In These Times

Wall Street Took Over a Vital Sign Language Service—And Started Union Busting

“Do no harm” is the guiding principle of American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters’ professional code of conduct. But when Joe Klug, 28, worked as a Video Relay Service (VRS) interpreter for a Twin ...
Star Tribune

Two Twin Cities translation service centers for the deaf closing, 50 losing jobs

Texas-based Z Video Relay Service (ZVRS) will pull up stakes in Minnesota, closing call centers in Little Canada and Bloomington and laying off about 50 Minnesota interpreters who provide call ...
KTLA

New report examines domination of ASL interpreter service market by private equity firms Blackstone, Kinderhook, Carlyle

MINNESOTA, UNITED STATES, August 7, 2024 / EINPresswire.com / -- Today, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) released a report detailing the private equity duopoly that dominates the ...
The Hill

FCC fell victim to $2.5M video relay scam

of more than $2.5 million, according to the Justice Department. The Video Relay Service program is an online video translation service that allows people with hearing disabilities communicate with ...