All aspects of oral communication in daily life are made accessible. Furthermore SCOP Le Messageur offers transcription services for events, meetings, conferences, congresses, cultural events etc. with the transcriber on site or working remotely via the internet.

Solution: Oral communication made fully accessible
Organization: Le Messageur - Innovative Services for the Hearing Impaired
Country of Implementation: France
Region: Europe
Subregion: Western Europe
First published: 31.01.2014

SCOP Le Messageur offers simultaneous transcription of speech in French, in 15 other languages and in Braille. The transcribed text can be read on a PC screen, a mobile device or a screen installed in a meeting room. SCOP also advises on the accessibility of event locations and conducts training on safety in regard to venues.

Solution details

People

Samuel POULINGUE

“The expertise of our team not only lies in the translation of spoken text; we also advise on the accessibility of event locations and conduct training on safety in regard to venues.” Samuel POULINGUE

SCOP Le Messageur offers simultaneous transcription of speech in French, in 15 other languages (English, German, Spanish, etc.) and in Braille (for deaf blind people). The transcribed text can be read on a PC screen, a mobile device or a screen installed in a meeting room or similar.

Problems Targeted

Oral communication is predominant in our society. People who do not respond correctly to a question due to hearing impairments might easily be mistaken as mentally impaired.