Communication Supports

Communication supports are ways for people who cannot access verbal or audio information to receive it visually or ways for people who are non-verbal to communicate with people who speak. For instance, people who do not understand verbal communication may be Deaf, deafened, or hard of hearing.

A person that is blind in front of the Manitoba Accessibility Office.

Examples of communication supports include:

sign language interpretation
video relay service (VRS)
intervenor services
captioning or audio description
notetaking
reading the written information aloud to the person directly

Text that appears at the bottom of the screen (television) that allows persons who are Deaf or hard-of-hearing to follow the spoken dialogue. Closed captioning is similar but the text must be decoded to appear on the screen. Captioning is an example of a technology developed for persons who are Deaf or hard-of-hearing, but it is used by everyone, especially in bars and sports facilities.