Pilot conversation series
A Conversation Series for TypeWell Transcribers
A three-session pilot about real-time speech-to-text tools, AI language tools, meaning-for-meaning transcription, communication access, and professional judgment.
Why now
Real-time speech-to-text and AI language tools are improving quickly. That makes human expertise, quality, trust, and judgment more important to name clearly.
This pilot creates a practical space to name what is changing, what still requires human expertise, and how TypeWell professionals can think clearly about tools that are improving quickly but still need careful judgment.
What this is
This series creates space for TypeWell transcribers to look carefully at AI tools without hype or panic.
The goal is not to settle the future in advance. The goal is to give experienced practitioners room to compare notes, test assumptions, and describe the human work that remains essential.
Examples and conversations connect back to real-time speech-to-text work, communication access, and meaning-centered transcription.
Pilot cohorts are intentionally small so participant questions and working experience can shape the conversation.
Questions we'll explore
Workshop themes
Where are these tools useful now, and where do they still break down?
What can language tools clarify, distort, or miss in access work?
What does meaning-for-meaning work require from a human professional?
How do we recognize quality when output looks fluent but may be wrong?
What forms of judgment do experienced transcribers bring that tools cannot replace?
What AI tools beyond automatic transcription may be useful to TypeWell professionals, and how could they be used responsibly?
Three-session overview
Each session combines clear framing, applied examples, guided discussion, and participant questions.
What AI can do today, what it cannot do, and where current tools remain uncertain.
Meaning-for-meaning communication, context, trust, and the expertise behind quality access.
Practical applications, future skills, participant questions, and next steps.
What this is not
Facilitators
Facilitator
Dan facilitates practical conversations about AI, accessibility, communication, and human-centered technology change. His work connects real-time transcription, captioning, accessibility consulting, AI-assisted workflows, and language-focused communication projects.
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TypeWell Executive Director
Kate began transcribing with TypeWell in 2004 and found purpose in supporting access to learning through real-time communication. Since 2011, she has led TypeWell with a focus on accessibility, thoughtful innovation, and community impact.
Pilot cohort note
Initial pilot cohorts will be small, discussion-centered, and shaped by participant questions.
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