Sign Language Interpreters – Sign Language Interpreting

Advice for Service Providers When Requesting Sign Language Interpreting Services Did you know that “sign language” is not a ‘one size fits all’ language? To ensure optimal communication, it is important for service providers to question the sign language style that best fits the Deaf person. Sign Language Agencies often receive requests from service providers [...]

A Short Story:      Surrounded by Animals…Sort Of  At our request, Mary Anne continues to stroll down memory lane……….    I attended the Indiana School for the Deaf for five years – 8th grade through high school.  I had hearing and deaf teachers and all of my deaf teachers had graduated from Gallaudet University [...]

Many of us have encountered deaf  “peddlers” passing out cards with the alphabet shown in sign language. Airports, parks, restaurants….you might be approached just about anywhere. On the back, it typically reads “I am deaf and cannot work. Please help me with a financial contribution”.  Unfortunately, this leads many hearing people to actually believe that [...]

As a Sign Language Interpreting Agency, it’s sometimes easy to forget that many people are completely unfamiliar with Deaf Culture and the variety of languages used. What is American Sign Language?  (ASL) ASL is a complete, complex language that employs signs made by moving the hands combined with facial expressions and postures of the body. [...]