In the spirit of celebrating the court reporting profession during the 2015 Court Reporting & Captioning Week, which runs Feb. 15 through Feb. 21, consider…
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The Boston Globe reported on Feb. 12 that the National Association of the Deaf has filed class-action suits accusing Harvard University and MIT of violating…
An article posted Feb. 11 by the Northeast Times, Bensalem, Pa., announced the first Text for NCRA Scholarship Competition, being held at Orleans Technical Institute…
Firm Owners Executive Conference targets networking, business issues Court reporting firm owners from around the country gathered Feb. 8-10 in Palm Desert, Calif., to hone…
The court reporting profession was showcased in a feature article posted Feb. 10 by the Christian County Headliner News in Ozark, Mo. The piece, which…
NCRA has announced the addition of a new 30-second video to the cache of resources already available to support its Take Note campaign and 2015…
NCRA’s 2015 TechCon event is promising to be one of the best yet thanks to an array of interesting new presentations including one on the…
The New York State Office of Court Administration is offering state-wide civil service tests for two different levels of court reporters. The lower court reporter…
The 2016 NCRA Sourcebook is the perfect chance for members to easily connect with other court reporters, captioners, legal videographers, and other related service providers.…
The Council on Approved Student Education has announce that it is now accepting nominations for the Award of Excellence to an Outstanding Educator, which is…
WESA in Pittsburgh posted a story on Feb. 3 that features Chuck Karlovits, CEO of VITAC, one of the largest companies that provides captions on…
The New Markets Task Force has identified a significant opportunity for NCRA members to deliver realtime court reporting services in the legal, health care, and…
In less than two weeks, NCRA’s 2015 Court Reporting & Captioning Week will kick off, and this year there are double the resources available to…
By Doug Friend I’m honored to serve NCRA this year as the chair of the Committee on Professional Ethics, otherwise known as COPE. This committee…
By David Ward Very few people in court reporting would describe it to outsiders as a glamorous, exciting profession. Important? Yes. Personally satisfying? For most…
Name: Mary Beth Johnson, CRI Currently resides in: Pittsburgh, Pa. Position: Professor of court reporting Member since: 1990 Graduated from: Duquesne University, M.Ed.; Dickinson College, BA…
By Keith Lemons Invest in yourself. Pay your professional dues, pay your maintenance agreements on your machines and your software, become certified, and stay abreast…
By Kim Neeson To set the scene: a case tried in two courtrooms – one in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and one in Wilmington, Del.; videoconferencing…
By Elisa Greenwald The most challenging part of court reporting school is learning the vital information about one’s self that is virtually unteachable. Since the…
Five minutes, twenty slides. What would you say? What is Ignite? The idea is simple. Think of a technology-related topic that you’re passionate about sharing…