Friday's letters: NAIT should restore vital court reporting program
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What if our courts lost their fastest, most precise record-keepers? What if live captions on TV went dark, or the CART (Communication Access Real-Time Translation) provider at a loved one's doctor visit vanished? That's exactly the risk from NAIT's pause on the only accredited Captioning and Court Reporting diploma program in Canada.
Automated recorders and AI transcription software miss muffled speech, can't sort overlapping voices, and never ask for clarification. Stenographers capture every word live, verifying testimony on the spot, delivering instant read-backs, and powering real-time captions. The courts, broadcasters, and accessibility services all depend on them.
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Friday's letters: NAIT should restore vital court reporting program
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