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By Monette Benoit Every day, like you, I receive e-mails. Sometimes I receive a stinger. I may "see" frustration; I may address that. But there are many where I giggle. I understand we're working hard, probably too hard. Yet if this article gifts you with new information, a smile, a giggle, ending with my "memory-moment," I'll have done my job. You can embrace this technology, become embraced by a…
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By Monette Benoit Responses from my articles in the June and July-August JCRs have been ... not surprising. If you have a question, please refer to my online articles that have been preserved in this area. And, I kindly share, the following are questions I work to address pro bono as people move forward with their careers. 20. "Where do you apply to provide CART?" That depends on where your skills…
By Monette Benoit Part II, Falling on Deaf Ears, continues last month's article sharing CART FAQs, comments and facts that consistently cross my path. To further assist you, many articles that I've written about my experiences with CART and deaf topics are online at www.NCRAonline.org in the CART Special Interest Area and CART Archives. "How long did it take you to build your dictionary?" Thi…
By Monette Benoit As a CART captioner, teacher, and author, I receive many emails that are enlightening, sincere and detailed. Many contain paragraphs with question after question. Many contain the same questions week after week. I respond as best as I can, then another arrives: "How do I ...?" "Where can I learn quickly ...?" Many request specific information with statistics to be included, and "…
By Monette Benoit Comments to my CART FAQ articles continue to percolate. So shall my responses. The following are questions I work to address pro bono as we move forward within our careers. Last week, I attended the NCRA convention to learn, to see old buddies, to greet new friends. Many people are motivated, energized and ready to move forward. Some are angry and frustrated. I'm convinced that…
By Monette Benoit 37. “When am I ready to CART? As a student? Right out of school?”Through the years of my reporting, teaching, CARTing and writing for the JCR, this question percolates. I ask in return: Is the consumer consulted? The majority of students enrolled within court reporting schools train toward freelance or official positions. As captioning programs expand, this will shift. Yet these …
By Colleen Platt Seventh grade is one happening place! Lots of energy. Lots of movement. Classwork. Group work. To the media center! To the auditorium! The gym! Science lab! Add in 24 enthusiastic students, six of whom use CART, 24 backpacks overflowing with the essentials of middle school life — not to mention two teachers, one mainstream and one teacher of the deaf; and me with my CART on a c…
by Tess Crowder According to the National Association of the Deaf, there are approximately 28 million people in the United States with some degree of hearing loss. There are various degrees of deafness ranging from mild to profound, which can affect not only the volume, but also the ability to process sound. Deafness can be congenital or caused by illness, trauma, environmental factors (such as lo…
By Janice T. Young Picture this scenario: You (a classroom CART provider) are partway through Introductory Astronomy with your hearing-impaired student, who sits at your side avidly reading your computer output. All is going well. You have carefully prepared your course vocabulary and done a practice take or two that morning to warm up before class, and it's paying off. The instructor's words are …