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LiveTextAccess. Training for real-time
intralingual subtitlers.

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This is Unit 1.
Understanding accessibility.

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Element 3. Embedding accessibility
in working environments.

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In this video lecture, we show
a testimonial by Sharita van der Meulen,

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a real-time intralingual subtitler
from the Netherlands.

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She will talk about the role of real-time
subtitles in the educational setting.

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My name is Piero Cavallo

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from the Internationale Hochschule
SDI München, in Germany.

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I have prepared this video lecture

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in collaboration with Rocío Bernabé Caro,
also from SDI München,

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and the European Federation
of Hard of Hearing, in short, EFHOH.

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On completion of the training sequence,
you will be able to advise customers

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about how to best set up an accessible
real-time working environment

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for persons with hearing loss

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in the trained working contexts
and settings.

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To achieve that,

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we will show testimonials
and interviews of professionals.

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The agenda is very short.

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First, I am going to introduce
our invited speaker,

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Sharita van der Meulen.

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Then, I will illustrate
the topics of the testimonial,

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before showing it.

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First of all, let me introduce you
Sharita van der Meulen.

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Sharita van der Meulen is
from the Netherlands.

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She has long, tied hair
and wears a pair of big glasses.

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She works as real-time subtitler
in schools using a Velotype keyboard.

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Let me give you some information
before watching the video.

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In the testimonial,
Sharita gives us an overview

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about how a real-time subtitler
provides accessibility

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in the educational setting,
in particular in schools.

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She will talk about the importance
of introducing yourself,

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your role and duties
with teachers and classmates.

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Then, she shows how she provides
subtitles using a Text on Top stick

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and how subtitles are shown.

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Finally, she gives
other useful information

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about her role and what she needs

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in order to provide
the best service possible.

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Ok, let’s watch the video now!

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Hello everyone,
my name is Sharita van der Meulen.

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I am a speech-to-text interpreter
from the Netherlands.

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As some of you may know,
as an interpreter,

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you encounter a variety of situations
that need their own approach.

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Let me tell you about interpreting
in school situations with the Velotype.

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If your client is a minor,

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often your first contact will be
via the parents or the school.

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You introduce yourself
not only to the client,

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but also to the parents,
schoolteachers and classmates.

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It is very important to clarify
what your role is as an interpreter.

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For example: sometimes
schoolteachers are anxious

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when they hear there will be
an adult present in their class.

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I always start with explaining to them:

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I don’t have an opinion
on how or what you teach

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because I’m not
a trained teacher.

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I also explain to the schoolteachers
that I am not a supervisor

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and I will leave the classroom
when they do.

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This is important
because sometimes they think

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you supervise in their absence.

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As an interpreter, you cannot
interfere in classroom situations

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that would otherwise
be handled by the teacher.

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If you want to avoid the situation,
leave the classroom.

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It’s also important to introduce
yourself to the whole class

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as an interpreter.

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If they know why you are there,
you’re not a stranger anymore

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and become part of the group.

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Which devices do I use
in classroom situations?

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In the classroom,
you can use your laptop

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and you can position yourself
alongside the client.

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But in most cases,
they want to sit next to their friends

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and not next to a very old interpreter.

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Therefore, I use Text-on-Top sticks
to show text on a remote device.

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This is great because the client
can sit anywhere in the classroom

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and I can sit where I can
oversee the whole situation.

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These are USB sticks
that I can put in my laptop

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and the other one in the laptop,
tablet or telephone of my client.

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Let me show you
how this works on a tablet.

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I type on my laptop
and this is what the client sees.

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They can adjust their own preferences,
like the font size or colours.

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With the text in full size
and the tablet in front of them,

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they can use the text
as a real-time subtitle.

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Like reading the subtitle on television.

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Which information do you,
as an interpreter, want in advance?

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Well, you want to make sure
you know the class schedule.

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And how to consult it
in case of changes.

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Does your client inform you?
His or her parents or the school?

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Or can you check
on a website to inform yourself?

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Ask for the schedule for the whole year.

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With the vacations and, if possible,
the weeks with tests and exams.

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Ask if your client wants you
to be there during exams or tests.

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In some schools, teachers
explain a bit about the test beforehand

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or even answer questions
during the test.

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If it is an oral test,

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discuss the best way to approach these
with the teacher and client.

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Can they arrange an extra set
of books for the interpreters?

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If you can see for yourself
what they are talking about,

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it improves your text and it is
less tiring for you as an interpreter.

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Discuss where you will sit
in the classroom.

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If you have the choice,

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choose a place where you can
oversee the whole classroom,

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see and hear the teacher
and the blackboard.

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You need all the information you can get
because a lot can happen in a classroom.

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I hope this information will help you
in your work as an interpreter.

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Thank you for listening. Bye bye.

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LTA - Live Text Access.

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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

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SDI, Internationale Hochschule.

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Scuola Superiore
per Mediatori Linguistici.

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ZDF Digital.

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European Federation
of Hard of Hearing People, EFHOH.

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Velotype.

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Sub-Ti Access.

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European Certification and Qualification
Association, ECQA.

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Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme
of the European Union.

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Erasmus+ Project:

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2018-1-DE01-KA203-004218

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The information and views
set on this presentation

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are those of the authors

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and do not necessarily reflect
the official opinion

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of the European Union.

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Neither the European Union
Institutions and bodies

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nor any person
acting on their behalf

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may be held responsible
for the use

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which may be made
of the information contained here.