Interpreter Service

UPDATED: 05/27/09

Deaf Interpreter, American Sign Language / English Interpreting Services, English / English Based Sign Language Transliteration (MCE, SEE II, Signing Conceptual English, etc.), Oral Transliteration, English / American Sign Language Translation, Spanish / American Sign Language / English, Trilingual Interpreting Services, Foreign Sign Language Intermediary Services, Computer Aided Real Time Reporting (C.A.R.T.)

As you know that many interpreter agency service are growing pain in 21st century. More and more deaf and hard of hearing Texans request for some kind of interpreting service everyday 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and all holidays. Yes, they do get overwhelming all the times. We can see that more people are taking advantage of this opportunity to get into high demand business by going to school to learn to be a interpreter and as well as starting their own business all over Texas. This is good news. No matter how hard we try, there will be always issues such as not on time schedule, lousy interpreting, interpreter not available, misunderstanding, and so on. So, what can we do about it? Make sure we report concern to specific agency and let them know you are not happy with their service. Today, we have easier to access to them by call, e-mail, fax, see in person, so on and it is no excuse for you to complain and did not report to agency.

Our goal to give you full access as much as possible to all interpreter agency on this web site. If you see something that are not on list, e-mail to me and I will review and add on list. To free lance service: If you work for yourself and want to let them know you can be a service for them in the future, let me know and I will add your name and how to reach you on our list.

Dallas & Forth Worth Metroplex

• http://www.mis-interpreting.com – Merritt Interpreting Service
  3626 N. Hall Street, Suite 504
  Dallas, Texas 75219
  Phone: 214-969-5585
  Fax: 214-969-5592
• http://www.hiredhandsinc.com – Hired Hands Inc.
  P.O. Box 151303
  Fort Worth, Texas 76108
  Phone: 817-338-0708
  Fax: 817-246-1528
• http://www.deafactioncentertexas.org – Deaf Action Center
  3115 Crestview Drive
  Dallas, Texas 75235-8599
  Phone: 214-521-0407
  FAX: 214-521-3658
• The Bridge Between LLC (no web site link)
  Phone: 817-293-7200
  Fax: 817-293-7216
  E-mail: the_bridge_between@yahoo.com
• A CommuniCates Company (no web site link)
  859 B Dublin Drive
  Richardson, Texas 75080
  Phone: 972-705-9256, 469-223-2441
  Fax 1-877-772-3182
  E-mail: acommunicatescompany@yahoo.com
• http://www.aslmcmillion.com – Michael McMillion
  Phone: (972) 572-4664  (also fax)
  Cell 214-543-MIKE
  Email: mcmillion_m@yahoo.com
• Lathrop Interpreting Services and Deaf Center
  4421 Camp Bowie Blvd.
  Fort Worth, Texas 76107
  Phone: 817-763-0499 voice only
  E-mail: lathropis@aol.com
  Case Worker: Sheila Grady – 682-200-1345 VP
  Interpreter Coordinator: Tiffany West – tiff.west@sbcglobal.net
• http://www.texasinterpreting.com – Texas Interpreting Services, LLC
  3908 Lankford Trail
  Keller, TX. 76248
  Office 817-741-4441
  Fax 817-741-4333 1-888-898-TXIS
  Email: txis@1scom.net

Austin area:

• http://www.c-s-d.org/interpreting – CSD of Texas
  1524 South IH 35 Suite 315
  Austin, Texas 78704-2603
  Phone: 512-837-8030
  TTY: 512-837-1411
  Fax: 512-837-1444
• http://www.austindeafservices.com - Travis County Services for the Deaf
  2201 Post Road, STE 100
  Austin, Texas 78704
  Phone: 512-854-9205 Voice
  TTY/VP: 512-854-9210
  VP: 198.214.211.11
  Fax: 512-854-9289
• Austin Community College – Special Population Office
  Phone: 512-223-6151
  E-mail: aint@austincc.edu
  Contact: John Aintablian – Interpreter Services Supervisor
• Communication by Hand
  Telephone: 512-467-1917
  E-mail: cbhand@earthlink.net
  Contact: Delia Mott Merritt, TCDHH BEI III/CIC
• Region XIII Regional Day School Program for the Deaf
  Phone: 512-919-5478 or 512-919-5357
  Email: holly.warren-norman@esc13.txed.net or diane.christopherson@esc13.txed.net
  Contact: Holly Warren-Norman, Education Specialist/Interpreter or Diane Christopherson, Coordinator Region XIII RDSPD
• Sorenson Media Video Relay Service
  Phone: 1-801-287-9800 or 1-800-993-5699
• AISD-Austin Independent School District – AISD Regional Day School for the Deaf
  Phone: 512-414-2433 v/TTY
  Contact: Harriet Choffe
• RRISD-Round Rock Independent School District f/t Deaf
  Phone: (512)428-3817
  Contact: Julie Johnston, Deaf Education Specialist
• TSD-Texas School for the Deaf for the Deaf
  Telephone: 512-462-5353 v/TTY
  Contact: Cathy Williams Interpreter Coordinator
• UT-University of Texas for the Deaf
  Telephone: 512-471-6259 v / 512-471-4641 TTY

