This week, the Described and Captioned Media Program is celebrating its Read Captions Across America campaign held in conjunction with the National Education Association’s Read…
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A recent post on the website HopesandFears.com features an article that examines how new Internet-based turns of phrase are entering the sign language community. The…
In an interview on the website Grammarist, Lisa McLendon, also known as Madam Grammar, says: “If you know a little bit about linguistics and grammar,…
By Sarah Nageotte “You look so much younger in person,” someone said to me at a recent state convention. As any woman will admit, and…
By Keith Lemons Are you realtiming for yourself or for others? How do you know what USB port is which? Windows boxes are all fairly…
NCRA’s publicity campaign garners widespread attention. By Christina Lewellen In September, NCRA launched what is easily the most comprehensive publicity campaign the association has ever…
For those of you who have decided against providing realtime to your clients because of the added pressure of troubleshooting, fear no more! By Sandy…
On Feb. 25, the Daily Republic in Fairfield, Calif., reported that NCRA member Rick Galten, RPR, a court reporter from Fairfield, won $130,565 in cash…
A third segment showcasing the court reporting and captioning profession was aired on Feb. 24 on WJXT’s First Coast Living show in Florida. The segment…
In New Zealand, the National Foundation for the Deaf said broadcasters are denying Kiwis who are deaf and hard of hearing the right to equal…
The Asbury Park Press, Asbury Park, N.J., posted an article on its app.com website on Feb. 26 that tells the story of how one Rutgers and…
In a press release issued on Feb. 25, Roy Allen & Associates Inc. announced its new name of MGR Reporting. The company, with offices in…
Official court reporters Melanie Morel, RPR, and Cindy Zelinka were featured in an article posted on Feb. 24 by The Dispatch, Columbus, Miss. The article…
David B. Harley, Lawrence, Kan., died peacefully on Feb. 9, 2015, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was a retired court reporter for District Court of…
Clark Beckham, the son of long-time NCRA member Terri Beckham, RPR, a court reporter from Nashville, Tenn., earned a top spot last week in the…
When NCRA member Ronda L. Colby, RPR, CRR, an official court reporter at the Burleigh County Courthouse in Bismarck, N.D., was approached by a presiding…
Nominations are now being accepted by the National Court Reporters Foundation for the Frank Sarli Memorial Scholarship and the New Professional Reporter Grant. The deadline…
NCRA’s Realtime Systems Administrator and Certified Legal Video Specialist training programs, to be held during TechCon, April 10-12, in Denver, Colo., include the opportunity to…
On Feb. 10, hosts of WJXT’s First Coast Living show in Florida interviewed Melissa Meisterhans, co-director of education for Stenotype Institute, and a few students.…
On Feb. 20, U.S. Legal Support Inc., a full-service provider of court reporting, record retrieval and litigation, eDiscovery, and trial services, announced the strategic acquisition…