Past Events
- 3rd WNCAP Spring Conference (2007)
- 2nd Annual WNCAP Spring Conference (2006)
- 1st Annual WNCAP Spring Conference (2005)
3rd WNCAP Spring Conference (2007)
The Third WNCAP Conference, "Spreading Our Wings," was held May 18-19, 2007 at Portland Community College. You can click this link to see the schedule and list of presentations: 2007 WNCAP Conference Schedule.
2nd Annual WNCAP Spring Conference (2006)
The Second Annual WNCAP Spring Conference, "Growing Better Together," was held May 19-21, 2006 at Portland Community College. There were 57 attendees, from 8 states plus British Columbia. CART, C-Print, and TypeWell providers were all present.
Session Topics
- It's Not MY Responsibility.....or Is It? The Fuzzy Realm of the Law
- David Brunnemer, Director of disAbility Resources for Students at Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington.
- A keynote address sharing
common-sense approaches to the spirit and
intent of Disability Access law. - Day-to-Day Reality: How to Make Those Difficult Decisions
- Kim Thiessen, Accommodations Counselor/Interpreter-Transcriber Coordinator, Western Washington University
- An interactive discussion-based workshop focusing on those difficult decision-making situations that come up in the daily work of a service provder. What do you do? How do you know if what you are doing is the right thing? How do you respond to those sticky situations?
- Teaming Techniques
- Brian Buma & Vince
Masten, Certified TypeWell Transcribers,Western Washington University
Kim Thiessen, Accommodation Counselor/Deaf Services Coordinator, Western Washington University - Discussion of strategies for successful teaming and their importance to the consumer and service provider.
- Finding and Keeping Good Service Providers
- Jo Alexander, Coordinator, Deaf & Hard of Hearing Access Services, Oregon State University
- Presentation on recruiting smart, interviewing well, and strategies for providing on-going support and incentives for providers.
- Working in Math Classes
- Tracy Croshaw, TypeWell
Transcriber, Central Washington University
Rosalie Nowalk, CART Writer, Portland, Oregon
Kerri Burch, Interpreter/Transcriber Coordinator, Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, Washington - Discussion and tips on how to handle some of the challenges (e.g., graphical nature, specialized text and formatting) math poses for speech-to-text providers.
- Objective Measurement of Service Quality
- Judy Colwell, TypeWell
Director of Training and Research
Kim Thiessen, Accommodation Counselor/Deaf Services Coordinator, Western Washington University - Discussion of assessment of providers’ output and evaluation methods that are designed to measure specific skill areas in an objective manner.
- Ins and Outs of Independent Contracting
- Glenna Bain, Coordinator,
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Access Services, Central Washington
University, and Independent Contractor, Ellensburg, Washington
Janet Fedorchuk, TypeWell Transcriber, Independent Contractor, Bellingham, Washington and Vancouver, British Columbia - Discussion of important considerations when taking advantage of independent contracting oppor-tunities, from both the provider’s and the supervisor’s perspectives.
- Designing a Speech-to-Text Services Department Handbook
- Kim Thiessen, Accommodation Counselor/Deaf Services Coordinator, Western Washington University
- A discussion on what to include in a well-developed speech-to-text services handbook and current “best practices”, based on a recent survey within the profession.
- CART Steno Swap
- Darlene Pickard, CART Captioner, Bellingham, Washington
- An opportunity to share favorite writing shortcuts, briefs, phrases and parentheticals for a variety of settings.
- Service Provider Advanced Skills: TypeWell and C-Print
- Sharon Allen, Coordinator of
Deaf Services, Portland Community College & TypeWeller
Judy Colwell, TypeWell Director of Training - A "hands-on" presentation covering time-saving techniques for TypeWell and C-Print service providers, including: keystroke-saving tips, editing tricks, efficient finger and hand movement strategies, techniques for transcribing videos, and more.
- Newbie Chat
- Jo Alexander, Coordinator, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Access Services, and Local Facilitator, Oregon State University
- A session for both trainees who have completed their training but not yet had any classroom work, and for supervisors who are new to managing a speech-to-text service program, focusing on answering questions raised by the group, after an introduction about what to expect on the first day and the first school term.
- Survival Signs for Service Providers
- Kerri Burch, Interpreter/Transcriber Coordinator, Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, Washington
- A session teaching some basic signs for communicating with deaf people, as well as an opportunity to practice them.
- Q & A for Bosses
- Sharon
Allen, Coordinator of
Deaf Services, Portland Community College
Jo Alexander, Coordinator, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Access Services, and Local Facilitator, Oregon State University
Judy Colwell, TypeWell Director of Training and Research - An opportunity for Supervisors, Coordinators and Local Facilitators to get answers to specific questions they have about the intricacies of running a successful speech-to-text service program.
- Roundtable Discussions
- Facilitated by Sharon Allen,
Kim Thiessen, Rosalie Nowalk, Darlene Pickard, Glenna Bain, Judy
Colwell, Kerri Burch and Jo Alexander
- Discussion of topics generated by questions from the participants gathered during previous day's sessions.
- Goodbyes and Conference Evaluations
1st Annual WNCAP Spring Conference (2005)
The First Annual WNCAP Spring Conference, "Building Skills, Building Networks," was held on April 1 and 2, 2005 at Portland Community College.
Session Topics
- Where Are We? Where Are We Going in Our Profession?
- Jo Frederic, Access Services
Coordinator, Oregon State University
Judy Colwell, TypeWell Coordinator - A keynote address offering a review of the history of the speech-to-text services, and a look toward the future of the profession.
- Day-to-Day Reality: How to Make Those Difficult Decisions
- Kim Thiessen, Accommodations Counselor/Interpreter-Transcriber Coordinator, Western Washington University
- An interactive discussion-based workshop focusing on those difficult decision-making situations that come up in the daily work of a service provder. What do you do? How do you know if what you are doing is the right thing? How do you respond to those sticky situations?
- Staying Injury Free
- Kerri Burch, Interpreter Coordinator, Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, Washington
- A workshop discussing repetitive motion injury, what it is and ways to prevent it; focusing on warm-up exercises, becoming "body-aware," and incorporating ergonomics into transcription work.
- Technology Update
- Ron Stewart, Director of
Technology Access Program, Oregon State University
Steve Colwell, TypeWell Developer - A discussion of remote interpreting and transcribing systems, the use of speech recognition to provide communication access, and new hardware otpions for speech-to-text readers.
- Improving Processing Skills
- Sharon Allen, Coordinator of
Services for the Deaf, Portland Community College
Glenna Bain, Coordinator, Deaf/HOH Access Services, Central Washington University, Ellenberg, Washington - Description of the Gish Model of Information Processing with hands-on practice.
- Recruiting/Retaining/Mentoring and Freelancers
- Glenna Bain, Coordinator,
Deaf/HOH Access Services, Central Washington University
Rosalie Nowalk, CART service provider (education/freelance), Portland, Oregon - Discussion of: (a) methods for recruiting, retaining and mentoring transcribers and (b) current trends and practices with freelance transcribers.
- Our Regional and National Organizations: WROCC and STSN
- Mary Morrison, Project
Director, Western Region Outreach Center & Consortia (WROCC)
A presentation describing the work of the Western Region Outreach Center & Consortia (WROCC). - Judy Colwell, Secretary,
Speech-to-Text Services Network
A presentation describing the work of the Speech-to-Text Services Network (STSN). - Wrap-up and Q&A Session