What is computer-assisted notetaking (CAN)?
Computer-assisted notetakers provide an important service for those people who are deaf, hard of hearing or deaf-blind who do not use sign language, making it easier for their participation at meetings or in classrooms. Computer-assisted notetaking (CAN) services mean professional services performed by a typist using a laptop computer. The CAN typist provides a summary of a speaker’s words or notes typed into a laptop computer and displayed onto its screen. CAN services are distinguished from real-time captioning services in that what is typed may be simultaneous, but not necessarily word-for-word, and stenographic equipment and skills are not involved.
