NEW YORK, August 24, 2011 -, Aug. 24, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SignTalk® LLC, a leading provider of sign language interpreters to diverse industries -- from small companies and medical health systems to educational institutions, large corporations and Fortune 500 companies -- has been named to the Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing Companies in America. In addition to ranking in the top 30% of the list of 5000, SignTalk, the only company specialized in sign language on the list, ranked in the top quarter of the service business category.
SignTalk is dedicated to facilitating communication and enhancing the interaction between the Deaf and hearing communities. SignTalk matches each sign language interpreting request with an interpreter whose skills, experience and qualifications are best suited to the deaf consumer’s communication mode and to the client’s preferences.
From the recent 2011 finale of The Celebrity Apprentice to the 2008 Presidential Forum/debate between President Barack Obama and Senator John McCain, clients have turned to SignTalk for the highest skilled, experienced interpreters. SignTalk, celebrating its 15th anniversary, is a growing national network of sign language interpreters and is a member of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID).
Five to 10 of every 1000 people in the United States are either deaf or hard of hearing (not including those who lost their hearing later in life), and over 36 million people in America have hearing loss. In order to ensure them with full and equal access at public events, SignTalk often provides interpreters on a pro bono basis. SignTalk donates services to such events as AIDS Walk NY and Walk4Hearing NYC, as well as for unique presentations such as Deaf Holocaust, a lecture by Mark Zaurov, a deaf Ph.D. candidate from Germany, on new research on the Deaf communities during and preceding World War II. SignTalk is currently captioning documentaries on the Holocaust so they are accessible to Deaf and Hard of Hearing audiences.
As an RID-approved sponsor of continuing education, SignTalk offers interpreters a range of innovative seminars, workshops and webinars. Clients are offered free in-services on Deaf culture and the role of the interpreter as it relates to their specific industry. SignTalk also has an active presence in social media spearheaded by its Website http://www.signtalk.org/">www.SignTalk.org, SignTalkLLC on Twitter and SignTalk on Facebook.
"While SignTalk is honored to have been recognized for its achievement, we are thrilled for the opportunity to focus a spotlight on the sign language interpreting profession," said Dr. Joseph Geliebter, founder and CEO of SignTalk.
"Corporations, hospitals and educational and legal systems that are proactive in offering high quality interpreting services to their clients are to be commended. As SignTalk embarks upon its nationwide expansion of services, we are dedicated to our mission of being ‘The Resource for Sign Language Interpreters’ in the broadest sense."
SignTalk is not only a resource providing interpreting services to organizations, but also a resource for federal compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. Join SignTalk at the Walk4Hearing on October 2, 2011.
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