Byword: A blog by and for the TypeWell community

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….

“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,…

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…

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…

Core competencies for remote transcribers are evolving as people adjust to new ways of learning and collaborating in real time….
Learn how West Virginia University designed an intentional mentorship program for TypeWell transcribers—building skills, confidence, and lasting professional connections….

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…