Accessibility Services Archives

Published On - April 15, 2020

Surinder Singh Accessibility Services, BSL Interpreters, Interpreting

Remote Interpreting: How To Get Started

In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, personal interaction of all sorts is going remote. This reduces potential exposure for everyone involved, but it also creates new challenges, particularly when participants speak different languages. Remote interpreting is one way to overcome language barriers ...

Everything You Need to Know About Interpreting

Published On - November 27, 2019

Lucy Peach Accessibility Services, Interpreting, Sign Language

Everything You Need to Know About Interpreting

This article will help you learn more about what interpreters do and why they’re important, better understand your options and choose an interpreting service that will help you achieve your organisational goals....

Sign Language Interpreting at Music Events

Published On - September 5, 2019

Richard Brooks Accessibility Services, Interpreting, Sign LanguageTags: American Sign Language, ASL, British Sign Language, BSL, Interpreting, Sign Language

Sign Language Interpreting at Music Events

Sign language interpreters are becoming an increasingly common sight at major music events. The trend was brought to global attention by American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreter Amber Galloway Gallego, who signed Kendrick Lamar’s entire Lollapalooza set back in 2013. More recently, festivalgoers w...

Improving Accessibility Why More Technology Isn’t Always the Answer

Published On - August 20, 2018

Surinder Singh Accessibility Services, Language BlogTags: British Sign Language, BSL, Sign Language

Improving Accessibility: Why More Technology Isn’t Always the Answer

Out of all of the different technologies that science fiction writers have dreamed up, has anything lodged itself in the popular imagination as firmly as the “universal translator?” This fascination with shiny new technology extends to improving accessibility for the deaf and hard-of-hea...

Published On - May 10, 2018

Richard Brooks Accessibility Services, Language Blog, Sign LanguageTags: British Sign Language, Sign Language

A Guide to the Different Types of Sign Language Around the World

One of the most common misconceptions about sign language is that it’s the same wherever you go. That’s not the case. In fact, there are somewhere between 138 and 300 different types of sign language used throughout the world today. New sign languages frequently evolve amongst groups of ...

Accessible Documents What Your Organisation Needs to Know

Published On - May 2, 2018

Alicja Brady Accessibility Services, Language Blog

Accessible Documents: What Your Organisation Needs to Know

If you’re trying to reach a diverse audience, keep in mind that it’s not only foreign language speakers who might need some help understanding. A number of different communication strategies have been developed over the years to help make information of all types accessible to as many ...

Published On - April 23, 2018

Linda Ward Accessibility Services, Language BlogTags: Braille

A Brief History of Braille

If you want or need to make your content accessible to everyone in your audience, language alone may not be enough. Braille documents allow the visually impaired and blind to access vital information independently. But where did these raised dots come from? Today, let’s take a look at th...

Published On - March 9, 2018

Mary Ravenna Accessibility Services, Interpreting, Language BlogTags: British Sign Language, BSL, Deaf, Sign Language

5 Powerful Lessons from “The Silent Child” About Deaf Communication in a Hearing World

Did you watch the Academy Awards last weekend? One of the most striking moments was when Rachel Shenton came to accept an Oscar for her short film “The Silent Child,” which won Best Live Action Short Film. “The Silent Child” is about a deaf girl who struggles to get by withou...

Published On - October 21, 2011

Gemma Brackenbury Accessibility Services, Language Blog, LegalTags: Braille

Braille Keyboard for Tablets

Touchscreens for Braille For several years, smooth, sleek touchscreens have dominated the tech gadget world. Touchscreens are said to be more intuitive than other input methods, as even infants instinctively know how to use them. However, the touchscreen revolution has left one group of people sitti...