Huseby Inc. Court Reporting Blog | Nationwide Court Reporters

Years ago, Maryland court reporters did their jobs only in the state’s courtrooms. While that is still a common venue, court reporting in Baltimore and other cities has expanded out of the realm of legal depositions. At Huseby we are proud of how our services have improved accessibility in local businesses for people with disabilities.

Helping the Hearing Impaired

It is common to hire a sign language interpreter at conferences for any attendees who might be hearing impaired. However not all hearing impaired people know sign language. A number of auditory disorders may not substantially interfere with normal conversation but could make it impossible for someone to understand a speaker at a conference.

Many companies use Huseby’s court reporting services as an alternative or a supplement to a sign language interpreter. Our reporters create transcripts in real time, which can be displayed on a screen exactly as close captioning is used for live television broadcasts such as the news. Some of our clients have the captions displayed on a screen visible to the entire audience while others have them fed to individual screens for hearing impaired employees.

Communicating with Remote Employees

Telecommuting is a growing employment option used by today’s businesses. Most telecommuters choose the arrangement so they can care for their families, and in this case coming into the office for a meeting is inconvenient. For others, they work remotely because of disabilities. There are any number of medical conditions that may force a worker to be homebound, making attending company functions not just inconvenient but impossible.

We can send our court reporting transcripts over the web to the telecommuting worker. This allows remote employees to be included into the meeting, an important element of retaining a team atmosphere when not all workers are in the same location. Huseby also offers video conferencing services so remote workers can observe company events over streaming video.

Huseby’s Other Court Reporting Services

While improving accessibility is a valuable service in its own right, our court reporting services offer much more. Many organizations want written records of proceedings and may use a company secretary to make notes on the meeting. The problem with these documents is they carry little weight. If anyone challenges what is written, it can quickly become a problem as everyone remembers events differently.

Huseby court reporters are more than simply transcriptionists; they are professional witnesses. Our experience is in producing transcripts designed to stand up in court. While you may not need this service for a meeting about this month’s company birthday cake, there are a number of encounters that will benefit from an unbiased accounting of what occurred.

Huseby offers court reporting in Baltimore and many other cities nationwide. While we are deeply involved in our nation’s legal system, we are also an essential part of many corporate gatherings as well.