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Sign Language

We have experienced interpreters to fit the needs of people who prefer:

• Sign, which is American Sign Language or ASL
• PSE, which is Pidgin Signed English
• MCE, which is Manually Coded English
• Cued Speech Transliteration
• Oral Transliteration, provided for those who read lips
• Visual-Gestural Interpretation, for people who use minimal language
• Team Interpretation, for extended jobs, or when the situation or the consumer requires an ASL interpreter working in conjunction with a Deaf interpreter.

Contact us, and we will help you by assigning the appropriate interpreter. We work with many Deaf and Hard of Hearing consumers throughout Maine, and know their language preferences. Our professional, courteous and confidential interpreters travel throughout the state to provide you with the ease of communication you want, where you want it, and at the times that suit you. The Bangor Interpreting Agency assigns staff and freelance interpreters who are state-licensed and often nationally certified. To allow us to arrange for an interpreter, contact us through the web, by email, by fax, by telephone or TTY, or by post.

We at The Bangor Interpreting Agency have met successfully almost every language-to-language situation imaginable; business conferences, trainings, and employment interviews, hospitalizations, mental health and physical therapies, medical appointments, treatments, legal and law enforcement situations, emergencies, provisions of social services, religious services, 12 Step meetings, recreational events, every educational opportunity from preschool classes all the way through to post-graduate university work, and highly technical trainings. The Bangor Interpreting Agency's interpreters and staff provide you with an optimal communication solution whenever and wherever you need it.

We are dedicated to serving people who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing and those who can hear. We work with the Deaf Community. Interpreters and Transliterators of American Sign Language and Signed English are qualified professionals licensed by the state of Maine, meeting annual training requirements that maintain and improve their skills while keeping abreast of the latest developments in interpreting, language, ethical and legal issues. They recognize the importance of confidentiality, of making decisions based on ethics, and of retaining cultural nuances. Our interpreters adhere to the Code of Ethics put forth by the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.

We assist in removing the communication barrier and promote access to a common goal: the message. In addition to providing onsite and in-person interpreting services throughout Maine, we can often respond to requests throughout New England. We are available to you for an hour, a day, for a week or for however long you need us, at reasonable rates. When you choose to use The Bangor Interpreting Agency, you and another person connect, exchange ideas, work together and achieve your goals. We facilitate understanding, can work with two people in an office or five hundred in an auditorium, and whether your needs are immediate in nature, same day, or looking six months ahead, we will be there for you.

The Bangor Interpreting Agency is the most comprehensive interpreting agency serving eastern, central and northern Maine. State and federal law requires provision of an interpreter in many legal, medical, educational, business, entertainment and social service situations. Let us help you meet those accessibility requirements, on an as-needed basis, saving you time and money. Our interpreters are at ease in any situation, and look forward to serving you.

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