There is a very serious issue affecting all the Deaf. Many interpreters are abused to the point where they are about to walk out.
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What is a VI ? (Video Interpreter)
The Deaf, who we serve, are collectively defining their culture.
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Video Interpreter
a) a person providing American Sign Language -ASL interpreter services via hi-speed broadband internet cyber connections merged with video & audio technologies. (videophone - computer / webcam - audio headsets) Markets for this service include VRS & VRI
b) belonging to an exploited labor force whose value is determined
to be an extremely profitable commodity to the corporate entity when recognizing applied cost to benefit ratios.
c) a seasoned professional with a skillset of providing unique and unparalleled ASL services through the internet facilitating video communication within the confines of a call center environment between hearing and deaf consumers every hour,every minute, every second of every day.
VIU is a group dedicated towards the growing of a collective video interpreter voice . The organization is free to all who want to join.
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