San Antonio area:

• http://www.deaf-interpreter.com – Deaf Interpreter Service Inc.
  2810 Thousand Oaks, PMB #118
  San Antonio, Texas 78232
  Telephone: (210) 545-2946
  FAX: (210) 490-1006
• http://www.vitalsigns.cc – Services by Vital Signs, Inc.
  4242 Medical Dr. #2100
  San Antonio, Texas 78227
  Telephone: 210-590-7446
  Fax:210-590-7203 Fax
  E-mail: michela@vitalsigns.cc

Brazos Valley area:

• http://user.txcyber.com/~dcbv – Deaf Council of the Brazos Valley
  219 N. Main, Suite 405
  Bryan, Texas 77803
  Telephone: 979-822-3323
  TTY: 979-779-3323
  Fax: 979-779-3416
• Communication Access Interpreting Services
  2020 South Texas
  Bryan, Texas 77802
  Telephone: 979-775-8500
  Fax: 979-775-8300
  E-mail: cais@txucom.net
• http://www.valleyassociation.org – Valley Association for Independent Living
  3012 N. McColl Rd.
  McAllen, Texas 78501
  Interpreter Coordinator: Cris Ordaz
  Office Phone 956-668-8245
  Email: pzenor@valleyassociation.org

Houston /Beaumont area:

• http://www.caag4.com – Communication Axess Ability Group (serving for four areas: Houston, McAllen, Midland, and Beaumont)
  1445 No Loop West, Ste 310
  Houston, TX 77008
  Phone: 713-807-1176
  Fax: 713-807-1238
• http://www.signshares.com - Sign Shares
  99 Detering, Suite 160
  Houston, Texas 77007
  Phone: 713-869-4373
  Fax: 713-869-8463
  VP: 72.16.240.118
• Nightingale Interpreter Services
  5802 Holly Street
  Houston, Texas 77074
  Phone:  713-981-1543
  Fax:    713-995-6376
  E-mail: nightingale_adc@yahoo.com
• http://accessiblesigns.com/ — Accessible Signs
  P.O. Box 10126
  Houston, Texas 77206-0126
  Voice: 713-263-9670
  TTY: 713-263-8299
  Fax: 713-263-9737
  After Hours Emergency Line 713-501-8273
• http://ww.visualcommunicationservices.com - Visual Communication Services
  13121 Louetta Road, #900
  Cypress, Texas 77429
  Phone 281-236-8943
  Fax 281-379-2254
  E-mail: ermawebb@visualcommunicationservices.com

• Johnson Interpreting Services
  440 N. 18th, Suite 3
  Beaumont, Texas 77707
  Telephone: 409-835-6084
  Fax: 409-835-7425
  E-mail: JISDeaf@yahoo.com

El Paso Area:

• Inter American Interpreting Services LLC
  10164 Rain Cloud,
  El Paso Texas 79927
  Email: castillo@iainterpreting.com
  Phon: 915-274-1713 voice / text
  Website: http://www.interamericaninterpreting.com
  Owner: Gerardo Castillo

Midland-Odessa-Big Spring Area:

• West Texas Services for the Deaf
  P.O. Box 1136
  Abilene, Texas 79604
  Telephone: 915-676-4909
  E-mail: l-nconnect@suddenlink.net
• Highland Council for the Deaf
  1704 E. FM 700
  P.O. Box 1935
  Big Spring, Texas 79720
  Telephone: 915-267-6779
  Fax: 915-267-6268
  Voice: 800-759-7038
  Telephone/TTY: 800-456-5094
  E-mail: hcd@xroadstx.com

East Texas Area:

• East Texas Center for Independent Living
  130 Shelley Drive
  Tyler, Texas
  903-581-7542 Voice
  903-581-4615 TTY
  Betty Cortez, Interpreter Coordinator
  Email: bcortez@etcil.org

Panhandle Area:

• http://www.bcsdhh.com – Big Country Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing (BCSDHH)
  500 Chestnut, Suite 1812
  P.O. Box 5845
  Abilene, Texas 79608
  325-677-4988 (V/TTY)
  325-677-5775 (Fax)
  Email: pbs@bcsdhh.com or services@bcsdhh.com
• Panhandle Council for the Deaf
  Mark Sturkie
  1300 Wallace Road
  Amarillo, Texas 79106
  Phone: 806-359-1506 V/TTY
  Fax: 806-359-7755
  Email: sturkie@arn.net

South Texas Area:

• Corpus Christi Area Council for the Deaf
  5151 McArdle Road
  Corpus Christi, Texas 78411
  Telephone: 361-993-1154
  Fax: 361-993-4271
  E-mail: deafcctx@aol.com
• A Sign Language Company
  2708 C North 10th Street, Suite 266
  McAllen, Texas 78501
  Telephone: 956-668-8233
  Fax: 956-668-8465
  Telephone: 888-968-7889
  E-mail: aslcom@aol.com