Partners in Sign (PINS), established
in 1991, is owned and operated by a fully
certified interpreter with many years
of interpreting experience and a reputation
for personal involvement. This top-down
commitment to personal attention speaks
to the nature of interpreting itself.
Each assignment must be handled with sensitivity
to the needs of the individuals and the
setting. The PINS staff evaluates every
request and hand-picks the interpreter
with the most relevant training and experience
for the assignment.
PINS has developed a team of over 75 gifted
and multi-talented interpreters to fill
the varied needs of this diverse community.
They utilize ASL, contact sign, and the
other forms of visual/gestural communication.
The group exemplifies the region’s
most skilled and committed professionals
experienced in serving a broad range of
customers, from formal events to social
services, from theatrical performances
to staff meetings.
Choose PINS and you choose the
most trusted agency in the region.
Click on the following links to review pertinent
information about our
satisfied
clients or
how
to join our valued team of interpreters.
- The 1992 Americans With Disabilities
Act (ADA) established that equal access
for Deaf persons is a right—not
a privilege. Under the ADA, all public
and private organizations must offer
Deaf persons and persons with hearing
disabilities access to the same services
and benefits available to individuals
without disabilities. The ADA refers
to providing equal access as making
“reasonable accommodation.”
Reasonable accommodation — as
it relates to employment — is
any modification to a job or work environment
that enables an employee with a disability
to perform essential job functions and
have the same privileges and benefits
enjoyed by employees who are not disabled.
Reasonable accommodation — as
it relates to public accommodations
— includes any modification in
procedures or environment that gives
an individual with a disability access
to the same public services and facilities
available to individuals without disabilities.
The following are examples of reasonable
accommodation for Deaf persons: sign
language interpretation, closed captioning,
and TTY access. The ADA prohibits discrimination
against any individual with a disability.
Public and private entities must do
their best to provide reasonable accommodation
for Deaf persons unless it can be demonstrated
that doing so would create undue hardship.
- The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and The
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 also prohibit
discrimination against individuals with
disabilities.
- As a Woman-Owned, certified Small
Disadvantaged Business (SDB), PINS is
easily accessible to government agencies.