C-Print Basics
C-Print FAQs
C-Print is a computer based speech-to-text transcription system developed by the National Techical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) to support deaf and hard-of-hearing students in a mainstream educational environment.
Basics:
1. some deaf students prefer printed text of lectures over sign language interpreters
2. unlike stenography, C-Print provides a meaning-for-meaning translation using a proprietary shorthand code
3. captionists types the lecture into the server which transmits and displays the text simultaneously on the student’s client computer or television monitor
4. service can be provided on-site or remotely
5. C-Print software is a phonetic based abbreviation system
6. when captionist provides the service remotely, a microphone is required to hear the professor’s voice, and a video camera is recommended
7. all text is stored on the student’s computer and can be accessed at any time
8. student is responsible for taking notes from the blackboard
9. professors can decide whether or not to allow hearing students to access the recorded transcripts
10. captionists do not participate in or interact with the class
Many students are less self-conscious and feel more independent when the captionist (or sign language interpreter) is not in the same room.