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In 2016, I attended my first ever efsli conference, in Athens. That’s where I was first exposed to International Sign (IS). I wanted to learn more, but the answers I received were vague and unsatisfyi…
June 18, 2026 · 7 min read
Have you ever walked out of an assignment, replayed every single choice you made, and concluded you had absolutely no business being there?
April 10, 2026 · 6 min read
My internship with Inclusive Communication Services (ICS) has truly reshaped my perspective on the sign language interpreting profession and deepened the respect I have for the interpreters who show u…
May 1, 2025 · 2 min read
If you would’ve asked me a year ago if I’d ever interpret a Shakespearean play, the answer would’ve been a hard no. I assumed Shakespeare would be way too tough and impossible to handle. However, when…
April 12, 2025 · 2 min read
Burnout is a real threat. There’s a reason interpreters are set up in teams. “Interpreting is mentally taxing. Studies show that after 20 minutes interpreting, no matter how much of an expert the interpreter is, they will begin to slip and lose information (Language Scientific, 2024).” Every profession requires some kind of downtime that allows the brain to relax and come back to the task refreshed.
February 25, 2025 · 6 min read
If you've read our blog on the difference between interpreting and translation in spoken languages, you know there’s more to these terms than meets the eye. Thanks to your fantastic feedback, many of…
January 7, 2025 · 5 min read
The animals on Noah’s Ark. The students in Madeleine. Socks. The common thread here? Pairs. Two heads are better than one, goes the old saying, and in the case of American Sign Language - English inte…
November 5, 2024 · 10 min read
The word theatre comes from the Greeks. It means the seeing place. It is the place people come to see the truth about life and the social situation. -Stella Adler
August 12, 2024 · 10 min read
Deaf Interpreters may have crossed your path without you even realizing it. Have you ever tuned in to a White House news briefing or caught an emergency weather broadcast? In these scenarios, Deaf ind…
September 27, 2023 · 4 min read
We’ve all seen them - we may have even used them - but what are they really?
January 25, 2023 · 6 min read
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, who among us hasn’t experienced terrible audio during a Zoom call, the garbled speech of a speaker communicating through a mask, or a virtual class with so many students,…
November 22, 2021 · 2 min read
In the last few decades and especially in the wake of the COVID 19 pandemic, accommodations for those with hearing or vision loss have become more familiar to the general public. Who among us hasn’t s…
November 17, 2021 · 3 min read
When you imagine using an interpreter, what comes to mind? Perhaps you see a grand theatrical play, a news station, or a college classroom, but another popular application is religious interpreting. E…
September 29, 2021 · 4 min read
There are many different types of accessibility for the Deaf community. Whether it is best to provide a sign language interpreter or add captions to content is one of the most common questions when bo…
June 9, 2021 · 2 min read
A medical sign language interpreter helps a medical provider to communicate with a patient with hearing loss in various medical facilities. These professionals have bilingual fluency in both American…
June 9, 2021 · 3 min read
The role of a professional sign language interpreter is to facilitate communication between signed & spoken languages. These trained professionals convert spoken language, such as English, into a sign…
June 9, 2021 · 4 min read
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