Palantype and Note Taking / Speech to Text
Palantype is a method of machine shorthand used to provide a verbatim (word for word) transcript of meetings. A Palantype operator records speech on a special Palantype keyboard which then appears instantly on a television monitor or, for large meetings or conferences, on a large screen. Words are recorded by the Palantype operator how they sound rather than how they are spelt. The computer changes these coded word sounds back into English and this is what appears on the screen for the deaf or hard-of-hearing person to read.
Speech to Text is a service for deaf people who do not use British Sign Language (BSL) as their preferred method of communicating. SpeedText is a windows-based service developed using two laptops – one for the deaf person, one for the operator. The operator inputs speech as it is spoken and the text appears on the deaf person’s screen. Messages and questions can be passed between the operator and the deaf person.
- Request a Quotation – Palantype
- Request a Quotation – Note Taking and Speech to Text
- Request to be contacted by telephone
Case Study 1
When a county council contacted Atlas Translations with a request for
a palantype operator to attend a health and safety seminar, we were
delighted to be able to help. The hard-of-hearing and deaf members
of the audience praised our Palantypist for her speed, and the clarity
of the end result.
Case Study 2
London-based Atlas Translations was able to provide a speech to text operator to attend a cultural diversity training course being held onsite at a university. One of the group attending was deaf. The presence of our speech to text operator, armed with her laptop, meant that the deaf trainee could easily participate in the workshop and contribute to the question and answer session.
