Deaf And Limited Vision Services

Pidgin Signed English (PSE)

PSE is a combination of ASL and English, ideal for the hard of hearing or people who develop deafness later in life. In such cases, English has already influenced the linguistic makeup of an individual and PSE can range from being more similar to ASL or English, depending on the needs of each person. It’s also an incredibly quick form of sign language because it drops unnecessary words and word endings – not only making it easier to learn but better suited to environments where interpreters need to keep pace with spoken English.

Signed Exact English/Contact Signing (SEE)

Oral Interpreting Transliteration

For those who rely on lip-reading, our interpreters are also trained in oral interpretation and transliteration. Oral interpretation requires a clear articulation of the mouth (without voice) while transliteration adds signing for those with varying abilities to read lips and sign.

Braille Transcription

Braille is a system of raised dots that represent both letters and punctuation for more than a hundred languages around the world. This provides a tactile means of “reading” a document for the blind or partially sighted, while braille graphics such as line drawings and maps can also be produced. Our braille transcribers can translate into foreign languages, down to accented letters and unique punctuation of different alphabetic languages around the world. We can also transcribe into braille systems for languages that don’t use the Latin (or Roman) alphabet – including the most complex Asian, Eastern European and African writing systems.