Webcasting or web streaming has become increasingly popular in today’s age of technology, and Karasch recommends webcasting as a “3 for 1” teaching tool. During a webcast, captions are streamed in real-time through the internet and are displayed on your computer screen. This creates a multisensory educational environment – participants are able to see and hear the words as well as interact through the computer. Unlike traditional broadcast captioning, web streaming allows you to improve reading, literacy, and computer skills.

Captioning has also become a valuable tool for people learning English as a second language. Today, there are over 37 million foreign-born Americans. While television programs, computer applications, and payment systems (as found at your local ATM or grocery store) are starting to offer language options, learning English is still crucial for daily interaction with others. Communication Access Real-time Translation (CART) enables users to become an integral part of conversation or discussion. CART utilizes highly trained professionals and cutting-edge technology to translate the spoken word into electronic text, which can then be read by the individual.

A foreign exchange student attending school orientation in Delaware was hard of hearing and organizers set her up with an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter. “The sign language they use in New Zealand is different from the sign language they utilize in this part of the U.S., so the student could not understand the interpreter and was worried about missing the orientation,” says Audrey Greco, Karasch Vice President of Business Development.  “Because the student was able to read in English, Karasch was called in to provide CART and she was able to follow along.”

The importance of literacy presents itself every day – whether you’re on the school bus or crossing the street, at an ATM or online paying bills, or at the airport or the gym. In today’s whirlwind society, let captioning help you, your children, and your friends improve their reading and literacy skills quickly and easily using a variety of captioning services available from Karasch & Associates.

Karasch & Associates, independently owned and operated throughout the United States, provides nine different avenues of captioning services, including traditional on-site, CART, broadcast, and webcasting.