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5 October 2018 • NVRA eVoice

VOICE WRITERS AS A                                 by Rebecca Bazzle, CVR-M, Chair
                                                   NVRA Legislative Advocacy Committee
PART OF THE SOLUTION

We at NVRA are fully aware                         licensees to work in the state of Illinois.            P
                   of the abilities and profes­    Members of NVRA have presented to bar
                   sion­alism of certified voice-  association committees and conferences                Will YOU make a
                   writing court reporters,        on our behalf. A lobbyist has been hired               contribution to
Captioners, and CART providers. We                 and is working through the legislature,                support NVRA’s
function and thrive in these positions on a        with the Illinois Supreme Court rules                 legislative efforts?
daily basis and provide a much-needed              procedures, and with a lobbyist for the
service to the legal and judicial systems          ILVRA to help us educate and advocate                     You may make a
and to the hard-of-hearing community.              for voice writers. An order was signed in                     one-time
However, as hard as it is for me to                Illinois several years ago to allow
imagine, some areas of our nation do not           electronic-recording systems in the state              contribution, or you
recognize voice writing for what it is – a         courtrooms. Through a loophole, some                    may make a pledge
big part of the solution to the critical           folks have begun to cover depositions
shortage of court reporters nationwide.            using a digital recorder only. Voice writers              extending your
                                                   still face opposition and NVRA continues              contribution out over
NVRA is working to change this. We have            the fight.                                            the course of a year in
been and currently are involved with the                                                                   monthly payments.
Illinois Verbatim Reporters Association            NVRA was invited to attend and demon­-                You can pay by check
(ILVRA) to have voice writers accepted as
                                                                                  (continued on page 6)          or PayPal.
                                                                                                           Additionally, credit
         WEAR YOUR SUPPORT                                                                               card payments will be

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