About

Court Reporter to CART Captioner!

Danielle began her court reporting career in 2014 working as a freelance deposition reporter in Northern California, and she transitioned to captioning in 2017. She started her freelance captioning career contracting with multiple pioneering captioning agencies for the State of California, captioning on-site and remotely with various universities, government, and state agencies. Danielle has experience in the fast-paced world of
broadcast captioning and CART, specializing in multi-faceted remote captioning services.

Danielle suffered severe ear infections as a child, and until the age of four she was in and out of the hospital until surgery to remove her tonsils. An interesting fact about Danielle is that her father also had severe hearing loss in the left ear his entire life. Danielle remembers having her hearing checked in grade school and found the process intriguing!

She is grateful for her chosen career as a freelance independent contractor, which provides continuous growth opportunities, working with appreciative customers and top-
leading professionals around the world!

Eclipse CART and Captioning, LLC

Services —

CART 101

What is CART and captioning?

Communication Access Realtime Translation, or CART, is an instant speech to text translation of the spoken word using a Stenotype machine to translate from Steno into English using Realtime translation software. The text will appear on the computer screen utilized by the end user.

Where is CART provided?

Realtime Captioning is utilized anywhere communication access is needed such as for students in a classroom, attendees at a conference or convention, or new hire employees in training.
Other venues include weddings, funerals, courtroom appearances, doctor appointments, or other types of meetings.

Is CART required?

CART or Realtime Captioning is required in any setting under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when requested by individuals in order to ensure equal access and equal opportunity.

What is Remote CART and why is it useful?

Remote CART is being utilized more and more for many reasons. Remote CART is the same as on-site CART. The only difference is the captioner is in a remote location and not onsite in the same room as the client. This works well for clients in remote locations. Instead of sending a captioner to the location, we can provide CART services via internet with an easy set up. This allows Heart Captioning to caption for any client anywhere in the world in any situation for any event!

CART and Captioning Settings

Oh, the places we go!

Educational

• K-12
• Post-Secondary
• Higher Education
• Vocational

Legal

A legal setting is judicial or quasi-judicial and may include but not be limited to a courtroom, hearing room, jury room, deposition, jail, police station, field stop, arbitration, or mediation.

Medical

A medical setting may include but not be limited to a doctor visit, hospital stay, dentist appointment, therapy session, et cetera, and is governed by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and/or applicable privacy laws.

General Meetings

Corporate, Government, Board Meetings

Performance/Theater

A performance CART captioning setting is any venue that involves the live performing arts including but not limited to plays, musical entertainment (opera, concerts, et cetera), and personal performances.

Broadcast Captioning

The broadcast captioner produces accurate, simultaneous translation and display via the video signal of spoken words while using captioning computer-aided translation software. Common sense and professional courtesy should guide the Member in applying the following guidelines.

OH HEY, FOR BEST VIEWING, YOU'LL NEED TO TURN YOUR PHONE