12/04/2024

2025 OCRA Membership Renewal Notice and Membership Drive

What's in it for you? Education! Information! Power! Connections! And so much more!

OCRA values each member and strives to provide benefits and professional resources to help you in each step of your court reporting and captioning career. But we need you to make that happen!

11/12/2024

Excitement is growing for the 2025 Annual Conference!

April 4-6, 2025

The 2025 Annual Conference will be held at the Cleveland Marriott East in early April. Make sure to mark your calendars and save the weekend! Up to 1.5 CEUs will be offered. Additional information and registration coming in early January 2025.

09/01/2024

Intro to Machine Shorthand Program

FREE 6-week introductory program to be offered online

The in-person program scheduled to begin in Canton on September 17 2024 has been cancelled. However, additional online programs will be offered in the near future. Complete the interest form today to sign up!

07/23/2024

The Buckeye Record - Summer 2024 Edition

The latest issue of the The Buckeye Record is now available!

For a limited time, the Summer 2024 edition of The Buckeye Record is available without logging in. Nonmembers: Make sure to take advantage of this opportunity to see what your OCRA is doing for all of Ohio's reporters and captioners.

04/16/2024

2024 Annual Conference Recap: Between the Shadows

Thank you to our attendees, presenters, vendors, sponsors, and supporters!

A successful 2024 Annual Conference was held April 5-7, 2024, at the Cleveland Marriott East. View the recap and highlights of the conference here.

02/03/2024

Governor DeWine Recognizes Ohio 2024 Court Reporting and Captioning Week

President Susan Coots encourages all Ohio reporters and captioners to share the excitement

Governor DeWine and Lieutenant Governor Husted have declared Ohio Court Reporting and Captioning Week February 3-10, 2024. The week-long event will highlight the many aspects of court reporting and captioning that make it a viable profession, including good salaries, flexibility, interesting venues, and the increasing demand for more reporters and captioners to meet the growing number of employment opportunities available in the field.

03/25/2020

Legal guidance and direction on remote oaths/remote depositions

A great benefit to our stenographic skills is the ability to use them nearly anywhere, including from the comfort of our home or office.  The OCRA Board of Directors has been working hard for you to confirm that remotely swearing in a deponent while reporting depositions via video or telephone conference is permitted in the state of Ohio.