Why hire an ASL interpreter?
Providence Behavior Therapy's ASL Interpreting Sercvices
For many businesses and situations, providing a certified American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter is required by law, specifically the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA):
https://www.ada.gov/resources/effective-communication/
Interpreters provide equal access to improtant information, which helps reduce barriers in communication and subsequently connection. While a Deaf or Hard of hearing person may utilize written or spoken English, hearing aids or cochlear implants, gesturing, lip reading, and/or other methods to communicate, these options do not replace or diminish the need for accessing information in their native or preferred language (i.e., ASL).
Providing an interpreter helps increase accessibility, inclusion, awareness, acceptance, respect, and celebration of disabilities/differences.
Situations in which we can provide interpreting services:
- Parent meetings
- Family events
- School awards or events
- Extracurricular or sporting events
- Community events
- Therapy sessions
- Workshops/Presentations
- School/ARD meetings
- Medical appointments*
- Dental appointments*
- Diagnostic testing*
*May be outside the scope of our interperter's practice or competency.
