Interpreter Services – Greater Houston and Gulf Coast Region<\/p>\n
Hello to all of you who use the services of the many professional
\ninterpreters who work here in the Greater Houston and Gulf Coast
\nRegion. <\/p>\n
I am sending this message to all of you, for all of us, in hopes that
\nwe can work together, more cooperatively to raise quality and
\navailability of services…. <\/p>\n
Sign Shares is more busy than we have ever been in our 20+ years in
\nbusiness providing sign language and oral interpreter services
\nthroughout the Greater Houston Gulf Coast Region. We know our
\ncompetition is also swamped with work. We are working together
\ncooperatively but we need your help. There are Call Centers utilizing
\nmany interpreters to work Video Relay calls, many students in K-12
\nusing interpreters at school, many attending colleges and
\nUniversities and many employers are also providing interpreters for
\nemployees job interviews, on the job trainings, seminars and for
\nregularly scheduled and emergency employee meetings. Major hospitals
\nschedule medical procedures and surgeries regularly. <\/p>\n
More than ever before, we are “juggling” assignments, scheduling and
\nrescheduling to make sure each and every available and qualified
\nindividual interpreter is working, where they are most needed and as
\noften as we can get them to work. We schedule those who know
\ntechnical information, those who know medical procedure, those who
\ncan drive distances from one location to another, those who may only
\nwork a few hours a month and those who work continuously, those
\nqualified for Court and serious incidents with the Law, yes many
\ninterpreters work various hours, day and night, 24 hours a day. We
\nwant them to remain healthy and we are constantly seeking additional
\npersonnel and training through mentoring and teamwork. <\/p>\n
How can you help? <\/p>\n
When you need services, make your request known as soon as you know
\nyou need services. If it is months in advance, great! If it is a few
\ndays or even a few hours, fine. As long as it is as soon as you know.
\nDo not procrastinate. Life happens., important things that happen
\nwithout warning, we understand that.. As long as you make a request
\nAS SOON AS YOU KNOW, tell the employer, tell the physician, tell the
\nsocial worker, tell whomever you will be meeting (as soon as the
\nappointment is made) to “Call for interpreter services now!” <\/p>\n
…..we can not ask more than that. <\/p>\n
Secondly, if you can not make an appointment….. please let someone
\nknow! I can not tell you how many times I drive through traffic, even
\nan hour or more to work only to sit and wait for a patient who does
\nnot show up and never called the hospital to tell them they are not
\ncoming. I could have been somewhere else where services were greatly
\nneeded even if it was only 10 minutes notice, I could have been back
\non the road, going to another assignment or emergency. <\/p>\n
Please know, more than 300 qualified interpreters work in and around
\nyour community every day. We all want to do our best to be there when
\nyou need us! Success takes commitment, cooperation and most certainly
\ncommunity concerned coordination! <\/p>\n
Thank you!
\nDeborah Gunter, CSC, BEI V, OC:B, Court, Master
\nPresident\/CEO
\nSign Shares
\n99 Detering, Suite 160
\nHouston, Texas 77007
\n713 869 4373 Voice, TTY or Video
\nhttp:\/\/www.signshares.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Interpreter Services – Greater Houston and Gulf Coast Region Hello to all of you who use the services of the many professional interpreters who work here in the Greater Houston and Gulf Coast Region. I am sending this message to…<\/p>\n