Silver Spring, MD – Birnbaum Interpreting Services (BIS), a Deaf-owned business, and one of the nation's premier sign language interpreting agencies, is offering a new communication choice for video relay service (VRS) users. BISVRS.tv will provide deaf, hard-of-hearing and hearing people with seamless, cost-free communication using a caller's existing high-speed internet connection and either a video phone or a computer and webcam.
For the past several years, BIS has been one of the country’s leading edge partners in providing VRS services and technology. "The time is right" says David S. Birnbaum, CEO of BIS, "for there to be an independent video relay service that originates from a long-time provider of community interpreting services and is deaf-owned. There is a nationwide community of as many as 10 million people" he said "that would love to have a video relay service that fully understands all aspects of their life experience. I believe that BISVRS.tv is it."
Since 1995, BIS has provided hundreds of thousands of hours of sign language interpreting services in a wide variety of community and video interpreting situations. It is this long-term commitment to the every-day communication needs of the deaf and hard-of-hearing community that gives BIS the unique perspective that Mr. Birnbaum refers to.
Birnbaum Interpreting Services has also been recognized by Forbes magazine as one of the top 500 small business successes in the country—and has repeatedly been honored by Deloitte and Touche with its Technology Fast 500 award. Mr. Birnbaum, who holds a Masters in Business and Computer Science from Johns Hopkins, was also awarded the Top Deaf Businessperson of the Year Award in 2005 by Gallaudet University.
To find out more about BISVRS.tv, and how you can connect with this new service, you can visit www.BISVRS.com. And for more information on the wide range of services offered by BIS, please visit www.BISworld.com or contact them at 301-587-8885 V/TTY.