Sign Language Interpreting and Captioning Services Connecting People. Everyday.
New England. Northeast U.S.A.
Joined May 2011
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7:14 a.m. - Your interpreter just canceled.
9:00 a.m. - An IEP meeting is about to begin.
If you've ever had that stomach-drop feeling, you know how quickly your morning can shift from planned to panic.
At Partners Interpreting, we believe communication access shouldn't depend on last-minute scrambling. That's why we build our K-12 partnerships around consistency, reliability, and proactive support.
📅 Book your free 15-minute K-12 consultation
4/ Let's build your student access plan. Free 15-min consult: 508.699.1477 · outlook.office.com/book/K12C…
2/ Fragmented access means gaps fall on the student and the coordinator chasing them. One contact. One invoice. 300+ languages.
1/ Every access solution your IEPs require. One program. ASL, captioning, translation, on-site & remote — coordinated around each student. Stop juggling vendors. 🧵
One Deaf student. A separate interpreter agency, a captioning provider, a language line, 3 invoices. Access shouldn't take a dozen vendors.
ASL, captioning, on-site & remote: one program, built around the IEP. partnersinterpreting.com
Is your classroom interpreter actually qualified? Studies show ~60% of educational interpreters didn't demonstrate full-access classroom skills. For a Deaf student, that's a year of learning on the line.
4/ Let's build your student access plan. Free 15-min consult: 508.699.1477 outlook.office.com/book/K12C…
3/ Qualified, dedicated teams. On-site, remote & CART captioning. Built around each student's IEP — one program.
2/ Many Deaf students are the only one in the room — 80%+ of the day alongside hearing peers. Access has to be real, not just assigned.
The ADA’s effective communication standard requires:
→ Interpreter qualified for the context
→ Accommodation matched to the interaction
→ Consumer input on what works for them
Most organizations are 0 for 3. 😱
“We have an interpreter” ≠ effective communication under the ADA.
There’s a legal distinction. It matters.
Handing a Deaf patient a phone with video relay for a 90-minute medical consultation isn’t accommodation.
It might be an ADA violation.
Know the difference.
Most organizations think providing an interpreter = ADA compliance.
The law actually requires “effective communication.”
That’s a completely different standard. And most organizations don’t know they’re failing it.
Tomorrow starts today. PI joins founding cooperative members at #SLxAI2026 in Boston. Governance. Benchmarks. Ethics. Standards. The accessibility and AI space is about to have a very important conversation. We'll be in it.
Tomorrow the inaugural #SLxAI2026 Summit begins right here in Boston. PI is proud, ready, and showing up with clear questions and a clear mission. Follow along! Live updates start tomorrow.
The inaugural #SLxAI2026 Summit is 3 days away. First-ever cooperative of sign language AI leaders. PI is a founding member. If you're following the accessibility and AI space... this is the one to watch 👀.
3 days until #SLxAI2026. PI will be contributing to governance frameworks, technical benchmarks, and ethics standards for sign language AI. Not just attending, we're building.