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. It has been almost two… Read More
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, requests for real-time transcription services… Read More
Updated April 27, 2020 - Relief programs, financial assistance, and unemployment resources are available for those impacted by COVID-19. Below are some online resources to help TypeWell transcribers, small businesses,… Read More
NEW: Please complete our coronavirus impact survey online! Colleges, schools, and businesses are rushing to move their courses and meetings online, in response to the spread of the Coronavirus… Read More
When new customers ask, "How much do TypeWell real-time transcription services cost?" and we answer, "It depends," we're not trying to be vague or mysterious! We invited guest author Randi… Read More
When someone sends TypeWell a word suggestion to add to the abbreviation dictionary, I personally look up each word in a variety of dictionaries to try to verify that it's a real word. Sometimes the "word" is really a misspelling or lesser usage of the proper word, and I'll discuss those with the submitter to decide what to do. Even if a word is "improper," we'll often include it in the dictionary because if a teacher says an improper word, well, you need to capture that. So improper words are a feature, too. Read More
Counter to what most people might think, minimizing keystrokes is not the only goal of the TypeWell abbreviation system. We also have to consider the issue of learnability, and how real users function in a classroom transcribing environment. Read More
As the solo transcriber in my school district, I take the initiative to stay abreast of the latest and greatest in the world of transcription. After TypeWell released web linking,… Read More
"When the Seahawks were in the Super Bowl, I don't know how many times I heard the Seahawks mentioned, a thousand times, maybe. A person with hearing loss wouldn't hear… Read More
In the first post in this two-part article on recruiting transcribers I spoke with Carrie Scoone, a woman who worked for an agency that supplies transcribers and interpreters in one… Read More
