FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <\/p>\n
Contact: <\/p>\n
Glenn Lockhart <\/p>\n
Corporate Communications <\/p>\n
Viable Inc. <\/p>\n
Fax: 301.230.2442 <\/p>\n
contact@viable.net <\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.viable.net<\/p>\n
Viable Brings on Carla Mathers as Staff Attorney<\/p>\n
ROCKVILLE, MD \u0013 December 10, 2007 \u0013 Viable Inc. welcomes Carla
\nMathers, Esq. to the company as its corporate legal counsel. Viable
\ndevelops and provides relay service technologies, and Mathers will
\nrepresent Viable on regulatory issues and counsel on in-house
\nmatters. <\/p>\n
Mathers comes from 14 years in private practice in College Park, Md.,
\nwhere she was a senior associate litigating primarily employment
\ncases. Among her areas of legal expertise are employment law,
\ncontracts, and Americans with Disabilities Act compliance. She has
\nrepresented deaf and hard of hearing clients in lawsuits regarding
\naccess to interpreting and telecommunications services. <\/p>\n
\u001cMs. Mathers brings with her a diverse background and a wealth of
\nconnections that make her an indispensable asset to our customers,\u001d
\nsaid John T.C. Yeh, president and founder of Viable. \u001cHer passionate
\ncommitment to communication access makes her a great fit for the
\ncompany.\u001d <\/p>\n
In addition to being a member of the bar in the state and federal
\ncourts of Maryland and the District of Columbia, Mathers is a
\nnationally certified sign language interpreter and is well-known
\namong sign language interpreters across the country. She has
\npresented on interpreting practices in legal settings for more than a
\ndecade and served on a Maryland state committee on interpreter ethics.
\nShe is also the author of the 2006 publication, Sign Language
\nInterpreters in Court: Understanding Best Practices. <\/p>\n
Mathers received her interpreting degree from the College of Southern
\nIdaho and her law degree from Howard University, where she graduated
\nmagna cum laude. In 2005, she was recognized by the Registry of
\nInterpreters for the Deaf with the Judie Husted Leadership Award. <\/p>\n
\u001cI am excited to join Viable, a company that is at the forefront of
\nproviding deaf and hard of hearing persons with communication access
\ntechnology.\u001d said Mathers. She joins a workforce of approximately 70
\ndeaf, hard of hearing and hearing employees. <\/p>\n
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About Viable Inc. <\/p>\n
Viable provides next-generation video relay services for deaf and
\nhard of hearing persons that can be accessed wherever there is
\nInternet or wireless connectivity, opening them to a world of
\ncommunication possibilities. Founded in 2006, Viable is a private,
\ndeaf-owned company, and the majority of its employees are deaf and
\nhard of hearing and are personally vested in the innovation and
\ndevelopment of the company\u0019s products and services. An online press
\nkit and further information are available at http:\/\/www.viable.net.<\/p>\n
About Telecommunications Relay Services <\/p>\n
Mandated by Title IV of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,
\ntelecommunications relay services (TRS) enables individuals with
\nhearing or speech disabilities to achieve functional equivalence by
\naccessing telephone systems to place or receive calls through an
\nintermediary known as a relay operator or relay interpreter. Emergent
\nIP technology has given rise to video-based solutions, which are known
\nas video relay services (VRS). VRS options include using a webcam or a
\nvideophone to connect to a video relay interpreter, and allow deaf and
\nhard of hearing callers for whom sign language is native to fully
\nachieve the ideal of functional equivalence.<\/p>\n
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Glenn Lockhart Corporate Communications Viable Inc. Fax: 301.230.2442 contact@viable.net http:\/\/www.viable.net Viable Brings on Carla Mathers as Staff Attorney ROCKVILLE, MD \u0013 December 10, 2007 \u0013 Viable Inc. welcomes Carla Mathers, Esq. to the company as its…<\/p>\n