Deaf Interpreter Services, Inc. (DIS) provides professional, State/Nationally-Certified Sign Language and Oral Interpreters, virtually or in-person nationwide.
Summer is a deaf girl from Wales who visited Disneyland Paris with her Mom this last August. As she and her mom arrived, real life princes and princesses – Ariel, from ‘The Little Mermaid,’ along with Belle and the Beast, from ‘Beauty and the Beast’ – came out to...
‘Sally and the Possum,’ Australia’s first television series for deaf kids, launched this July on the Australian Broadcasting System’s ABC2. The 30-episode series is for children aged four to eight who use Australian Sign Language (Auslan) as their primary means of...
Forbes has ranked ‘Interpreters and Translators’ as the 15th fastest growing job in the country. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 29 percent employment growth for the industry from 2014 to 2024, which is much faster than the average for all occupations. By...
The 2016 Paralympics will be held Sept. 7-18 in Rio, Brazil, and to celebrate it, Britain’s Channel 4 created a wonderful three-minute trailer called ‘We’re the Superhumans’ that combines 60 scenes of more than 150 disabled people doing remarkable feats, both athletic...
Jonathan Galloway spent a long time doing part-time work as a sign language interpreter in concealed carry courses. He also has immensely contributed to the blogs on the gun source. However, most gun clubs putting on such courses simply couldn’t afford to hire him in...
Mark your calendars for the San Antonio Independent Living Services’ (SAILS) upcoming 26th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Taking place on Saturday, July 23rd this year’s event theme is ‘Activate and Celebrate Your Abilities’. The event will...
The Today Show recently highlighted a video of a little girl with a prosthetic leg crying tears of joy after being given a doll that had been modified to look just like her, with a matching prosthetic leg. The video went viral on social media and made quite a splash....
The benefits of camp for kids with special needs are essentially the same as for any child: Increased confidence and independence, fun activities and exercise, positive role modeling by adults, and the opportunity to interact and develop friendships with other...
By Marilyn Weber Although deaf or hard-of-hearing patients can easily shop for physiotherapy equipment here, making it easy for them to get what they want without using verbal communication, communicating effectively with deaf or hard-of-hearing patients is always a...
By Marilyn Weber How to Plan a Conference That Accommodates Deaf Attendees Marilyn L. Weber, President/CEO of Deaf Interpreter Services Inc. (DIS) headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is a certified sign language interpreter and has an adult daughter who is deaf....
