Sign Language Interpreters – ASL Interpreters

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 […]

    American Sign Language is definitely a hot topic following the release of the “My Valentine” videos. One performed by Johnny Depp, another by Natalie Portman, and a third blending them together. The response to these videos has been overwhelmingly positive. The song itself is typical Paul McCartney … simple and beautiful lyrics combined […]

We get this question all the time at The Sign Language Company. Yes, we’re headquartered in Los Angeles, but after 26 years in this industry, our network is endless and extends around the globe. We sometimes collaborate with other ‘reputable and qualified’ agencies across the U.S. to locate the best talent in any particular area. […]

REPEAT AFTER ME… Written by:   Mary Anne Pugin ~Mary Anne continues her series of stories reflecting upon ‘growing up as a deaf child’ in the 1950’s and 1960’s~ “Don-n-n-n,” I said.  “No, no – dol-l-l-l,” Miss Wright corrected.  It is so written in the October 6, 1955 article published by the Washington, D.C. Evening Star.  […]

Hearing schools vs deaf schools: Mary Anne continues to share her memories – – navigating the educational system as a deaf child in the 1950’s and 1960’s.  Guest Blogger : Mary Anne Pugin I had two kinds of teachers while growing up – those who knew how to communicate with me and teach me, and […]

THE UNIVERSAL CLASSROOM Guest Blogger: Mary Anne Pugin Ask anybody, an adult or a child, to describe his or her classroom and you’ll probably find a lot of similarities in their replies.  From Maine to California, from Alaska to Alabama, from the USA to Uganda, classrooms generally look the same. You’ve got your desks and […]

When you first read the title of this post, you may assume we are discussing hearing interpreters FOR the deaf as opposed to interpreters who ARE deaf themselves. And you would be wrong:) Believe it or not, there is actually a profession out there for deaf sign language interpreters. Just like their hearing counterparts, they […]

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 […]

So back to the questions mentioned in the earlier blog. Do deaf people hear in their dreams? Do blind people see in theirs? Before we sprint toward the answers, let take a deeper look at the questions. If you are reading this as a hearing person, think for a moment how many of “us” are […]

Isn’t it funny how we can become so immersed in our particular industry, that we overlook how foreign our unique industry lingo and protocol can be to those working outside our arena.  The airline industry talks about ETAs and Widgets while the medical industry has terms like STAT and CRASH CART which most of us […]