Andrew Hansen has been a TypeWell transcriber since 2008. He completed the Turbo Courselet in 2011 and attended the Professional Development Symposium in 2012. Andrew completed TypeWell's formal Skill Assessment in early 2017… Read More
Douglas College and TypeWell: Supporting Communication Access Together for 14 Years
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. Through its Accessibility Services department,… Read More
Portland Community College and TypeWell: A Partnership for Equal Access
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 a diverse population of adult… Read More
5 Benefits of TypeWell for Universities
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? If you’re looking for an… Read More
Presenters: Take It Slow!
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 a blur if you don’t… Read More
Letters of the Law: TypeWell Partners with NDLSA
"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 more than 650 members, has… Read More
Transcribing Spoken English Into Braille
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 as a TypeWell transcriber at… Read More
Core Competencies for Remote Transcribers
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 providers must continually develop their… Read More
An Intentional Approach to Mentorship Makes All the Difference
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 them designed to prepare you… Read More
Flexible Options to Train Speech-to-Text Transcribers
The impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on our industry underscore the importance of flexibility in how employers can find and train new speech-to-text transcribers. So, we're rolling out an updated… Read More