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Captioning the FIFA World Cup

On June 11, Media Access Australia published a blog post about captioning the FIFA World Cup. Excluding only live games that fall entirely between midnight…

State of the CART

By Jen Schuck CART captioning has come a long way in the past 10 years. Gone are the days of sitting next to the client…

Captioning around the world

The United States might be a leader in providing captioning for television broadcast, but other countries have been offering this service for some time. Captioning…

Does captioning still serve deaf people?

By Gary D. Robson Closed captioning has been available for more than four decades, but the author takes on the question of whether the current…

In the presence of greatness

In the century-long history of NCRA, special men and women have become stars in our field by virtue of their incomparable excellence and performance at…

Making the most of convention

The first time I stepped into an NCRA National Convention exhibit hall was in 2008 in Anaheim, Calif. I was completely overwhelmed by all the…

Fifteen punctuation marks in order of difficulty

Curtis Newbold, a communications professor and self-named “Visual Communication Guy,” has created an infographic ranking the 15 punctuation marks in order of difficulty. On the…

Boise court reporter earns national certification

The Idaho Business Review recently reported that NCRA member Andrea Jean Wecker has earned the Registered Diplomate Reporter certification, the highest credential available to stenographic…

20-minute rule to learning

There have been numerous studies and publications about productivity and getting the most out of time. Based on an article on the Brain Canvas website,…

NCRA member celebrates 40 years on job

The Messenger News in Fort Dodge, Iowa, ran an article featuring the 40-year career of NCRA member Nancy Timmons, RPR, official court reporter for the…

FCC denies closed captioning exemptions

Both Deaf News Today and Broadcasting & Cable reported this week that the FCC has started dismissing petitions by program producers who want exceptions to…