Sign Language Interpreting or Live Professional Captioning (CART) Coordinated through the McBurney Disability Resource Center

The McBurney Disability Resource Center coordinates sign language interpreting and live professional captioning (CART) services for UW-Madison.   Services can be provided for the following:

  • Onsite and Remote requests
  • For disability-related accommodation requests and for public access requests
  • Students, staff, faculty, visitors, and program participants at university events
  • University job applicants

Coordinating these services is a collaborative process involving the event host, the McBurney Center, and the participant or presenter requesting the accommodation.

Please provide information about your request as soon as you have a date and time, as requests and communication will take time.  All requests are subject to Interpreter and CART provider availability, particularly requests made with short notice.

UW-Madison Departments, Programs, Student Organization Hosts, Event Coordinators, and UW Employees

UW Disability-Related Accommodation Request


Sign language interpreting or live professional captioning (CART) is requested by an individual as a disability-related accommodation to attend or participate in the event.

Accommodation requests for sign language interpreting and live professional captioning (CART) are funded centrally by campus.

Use this form if you have a UW NetID and would like to make a request for a disability-related accommodation for sign language interpreting or live captioning for yourself or someone else.

UW Disability Accommodation Request

UW General Public Access


Department or host is providing sign language interpreting or live professional captioning (CART) service proactively for all attendees without a specific disability-related accommodation request from a participant.

Public Access requests are funded by the department sponsoring the event.

Use this form if you have a UW NetID and want to provide sign language interpreting or live captioning proactively, without a disability-related accommodation request.

UW Public Access Request

UW-Madison Visitor, Program Participant, or Job Applicant

UW-Madison Visitor, Program Participant, or Job Applicant


Use this form if you do not have a UW NetID and would like to make a sign language interpreter or professional live captioning (CART) disability-related accommodation request as a UW visitor, participant, or job applicant.

UW-Madison Visitor, Program Participant or Job Applicant Request (No UW NetID)