TVTechnology.com reported on Aug. 29 that the most recently adopted closed captioning rules from the Federal Communications Commission go into effect Sept. 22. The effective…
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The National Institute of Health offered a tour of its facilities to representatives of the Friends of the Congressional Hearing Health Caucus. Matthew Barusch, Manager,…
On Aug. 22, the University of Arizona posted an update on its sports website, Arizoniawildcats.com. The post explained improvements the organization has made to its…
The Orlando Sentinel, Orlando, Fla., reported on Aug. 24 that Florida will soon offer closed captioning to students who are deaf or hard of hearing…
NCRA has launched a new toolkit designed to help court reporting schools identify, attract, and retain potential and new students as part of “Fresh Perspectives,”…
By Lisa Richardson I’ve captioned and CARTed a lot of events in my time: graduations, funerals, a wedding, meetings, a bar conversation, and many different…
A newly redesigned online NCRA Sourcebook is now available through the National Court Reporters Association’s website. As the newly redesigned membership search site integrates directly with…
Online registration for NCRA 2016 Convention & Expo happening at the Hilton Chicago, Chicago, Ill., Aug. 4-7, closes July 29, so hurry and register now…
A June 24 blog post by Toby Osbourn discussed the value of having captioning at conferences for a variety of attendees. The post was prompted…
Located: Harrisburg, Pa. Employment type: CART/Captioning Member since: 1990 Graduated from: Central Pennsylvania Business School Theory: Roberts Walsh Gonzalez What are your favorite briefs or…
On June 3, several NCRA members, along with NCRA Director of Government Relations Adam Finkel, participated in a caption quality meeting in Washington, D.C. The…
On May 27, Bloomberg BNA posted a story about new guidelines issues by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) that address language translation, content description,…
A post on May 4 by Government Video, part of NewBay Media, features the second part of an interview with NCRA member Carol Studenmund, RDR,…
A post on April 27 by Government Video, part of NewBay Media, features an interview with NCRA member Carol Studenmund, RDR, CRR, CRC, a broadcast captioner…
A post on April 26 VITAC’s blog by broadcast captioner Brittany Bender recalls her quest to obtain the lyrics to two new songs that the…
Arizona individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing can now actively participate in meetings (in-person or remote), phone calls, videoconferencing, and multi-party teleconference calls…
A blog posted on March 30 by The Captioning Group based in Calgary, Alberta, and written by NCRA member Susan Hahaj, RPR, provides an inside…
By Tori Pittman As you may have know, Intersteno offers a way to participate in their competition from the comfort of your own home. No…
By Adam Finkel In March 2015, the Federal Communication Commission formally implemented the most exhaustive regulations on the quality of closed captioning. This was a…
Insider Louisville posted an article March 22 announcing a Cultural Accessibility Summit being hosted by the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts on March 26.…