<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-cf91d5a9-7fff-0170-813b-4588bcc91e50"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Greetings, T.M.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The </span><a href="https://www.nationaldeafcenter.org/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">National Deaf Center</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (NDC) saw your question above, and we would like the opportunity to provide you with resources to ensure your shows are accessible for deaf participants. To ensure we provide you with the right resources, we do have a few questions: </span></p><br><ol style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We don’t see the word sustainable used to describe accommodations or access.  Please tell us what you mean by this.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">What is the goal or purpose of captions in languages other than English? </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">If the captions are intended for deaf* attendees, do you want the captions to be in the language of the show (for example, if the show has spoken French) or do you want the captions to show a translation of the spoken foreign language into English for all to understand?</span></p></li></ol><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*Please note, NDC is using the term “deaf’ in an all-inclusive manner, to include people who may identify as deaf, deafblind, deafdisabled, hard of hearing, late-deafened, and hearing impaired.)</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We also have a listserv composed of colleges and universities across the U.S. who may have implemented live-captioning for shows. You can join the NDC listserv by signing up </span><a href="http://www.nationaldeafcenter.org/signup" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">here</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Then, you can post your message to </span><a href=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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Can anyone comment on a sustainable approach to live event captioning? We have a couple of units that would like to start captioning live theater and music performances. Some of these performances are in languages other than English, and
 they may or may not have lyrics or scripts from which to adapt captions. The music performances may include choral/chamber and operas.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Any help is greatly appreciated.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Todd<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt">T.M. Weissenberger<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">IT Accessibility Coordinator<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Information Security and Policy Office<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">University of Iowa<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">319-384-3323<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">he/him/his<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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