Using a GREAT Captioner for Online Accessibility is Money Well-Spent
There are good captioners and there are GREAT CAPTIONERS. What makes a great captioner? In this new world where everyone is working remotely, learning remotely, more organizations are thinking about captioning. However, there is still a long way to go to make sure that accessibility is at...
Meet Caption Pro Robin Smith
After riding out the 2008 recession at a construction company, captioner Robin Smith, CRC, decided to pursue the career she went to school for: court reporting. But she needed to build up her speed and found her first job as a CART captioner. Smith has...
Hiring a Captioning Company Owned by a Captioner Offers Many Benefits
When it comes to hiring the right captioning company, there are many factors to consider. You might start with a Google search and compare price, availability, location, technology skills, training, and credentials. There are some key benefits to working with a captioning company owned by a captioner...
A Caption Pros’ Tools of the Trade
When Caption Pros’ owner, Jennifer Schuck, arrives at an event or conference to caption, she has a plan A, B and C. Captioners have many tools of the trade – and many tools in their toolkit – but Schuck says it comes down to being...
A Day in the Life of a Captioner: Q&A with Caption Pro Liane Tomlinson
Caption Pro Liane Tomlinson has captioned two Super Bowls, the Olympics, news reports following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the O.J. Simpson civil trial verdict broadcast live on the Jumbotron in Times Square. Tomlinson had a fascination with astronomy in high school and took a few...
Why Accessibility Matters For Those With Hearing Loss
Imagine sitting in a conference or watching a webinar and not being able to hear what the presenter is saying. For people with hearing loss, it’s an everyday reality. Simple things such as placing an order at a restaurant, enjoying a lecture at a museum, or...
Caption Pros at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum
When some of the most brilliant minds in computer science and math come together at an international event to discuss new innovations – and they want realtime captioning – they call Caption Pros. It was an extreme honor to caption Turing Award winners and Fields...
Jen Schuck at Intersteno 2019!
On July 16, 2019, Jennifer Schuck, president of Caption Pros, competed at the 52nd Congress of Intersteno in Cagliari, Italy. She competed in three contests: Audio transcription, Speech Capturing – Speed, and Speech Capturing – Realtime. In the Speech Capturing – Speed contest, she achieved...
Our Core Values
As we closed out Court Reporting and Captioning week, we were able to reflect on the core values that we stand by as a business. It is important to us that we follow this vision no matter where business may take us in order to...
Increasing Traffic To Your Online Platform With Captions
The numbers are staggering. According to the Hearing Loss Association of America, approximately 48 million Americans (20 percent) report some degree of hearing loss. That’s one out of every five people around you dealing with hearing loss. Captions and Social Media Engagement Have you ever considered the...
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