“I work at a major university and have used captionists in the past. Unfortunately much of what was produced was not high enough quality for the students—the captionist was getting the simple part of the lecture but not the meat and definitely nothing close to how the language was used within the lecture. Then we meet Becky at Young Reporting Services….. and WOW. What service!!! We have as close to verbatim as you can get. She and her crew go above and beyond to ensure that the lectures are accurate, timely and professional. Our students now expect AND receive the best! And now they don’t have to do 5 times the work to be successful in their classes…. Thanks for ALL you do for our students!” --Sandie
“I’m impressed with the CART services because it allows me to understand correctly what the professor is saying based on reading the notes during lecture. It is convenient for me to use the services from the lecture. I take the time to read it after class and re-make it to my personal notes. I am deaf and hard of hearing, so I find the CART services very helpful since I’m too busy reading the professor's lips to understand what she/he is saying rather than taking notes on my own. Sometimes I will have foreign professors and they are hard for me to understand, so the captionist can understand well and makes the notes. I would recommend for anyone to try the CART services and you will be surprised how the captionist can convert the lectures into notes." --Ashton
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Young Reporting Services provides realtime speech-to-text services to the deaf and hard-of-hearing community utilizing the most current technology in speech recognition. We can provide quality, cost-effective realtime translation services both on-site and from a remote location. This service is often used in an educational setting, but is also appropriate for a variety of other situations, such as board meetings, doctor appointments, religious events, weddings, entertainment, etc.
Voicewriters not only repeat every word stated, but also verbally identify speakers, punctuate text, and describe activities of events in order to facilitate communication and understanding by the client. Unlike note-taking or abbreviated systems that summarize information, CART provides a complete translation of spoken words. With permission of the institution and instructor, students will receive the realtime text while class is progressing and also receive a transcript of the class, usually within a day, to assist with study.
Our skilled reporters use state-of-the-art equipment, utilizing several layers of software: a speech recognition engine; traditional court reporting software for vociewriters (Total Eclipse Vox); SpeechGATE bridging software; and TeleView to publish the text to the Internet. For more information, see the Advantage Software website.
REMOTE CART: Remote CART can be provided when the reporter - sometimes referred to as a “captioner” - is located in one location and the consumer is located in another location. The speaker typically wears a clip-on microphone, and the sound is transmitted over the Internet to the reporter. We are available to discuss various audio hardware options available on the market today and make recommendations. The reporter provides the viewer a link to their streaming text, and the consumer simply clicks on the Internet link and receives realtime text through Java. Call us today to set up a free demonstration.
ON-SITE CART: The captioner uses the same software as above and a Stenomask in order to silence their voice. There are several viewing options available for the client. You might elect to view the reporter’s screen directly or on your own laptop. Please call us to discuss your personal needs.
