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MATC Holds Grand Opening, Student Demonstration of Captioning Studio Funded by $500,000 Federal Grant; Recognizes Baldwin for Funding Support
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Caption: MATC instructor Rachel Baker (left), student Emily Aurit (center) and Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (right) officially opened the college's new broadcast captioning studio. Baldwin helped MATC secure a $500,000 federal grant to start a new degree program to train professionals for this emerging and well-paid field.
Caption: MATC instructor Rachel Baker (center) and Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (right) watch as MATC student Emily Aurit demonstrates the traditional stenotype machine used in court reporting and now in broadcast captioning.
Caption: MATC student Emily Aurit demonstrates the college's new broadcast studio equipment. Twenty-eight million deaf and hard-of-hearing people in the U.S. rely on closed captioning for information.
Last Modified: October 29, 2002
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