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...
ADA Compliant? Captioning is one option to improve accessibility
Imagine Zach sitting in a college classroom unable to hear what the professor is saying. Or Marci carefully selecting a spot in the front row at a conference, trying to follow along to the slides because the conference’s organizers only hired an American Sign Language interpreter...
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...
Veterans and Hearing Loss
Soldiers face countless occupational hazards. They must be ready for anything, including bombs and blasts, and often work around loud machinery. As a result, tinnitus and hearing loss are the leading service-related disabilities among veterans. This silent injury is due to excessive noise exposure related to...
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...