Although there is no one profile that perfectly defines the student for whom C-Print captioning will be appropriate, below are a few general guidelines to help determine if a student is a potential candidate.
- Students whose preferred mode of communication is English
- Students who have a significant enough hearing loss that makes it difficult to follow classroom lessons
- Students whose reading level allows for reading the text of the lesson (at least a 4th grade reading level is a general rule of thumb)
- Students who know little or no sign language
- Student who are deaf or hard of hearing and who also have a visual impairment (the font size may be enlarged)
Some students may benefit from interpreting and C-Print captioning, so they prefer captioning for some classes, such as those that are primarily lecture, and an interpreter for other classes that are primarily discussion.
Special Populations
Although the focus of the C-Print team’s research has been with deaf and hard-of-hearing students, students with other needs may also benefit from C-Print services (for example, students with visual impairments, learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder, fine motor difficulty, and students for whom English is a second language). This may require modifications of font size and/or text so that the service is structured to meet the needs of the individual student.