Alternative Realtime Careers

Alternative Realtime Careers: A Guide to Closed Captioning and CART for Court Reporters can put you on the path to an exciting, new career. You'll learn everything you need to know about the captioning and CART work environments and, more importantly, how to prepare and take advantage of these opportunities. You'll also find information on:

• How realtime translation works
• What makes a good captioner or CART writer
• How to apply for a realtime job
• The technical basics of captioning
• Selecting the right software and equipment
• Captioning from your home
• Starting your own CART or captioning business
• Calling deaf people on the phone
• The laws that govern the use of captioning

Alternative Realtime Careers also provides a variety of case studies, so you can find out how other court reporters have transitioned into the captioning or CART fields, and a comprehensive list of software and hardware vendors and Web sites.

The book is available now from Red Lodge Books. Use the "Buy One Now" button to purchase a copy.

I put on a 1-1/2 hour seminar related to the book at the NCRA annual convention in San Diego in July of 2000, and I have done the same for several state court reporting associations. I am available for seminars on the subject of closed captioning and CART.

Alternative Realtime Careers
by Gary Robson
ISBN 1-881859-51-7
300 pages
Trade softcover
2000 NCRA Press