Freelance Sign Language Interpreters

This blog is designed to introduce and discuss Sign Language interpreting services contracting with a freelance interpreter.


Often times, there is a Deaf customer, patient, friend, or individual that has contact with a company, practice, or individual that does not know Sign Language. EEK!! What to do? Knee-jerk reaction is to search the Internet or call the first name or hit from the Internet search to bridge this communication chasm.


However, one quickly learns that attempting to provide cross cultural access to communication via an interpreting Agency can be pricey. Solution? A certified, freelance Sign Language interpreter.


This may prove to be a viable solution. Why? Many of the freelance interpreters have worked many years developing themselves, learning the profession and honing their skills under the very Agencies that you are contacting. Yet, our fees are considerably lower because of not having the same overhead as the Agencies. This means by hiring a freelance, RID-certified Sign Language Interpreter, you are getting, at minimum, the same quality of services you would get if you were to contact interpreting Agencies.

Also freelance interpreters have a network of interpreting practitioners to fill requests. You can have confidence using certified freelance interpreters.


For example, as a freelance interpreter business, KIS, Inc. has offered nationally certified sign language interpretation and transliteration services for private commercial and government agencies since 2003. We take pride in our work and focus on client satisfaction. "Keeping It Simple" is our motto.


We focus on streamlining our expenses and overhead to pass the savings to customers. We feel (as do other freelancers) that price should not be an additional barrier. This is why we decided to use a blog instead of a traditional website. Please give us your feedback! Contact info: KIS, Inc. 301 213 8653 (voice/text). Email: kis@att.blackberry.net.

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