Resources

Airport Information

We are located approximately ten miles from Washington Dulles International Airport, which serves as a major hub for domestic and international travel: Directions

We are located approximately twenty miles from Ronald Reagan International Airport, which is just across the Potomac River from our nation's capital: Directions
 

Selected Hotels in Fairfax (alphabetical listing)

·        Best Western Fairfax:  www.book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/productInfo.do?propertyCode=47109

·        Hampton Inn Fairfax City:  www.hamptoninn.com/en/hp/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=FFCVAHX

·        Hilton Garden Inn: www.hiltongardeninn.com/en/gi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=IADFHGI

·        Holiday Inn Express:  www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ex/1/en/hotel/fairx

·        Hyatt Fair Lakes: www.fairlakes.hyatt.com

·        Marriot Residence Inn Fair Lakes Fairfax:  www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/iadfl-residence-inn-fair-lakes-fairfax/
 

·        Springhill Suites: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/iadfr-springhill-suites-fairfax-fair-oaks/

Resources for Court Reporters

·        National Verbatim Reporters Association® is the national professional association of verbatim court reporters and is the United States authority for voice writing: www.nvra.org

·        National Court Reporters Association is the professional association for machine writers: www.ncraonline.org

• Virginia Court Reporters Association is a leader in education and legislative representation for court reporters in Virginia: www.vcra.net

The United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, projects a 25 percent increase in the number of certified court reporters needed in the United States over the next several years, a growth rate much faster than the average for other occupations in the same time period.

Speech Recognition and Court Reporting

Advancements in the accuracy of speech recogntion technology has increased the use of speech recognition software by voice writers, and the technology has been steadily moving away from the bleeding edge to the cutting edge.

While speech recognition technology has been around for decades, digital recording, vastly improved computers, and highly upgraded speech engines, make the process far more precise and reliable when coupled with specialized CAT software, allowing the output of voice writing to be viewed in real time. The ability for real time voice writing opens further work possibilities to the verbatim voice writer in the fields of CART and captioning services.

Audioscribe.com
Advantage Software: Eclipsecat.com
Procat.com
Dragon Naturally Speaking: Nuance.com