Byword: A blog by and for the TypeWell community
With two campuses serving the city of Vancouver, in British Columbia, Canada, Douglas College offers bachelor and post-degree programs to thousands of students every year….
Founded in 1961, Portland Community College (PCC) is the largest post-secondary institution in Oregon with over 60,000 students. PCC is an open enrollment institution, serving…
Do you coordinate accessibility services for students in higher ed? Do you advise students with hearing loss, autism, traumatic brain injury, or language processing disorders?…
You’ve worked tirelessly to polish the content and add arresting visuals to your lecture, webinar, or Zoom presentation, but it may all go by in…
While you’ve probably heard of iconic African-American historical figures like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Billie Holiday, the d/Deaf communities often do not receive the…
Providing accommodations for people with disabilities not only is good business, it also can generate significant tax savings for a small business. Savvy business owners…
TypeWell is a small company with a big purpose: to support high-quality communication access for consumers through training, software development, technical support, and quality assurance….
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“Automated captioning is not a substitute for live captioning when people need an accommodation.” The National Disabled Law Students Association (NDLSA), comprising 30 chapters and…
In a year marked by uncertainty, workarounds, and frustration, we’ve learned about our capacity for resilience, patience, and persistence in serving clients and transcribers. Now,…
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We used to be real sticklers about referring to TypeWell service providers as “transcribers” rather than “captionists.” That’s because we specialize in training our speech-to-text…
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