Mirabai
Knight
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OBJECTIVE |
To
provide
realtime
captioning
for deaf and
hard of hearing clients in New York City
and remotely throughout
the United States, specializing in medical, technical, and graduate level material.
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EMPLOYMENT |
Academic
Captioning Work |
August 2007 -
Present |
Provide
captioning onsite
in
classroom or remotely using
StreamText
or
Aloft.
Transcribe
classes
in
realtime,
correct
and
distribute
transcripts
to
students,
add
relevant
class
material
to
steno
dictionary,
facilitate
communication
between
students
and
professors
as
appropriate.
Subjects include Latin,
Urban Planning, Architecture,
Economics, Statistics, Education,
Pharmaceutics, Medicine, Dentistry, and Industrial
Design. Institutions include the New York
University College of Dentistry, City College, Long Island
University, Fordham University,
Hunter College,
The School of Visual Arts,
The Pratt
Institute, and Ross University School of Medicine.
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Freelance
Captioning
Work |
August 2007 -
Present |
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Provide
captioning
for
lectures,
support
groups,
meetings, seminars, and conferences.
Clients include the Museum of
Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the New York Public
Library, the United Nations,
the Manhattan Borough President's
Office, the New York Fire Department, the International
Dyslexia Society, and the Disabilities
Network of New York City.
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Caption
Coalition |
June 2007 -
August 2016 |
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Provided
scripted
open
captioning
for
plays
and
musicals on and off-Broadway.
Prepared
and
edited
scripts,
synchronized caption output to
dialog.
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Soundwriters,
Inc. |
July 2005 - August
2007 |
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Produced transcripts
for offline closed captioning using
steno machine and CAT
software. Trained and
supervised transcription
staff.
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EDUCATION AND |
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New York Career
Institute
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September 2005 -
March 2007 |
Studied
conflict-free
proprietary
realtime
theory,
Case
CATalyst,
medical
and
legal
terminology.
Attained
speed
of
225
words
per
minute.
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St. John's
College
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August 1998 - May
2002 |
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Mastered
an interdisciplinary
curriculum
based
on
the
"Great
Books"
of
Western
civilization.
Coursework
included
Philosophy,
Math, Sciences,
Greek, French, Music.
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SKILLS, |
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