Accommodations > Computers

Deaf or Hard of Hearing

In this section, we will discuss problems related to:

Problem	Strategy/Solution
Monitor auditory signals (e.g., email has arrived)	Present information through visual channels Operating systems have options to cause either the caption bar, active window or desktop to flash when an audio cue is presented
Access multimedia (e.g., video)	Present information through visual channels Use a transcript of the information Use captioning [media captioning - AT Wiki]

Problem

Strategy/Solution

Monitor auditory signals (e.g., email has arrived)

Present information through visual channels

Operating systems have options to cause either the caption bar, active window or desktop to flash when an audio cue is presented

Access multimedia (e.g., video)

Present information through visual channels