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…
Posts tagged as “Captioning”
Attendees at a “wearable realtime” session held during NCRA’s 2014 TechCon in April were given a glimpse and a try-on of the latest in high-tech…
On April 24, NCRA CEO & Executive Director Jim Cudahy, CAE, submitted written testimony to the Senate Appropriations Committee for a hearing regarding the importance…
The Mail Tribune, Ore., has reported that the Rogue Valley high-tech community will tackle an array of issues associated with on-screen captions when they gather…
According to Telecompaper.com, the Dutch culture ministry plans to impose a requirement for closed captioning and voice-overs on the main public and commercial broadcast channels.…
By Rachel Farbman As an individual who grew up deaf and using American Sign Language, Andrew Phillips cares greatly about his rights to communication access.…
The DigitalJournal.com recently reported that YourSpecialEducationRights.com, an online video-based resource for parents of children with disabilities, now features closed captioning on all of their educational…
Multichannel News reports that TV streaming site Viki is teaming with Oscar-winning actress Marlee Matlin on a new campaign called the Billion Words March. The…
According to an April 21 article on Philly.com, area movie theaters are now getting the technology to provide captions for theater-goers who are hearing impaired.…
PRI Court Reporting, LLC, posted a piece on the company blog describing the differences between CART and captioning. The post described the basic process for…
The New York Career Institute, based in New York City, posted a video explaining what court reporters do. The video mentions that court reporters provide…
NCRA’s government relations department continually monitors legislation and regulations that may affect court reporters and captioners on the federal, state, and local levels. This year,…
On Feb. 20, the Federal Communications Commission unanimously approved new rules that require program creators and distributors to ensure full access for viewers who are…
Courthouse News Service, a news service for lawyers and the news media, has reported that a three-judge panel of the federal appeals court reversed a…
VITAC will be captioning the Sochi Winter Games for NBC, marking the tenth time the company has done so. For the first time this year,…
The United Kingdom-based company 121 Captions, which provides communications support for people who have hearing impairments on a global basis, recently posted a one-minute video…
NCRA’s Captioning Community of Interest Chair Carol Studenmund, RDR, CRR, CBC, CCP, and NCRA Assistant Director, Government Relations Adam Finkel have been selected to speak…
The Seattle Seahawks season ticket holder Dean Olson has convinced the stadium to provide closed captioning for patrons with hearing impairments, according to a Jan.…
Once you are armed with NCRA’s certified CART provider designation, what else do you need to consider as you venture into business for yourself? CART…
Just who is this “Dee Boenau,” you might ask? I am a determined woman with a competitive side sprinkled with a pinch of spunk, married…