Hearing Impaired

Interpreting and Captioning Requests

Babson College and the Office of Disability Services provides students who are deaf and hard of hearing with high quality American Sign Language interpreters, oral interpreters, and C.A.R.T. Services as applicable for both academic and non-academic purposes.  Our goal is to continue improving and expanding curricular sign language and oral interpreting services, along with C.A.R.T. services, to all matriculating deaf/hearing impaired students who have a documented hearing loss on file and who request services in a timely fashion to the Office of Disability Services.  When students are required to attend a lecture/program that is supplemental to the class and a significant part of the grade process, services are provided by the College.  Accommodation examples include:
 
Academic purposes may include (but are not limited to):

• Classroom Lectures
• Course-related discussions
• Academic based internships

Non-Academic purposes may include (but are not limited to):

• Student activities and programming
• Specials events on the Babson campus

PLEASE NOTE:  It is critically important that students inform the Manager of Disability Services of any request for services at the first available opportunity.  In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the number of service providers is limited and the demand for these services is very high throughout the state. 

Procedures to request interpreting or C.A.R.T. service for coursework:

1. Students must provide documentation that establishes their hearing loss and functional limitations.

2. Requests must be placed with the Office of Disability Services as soon as possible after the student has matriculated or at least 2 weeks after registration for classes for interpreting and one month for C.A.R.T. services

3. Students must supply an accurate course schedule.

4. Requests must include the following information (most found on schedule):

• Course name, course number, and course section
• Faculty member(s)
• Days and times of the time the course meets
• Location of course (building name and room number)
• Service providers preferred (efforts will be made to honor this request, knowing the law requires colleges to provide quality access).

5. Students must provide contact information (email, IM, or TTY) for the purpose of confirming the course assignments.

6. Students must deliver accommodation notification letters to their faculty members.

7. Students must immediately inform the Manager of any changes to requests or cancellations and at least 48 hours in advance.

Procedures for requesting interpreting or C.A.R.T services for Non-Academic purposes:

1. Requests must be placed with the Office of Disability Services as soon as possible after a student has made a determination of his or her needs.

2. Requests must include the following information:

• Day(s) of the week and Date(s) of the request
• Beginning and ending time of the assignment (be as accurate as possible)
• Location of assignment (building name and room number)
• Name of presenters/participants, if applicable
• Description of the event (name of the event, reason for the meeting, agenda)

3. Students must provide contact information (email, IM, or TTY) for the purpose of confirming the course assignments.

4. Students must immediately inform the Manager of any changes to requests or cancellations and at least 48 hours in advance.

Adapted from: The Policy Book:  Guidance for Disability Service Providers,” LRP Publications, 2000 and the Office of Disability Services at Boston University.