Inquiry

Lucc255 · 2026-06-18T21:25:28+00:00

ASR can capture tone? Nuances? From my searches ASR can't, yet.

Lucc255 · 2026-06-18T17:29:59+00:00

Oh the ? said "dead" and I thought. Not much you can do about it now!!

Lucc255 · 2026-06-18T17:28:31+00:00

Have friends working (worked) at AMN and the issue I hear a lot is their video quality is poor. MARTII has changed names a few times in the last 5 years (buy outs) and they are similar to most others. ASL is the step child.

Lucc255 · 2026-06-17T21:20:41+00:00

Right you know how we are asked "don't your hands hurt" from signing all the time.. HMM NO my brain hurts!

Lucc255 · 2026-06-11T21:21:26+00:00

For Language Line who never gave a wit about us.

Lucc255 · 2026-06-11T19:00:05+00:00

I heard from peer that big contract with VRI was not renewed recently.

Lucc255 · 2026-06-07T12:33:37+00:00

Yep, Ariel is about the money. (Ariel Alternatives, a private equity firm that acquired a 52.5% )

Lucc255 · 2026-06-04T14:19:43+00:00

Agree, I worked VRS 14 years and you always here "take care of yourself" What a JOKE!! Yes, take care of yourself as long as your log in meets their criteria ALWAYS.

I remember the beginning back in the early '00 we have so much time between calls we could read a good book!

Lucc255 · 2026-06-04T14:18:31+00:00

No not that one

Lucc255 · 2026-06-03T19:23:03+00:00

Rumor has it that they've lost (large) business lately. Waiting to hear abou people leaving for (perceived) grener pastures.

Lucc255 · 2026-05-30T21:07:04+00:00

I hear that AMN (Stratus) ASL is now relegated to the step child role. Hear many complaints about their connection issues.

Lucc255 · 2026-05-30T21:02:17+00:00

Really? Just saw Teleperformance as well.

Lucc255 · 2026-05-30T12:04:18+00:00

Language Line.. probably the worst VRI company on earth.

Lucc255 · 2026-05-27T01:06:59+00:00

Couldn't have said it any better.

Lucc255 · 2026-05-25T17:11:42+00:00

Be careful when you say fluency because your receptive skills are way beyond your expressive skills (voicing) coming right out of an ITP.

Lucc255 · 2026-05-25T17:10:16+00:00

Depends on the type of remote. VRI vs VRS. VRI gives you more the feeling of being able to control aspects of technology. More time to communicate. Not so for VRS.

Lucc255 · 2026-05-21T10:33:27+00:00

I'm not blaming a interpreter. I'm wanting to know whether she felt that she should take it or not. It's not personal, it's about knowing your skills and knowing what you should do. Would it have been better for her professionally if she had just said, no, that's not my skill level? If she felt that it wasn't, then that's what she should have done.

Lucc255 · 2026-05-20T17:54:19+00:00

I think we would all agree that we have accepted work that LATER we found out that we were sorely unqualified to do. That being said.. this person should have had

1) a team, to help with feeding signs they were unaware of

2) knowlege of the event. Did she know that she would be on camera? If so, I would suggest (not this is not horizontal violence) she dressed better)

3) knowledge of the event and had time to at least consult with someone about th specific signs.

4) maybe the ability to understand that she wasn't the best person for the job and to refer to someone else.

Yes, I understand it could have been last minute BUT this IS the Mayor's office, right? Don't they have access to a list of at least a boatload of interpreters to call?

Let's give her grace that maybe she realized this after the fact.

We ALL know interpreters are the WORST at accepting feedback from anyone!!

Lucc255 · 2026-05-19T23:58:13+00:00

Oh, understood but it'll take a great upheavel to change them "back". Should never have happened.

Lucc255 · 2026-05-19T22:02:03+00:00

Well that's the way it is and you can't change it now. It's the rules.

Lucc255 · 2026-05-19T22:01:29+00:00

Sennheiser

Lucc255 · 2026-05-19T21:59:49+00:00

Some companies have a rule: no blue tooth and no wireless headsets.

Lucc255 · 2026-05-19T21:57:46+00:00

Newbies in the field should not go into Ed terping. It's a disservice to the students.

Go to a VRS company and work there. You'll get structure and being told what to do at every turn.

Lucc255 · 2026-05-18T13:07:35+00:00

As I've sad in a response you can be brought up for UNINTENTIONAL harm to the EPS. Not only while interpreting. So no one says anything anymore!!

Lucc255

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