In accordance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), Disability Services (DS) and Texas State University (TXST) are committed to the provision of auxiliary aids and services to ensure effective communication for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. Auxiliary aids and services include closed captioning (CC); however, in the event CC is not available, TXST will make every effort to provide an equally effective opportunity for participation.
Closed Captioning
Communicating through Captionists
Disability Services (DS) provides captionists, upon request, to facilitate communication for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Trained captionists are not instructional assistants or tutors, nor are they at liberty to participate in class discussion, interject opinion, or divulge any information about the student being served.
Captionist Preparation
For captionists to provide the most effective services, please add the captionists to the Canvas class as an “observer” so they may access the syllabus, handouts, links, and any other relevant course materials.
Communicating with the Student
All questions or comments should be addressed directly to the student at your normal rate and volume of speech. There may be a slight delay when typing the spoken message. Therefore, you may experience a delayed response to questions or feedback from the student.
Captioning Teams
1-2 captionists will be present during class. Captionists will generally sit near the student, so the student may easily view the closed captions being provided.
Videos Purchased and Produced by TXST
In order to ensure that video tapes purchased by the university meet ADA compliance for CC, Alkek Library reviews each request for video purchase for CC capability and will purchase the CC version of a video if available. An inventory of all videos available through Alkek is maintained on its website. Specific details, including CC information when available, are provided on each video. In addition, videos produced by TXST for campus departments or programs will include CC or subtitles. CC is a reasonable accommodation for which a university department or program cannot claim financial hardship as justification for not providing the service.