Rutgers.eduASL/CART Interpreter Role in Canvas
This page contains information about how the ASL/CART Course Role in Canvas. Additional information about these roles can be found on the Rutgers Access and Disability Resources website.
Rutgers Access and Disability Resources (RADR) is an institution wide program at Rutgers that works with the Offices of Disability Services (ODS). Please contact the RADR Virtual Support Desk if you have any questions about ASL/CART user in your Canvas course.
The ASL/CART Interpreter role in Canvas is used to identify individuals providing reasonable accommodations and services for students with disabilities. These users will provide services including:
American Sign Language (ASL)
- ASL Interpretation is the most prominent type of interpreting used today. ASL Interpreters provide cultural and linguistic expertise in their interpretations between American Sign Language ASL and English.
Communication Access Real-time Transcription (CART)
- CART refers to the real time translation of spoken word into English text by a trained CART specialist. Utilizing humans, not robots, can allow CART specialists to be certified to type up to 260 words per minute with 98% accuracy and above. Real-time text translations may be displayed on a user’s computer, projected onto a screen, combined with a video presentation captions, or other display systems.
ASL/CART Interpreter Permissions
Permissions are limited. Unauthorized warnings will appear if they click to a page that they do not have permission to access.
| Feature | Visibility | Participation |
| Announcements |
✔️ |
✖️ Cannot comment or participate. |
| Assignments | ✔️ Can view the assignments index page. |
✖️ Cannot submit assignments. |
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Calendar |
✔️ Can view personal calendar and calendars of the courses they are enrolled. |
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| ✖️ Cannot view the personal calendar of student(s) they are observing or courses they are not enrolled. |
✖️ Cannot add assignments to course calendars. |
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| Collaborations | ✔️ Can view the collaborations page. |
✖️ Cannot view, join, or participate in a collaboration unless invited by instructor. |
| Conferences | ✔️ Can view the conferences page. |
✖️ Cannot view, join, or participate in a conference unless invited by instructor. |
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Conversations |
✔️ |
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| ✖️ Cannot view messages sent to the student they are observing. |
✖️ Cannot send messages to others in the class. |
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| Discussions | ✔️ Can view discussions. |
✖️ Cannot comment or participate. |
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Files |
✔️ |
✖️ |
| Grades | ✔️ Can view grades including assignment comments for the student(s) they are observing. They can also filter the Grades view by grading period, filter by courses they are enrolled in, view assignment scores and due dates, and print grades. |
✖️ Cannot change grades. |
| Groups | ✖️ Cannot view student groups. |
✖️ Cannot participate in student groups. |
| Modules
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✔️ Can view the point values for individual assignments. |
✔️ Can click any link in modules. |
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| Notifications | ✔️ Can view personal notification preferences. |
✔️ Currently receive notifications for assignment creation, assignment modification, created announcement, course invitation, added to a conversation (if included as recipient), appointments available for signup in Scheduler, linked student reserved appointment). |
| Outcomes | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Pages | ✔️ Can view pages index page. |
✔️ Can edit if Anyone setting is enabled by instructor. |
| People | ✖️ Cannot view course roster. |
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| Quizzes
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✔️ Can view quizzes index page. |
✖️ Cannot take a quiz. |
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| Rubrics | ✔️ Can view rubric. |
✖️ Cannot view graded results. |
| Syllabus | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| User Dashboard | ✔️ | ✔️ |