Byword: A blog by and for the TypeWell community
Guest author Lisa Vogt, a TypeWell Transcriber at Ohio State University, discovered a way to transcribe spoken English into a real-time Braille display. I work…
- Tags: Braille, math mode, MathType, Nemeth code, TypeWell Everywhere
Core competencies for remote transcribers are evolving as people adjust to new ways of learning and collaborating during the pandemic. Like all skilled professionals, speech-to-text…
You’re a new transcriber. It’s official. You’ve passed the TypeWell Skill Check, have completed 29 lessons of intensive transcribing instruction—some of them frustrating, all of…
In our last post, we shared the responses we received from TypeWell transcribers about their experiences working (and losing work) during the pandemic. We also…
- Tags: coronavirus, covid-19, remote
Earlier in the summer, we asked TypeWell transcribers about their work experience during the coronavirus pandemic. We expected a range of answers from “there is…
- Tags: coronavirus, covid-19, remote
“Pass the tomato” you say? What does a tomato have to do with time management? Plenty, according to Dean Kissick, who penned a piece in…
- Tags: remote, time management
In 2005 I decided at the age of 54 to go back to college to finish a degree I began in 1969 and never completed….
- Tags: agencies
This post was updated on January 31, 2025. Beginning in May 2020, we added some additional steps to the training process for new TypeWell transcribers:…
We invite you to complete an impact survey about the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on TypeWell transcribers, small business owners, and disability service coordinators….
- Tags: covid-19
In response to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), colleges, schools, and businesses rushed to move their courses and meetings online. During this transition,…
- Tags: coronavirus, covid-19
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- Update to TypeWell’s Basic Skills Course Schedule
- On Recruiting
- OCR Layoffs Undermine Civil Rights Protections for American Students
- Accessibility at Risk: The Unfolding Impact of 2025 Disability Policy Changes on Accessibility Services in the United States
- Is Transcriber Pay Falling Behind? Here’s What the Numbers Say