THE AMARILLO COLLEGE REALTIME CAPTION REPORTING PROGRAM

The Amarillo College Realtime Caption Reporting Program instructs individuals on how to use realtime caption reporting systems. These devices are used in media-based applications such as television broadcasting, classroom instruction, large group seminars and presentations.

The realtime caption reporter is technically trained to operate a computerized machine which compares spoken words entered into the machine with dictionary entries stored in the computer's data-base. Within three to seven seconds after the audio message is received, the written transcription is ready to scroll across the television set or computer monitor.

The demand for this technology and for trained personnel has grown substantially with the passage of the Federal Television Decoder Circuitry Act of 1990. This legislation requires that all television sets 13 inches or larger manufactured in the United States must now have special integrated circuitry which provides access to the closed caption signal. In addition, the Federal Americans With Disabilities Act states that individuals who are hearing impaired or deaf will be afforded the privilege of asking for steno captioning in any setting or institution.

The Amarillo College Realtime Caption Reporting Program
1300 Wallace Blvd.
Amarillo, TX 79106
(806) 359-1506

Contact: Mark Sturkie, Director
Services: Training, Captioning

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