PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING CAPTIONED MEDIA ACCOMMODATIONS

Contact the DRC

Clark Howell Hall
825 South Lumpkin Street
Athens, GA 30602

Monday – Friday
8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Student Responsibilities

  1. Register with the Disability Resource Center (DRC) by following appropriate intake procedures.
  2. Utilize priority registration when registering for classes.
  3. Inform your assigned disability coordinator immediately if any changes are made in your class schedule.

Note: Priority registration and early notification are imperative. Last minute changes or short notice could result in delay of service.

Disability Resource Center Responsibilities

  1. Contact instructor prior to the first day of class to inform instructor that a student who requires captioned media is attending.
  2. Offer instructor resources for finding captioned media.
  3. If a captioned version is not available and an equivalent alternative captioned source cannot be found obtain media (DVD, VHS, digital file, and/or online streaming media URL) to be captioned and begin the process of adding captions.
  4. Provide captioning services based on the following:
    • Order in which requests are received
    • Date that video is to be shown
  5. Make arrangements for captioned media to be delivered to instructor upon completion (as well as the master copy if DVD or VHS).