360 Huntington Ave, 20 Dodge Hall, Boston, MA 02115
Student: [name]
NUID#: [number]
This letter is to verify that this student is registered for services at the Disability Resource Center and is eligible to receive accommodations in your course.
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Approved Accommodations
Accommodations are determined and applied on a case-by-case basis, and are not intended to change essential components of classes and programs.
Approved In-Classroom and Online Accommodations
§ Captioning for online lectures, videos and related; and videos shown in classroom
§ Note-taking Services in classroom setting
§ Preferential Seating: near front of classroom
Contact Information:
If you need further information please contact DRC Staff, at
or 617-373-2675 (voice), or X7800 (Fax).
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Communication Access in Courses
Sign Language Interpreting
Sign Language Interpreting is a well-known method for making courses accessible to Deaf students. Students usually contact DRC in advance to request interpreters for the semester and DRC staff makes this known to instructors, offering guidance in working with interpreters as needed.
Real-Time Captioning (CART)
Similar to interpreting, Computer Assisted Real-Time Captioning (CART) makes lectures, discussions and other audio portions of classes accessible to Deaf or Hard of Hearing students. A specially trained court reporter sits in the classroom (or listens in remotely) and uses software to display streaming captions onto a laptop or tablet which the student reads to follow the lecture or discussion. For larger events, captions are often displayed on auditorium screens or LED displays.
Captioned Media
Closed-captioning provides accessibility for broadcast TV, movies and educational films in DVD format or online. While captioning has become increasingly common, not every video is available with captioning already built in. This is especially true for online videos (YouTube), instructional films and campus-produced media.
As much as possible, faculty should determine in advance that videos used in class are captioned. This is especially important when a Deaf or Hard or Hearing student requests captioned videos.
ITS has general information about this at their Closed Captioning Support page at: http://www.northeastern.edu/infoservices/?page_id=11098 and can offer individual assistance by contacting or x4357
If videos are not already captioned, and the term is beginning soon, or has begun, DRC is able to offer CART services to the student until videos can be captioned using Tegrity, or Camtasia Relay (CPS classes). Faculty should contact DRC for guidance, and encourage students to put in a CART request at DRC: http://www.northeastern.edu/drc/forms/index.html
DRC staff are available to provide consultation, guidance and training on these
and other accommodations for courses and campus events.
www.northeastern.edu/drc V: (617) 373 2675 TTY: (617) 373 2730 Fax: (617) 373 7800