The College of Court Reporting in Hobart, Ind., is lowering its tuition for students who wish to attend full-time on-site beginning in the fall semester.…
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On July 11, the FCC voted unanimously to require closed-captioning for online video clips that have already aired on television, according to a post on…
Both Deaf News Today and Broadcasting & Cable reported this week that the FCC has started dismissing petitions by program producers who want exceptions to…
In the Cayman Islands, six men helped make local history when they appeared in court on June 2 without leaving Northward Prison, according to an…
The Washington Post reported on May 14 that Miracom, a Kansas-based firm that has developed an app to help people who are deaf and hard…
On Feb. 20, the FCC issued its final report and order related to the captioning quality notice of proposed rulemaking, an order that had been…
The Feb. 18 New York Law Journal reported that Queens Family Court judge John Hunt argued that electronic recording systems should not be used in…
NCRA has published a document offering general information for court reporters and court reporting firms about the changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability…
On Tuesday, Dec. 10, NCRA executive director & CEO Jim Cudahy, CAE, NCRA assistant director of government relations Adam Finkel, government relations specialist Brandon Schall,…
I have been a victim of cheap electronics sales; I have been enticed by a mind-boggling low price and purchased a cheap tablet. That tablet…
An article in the Nov. 5 National Law Journal reported that the U.S. Congress is reviewing proposed changed to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure…
Last week, the U.S. Senate confirmed the nominations of Tom Wheeler, who will take on the role of chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, and…
On Nov. 5, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in an effort to…
A special report that highlights an expected shortage of court reporters recently aired on KIMT-TV, which serves Des Moines, Iowa, and the Twin Cities area…
Daylight saving time ends on November 3. While people who live in one of the many areas that observe DST will be setting their clocks…
At each NCRA Convention & Expo, several organizations provide monetary support to NCRA to offer attendees a better experience during their time at the convention.…
The Hearing Loss Association of America and the Disability Rights Advocates announced in a press release that AMC Theatres has agreed to improve access to…
Budget cuts in many states have led to increased concern about the continued place of court reporters in U.S. courts. The reality is far more…
The Federal Communications Commission has extended the currently open comment period on closed captioning an additional 30 days. According to the FCC’s statement, the Telecommunications…
An opinion piece by freelance writer and journalism professor David R. Wheeler posted by CNN sheds light on why automatic voice recognition systems can never…