ASL/CART Information
Student Responsibilities
1. Request an interpreter or CART reporter as soon as you are aware of the need.
- Submit your appointment request at least 3 business days before the meeting (see Students Need to Know).
- Complete this Meeting Interpreter Request Form to request an interpreter or CART reporter for each meeting/appointment (professors, DAS, Advising, Tutoring Center, Writing Center, etc.).
2. Request an interpreter or CART reporter as soon as you register for classes.
- Requests submitted 2 weeks or less before the first day of classes cannot be guaranteed (see Students Need to Know).
- Complete this Course Interpreter Request Form each semester to request an interpreter or CART reporter for your classes.
3. Students are expected to:
- Attend class
- Be on time
- Notify DAS and the Interpreter/CART if they will be late or absent
- Notify DAS immediately if a scheduled interpreter does not attend class and does not send a substitute
Students Need to Know
- CCRI does not have interpreters or CART reporters on staff
- Preferred interpreters are not guaranteed
- In-person interpreters are not guaranteed and based on availability
- If an in-person interpreter cannot be found, a virtual interpreter will be requested
- If no interpreters are available, DAS may offer the use of CART (Computer Aided Real-time Transcription) as an accommodation
- If neither interpreters nor CART are available, the student may need to drop the course.
- It is recommended that students and interpreters exchange email addresses/telephone numbers to communicate absences.
Roles and Responsibilities of Disability Accessibility for Students (DAS)
- DAS is responsible for the hiring and payment of sign language interpreting/CART services for eligible enrolled CCRI students for CCRI credit bearing courses and academic activities required by such courses only.
- Before the first class, DAS will notify professor(s) that the student will be using an interpreter or CART services and send guidelines to help professors understand the needs of a student who is deaf or hard of hearing.
- The host of any other CCRI sponsored event, which is not directly related to an enrolled CCRI student in a CCRI credit bearing course or course related academic activity (Ex. entertainment, workshops, trainings, professional development, continuing education courses, orientations, meetings, social events, administrative interviews/appointments, productions, invited lectures, etc), is responsible for providing sign language interpreters (arranging, hiring and payment) for the event.
For Interpreters
- It is the responsibility of the interpreter/CART reporter to submit their own monthly invoicing.
- Once in the system, interpreters/CART reporters will receive a PO number to be indicated on their monthly invoices. The PO number will be sent via email.
- Please forward invoices to Jessica Lambert at [email protected] .
- Please familiarize yourselves with the college calendar for the current semester so you are aware of Holidays, Vacations and any other dates which may affect scheduling.