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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>We have tried several options at CSU East Bay... doing captions inhouse, transcripts overseas, doing part of the process in house and we have finally decided that outsourcing the entire operation to Automatic Sync (automaticsync.com) is the best overall solution. The provide a complete serve at $211 a video hour. You send in the VHS and in 2 weeks they return a captioned DVD. We are just beginning to use their services and the jury is still out. The captions are really English subtitles but no one has complained about that. There is no way this process can be completed inhouse for less than what they are charging. They are a great company to work with.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hope this helps.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jean</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> athen-bounces@athenpro.org on behalf of Christopher Kinney<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thu 10/18/2007 7:08 AM<BR><B>To:</B> athen@athenpro.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Athen] Questions regarding post-secondary institution captioningprograms<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial>I'm been charged to investigate the feasibility of setting up captioning services at Georgia Perimeter College. To be honest I'm not having much luck. I have contacted a number of schools and other sources and have received no answers as to how other schools are doing this. Basically the responses I have heard is that there is technology out there to caption materials. That's great, there are also components that I can use to build a rocket. However if you put all of those components in front of me, I wouldn't know what to do with them. So my questions are to anyone who works at a post-secondary institution that runs a media caption program for Deaf/HoH.</FONT>
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<P><FONT face=Arial>My questions regarding setting up a captioning program are: </FONT>
<P><FONT face=Symbol>· </FONT><FONT face=Arial>Who is the entity that produces the captioning? </FONT>
<P><FONT face=Symbol>· </FONT><FONT face=Arial>Organizationally under which university/college department's) is the entity located, funded, and managed? </FONT>
<P><FONT face=Symbol>· </FONT><FONT face=Arial>What are the most cost-effective hardware/software used? How much resources are needed and what are the operational costs? </FONT>
<P><FONT face=Symbol>· </FONT><FONT face=Arial>How much staff is employed? </FONT>
<P><FONT face=Symbol>· </FONT><FONT face=Arial>What are the pre-requisite skill sets, and qualifications that are needed? </FONT>
<P><FONT face=Symbol>· </FONT><FONT face=Arial>What are the policies and procedures that start from the request for captioned material, to production, to delivery of the final product?</FONT>
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<P><FONT face=Arial>My last question. Does anyone have any information on other post-secondary institutions that have an in-house program? Any information would be greatly appreciated.</FONT>
<P><FONT face=Arial>Thanks,</FONT>
<P><BR><BR><FONT face=Arial>Christopher Kinney</FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial>Assistive Technology Coordinator</FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial>Center for Disability Services</FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial>Georgia Perimeter College</FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial>555 N. Indian Creek Drive</FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial>Clarkston GA 30021</FONT><BR><BR><FONT face=Arial>TEL: 678-891-3385</FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial>FAX: 404-298-3830</FONT><BR><BR></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>