgeon Signed English. A mixture of language elements from ASL and English.

SEE - Signing Exact English. A system of signs that retains English word order.

Intervenor

The Intervenor's role is to make it possible for deaf-blind people to participate in college activities by helping them gain access to information through a variety of communication methods. An Intervenor acts as the eyes and ears of the person with deafblindness.

Close Contact - a modification of sign language interpreting that allows for restricted visual fields and proximity requirements.

Tactile - a communication method in which the receiver's hands are placed lightly upon the hands of the signer to perceive the signs

Computer Notetaker

The Computer Notetaker's role is to provide equal access to course content by recording auditory information on a computer - allowing the student to simultaneously view a monitor as necessary. They may also provide an edited copy of the notes.

C.A.N. - Computer Assisted Notetaking. Any notetaking that uses a computer to record typed notes that can be printed for the student.

Verbatim - Notes that consist of a near word for word reproduction.

Study Notes - Notes that are condensed to bring out the main points

C.A.R.T. - Computer Aided Realtime Translation. Notetaking that uses a stenotype machine to make an exact, instant translation of the spoken word into visual text.

Scribe

A hearing person who is trained to write class notes for deaf, deafened and hard of hearing student. The scribe is not a student of the class and is paid for their work. There are signing and non-signing scribes.

Peer Notetaker

A hearing student in the class with deaf, deafened and hard of hearing student who volunteers or is paid an honorarium to copy their class notes and provide them to the deaf, deafened and hard of hearing student.