Summary

translation, interpretation, language, visual, associates, ASL, cued speech, cueing, education, educational, deaf, hard of hearing, cued language, transliterator, interpreter, interpreting, linguistics, sign language, signed language, transliterating, transliteration, transliterate, interpret, translator, translating.

Description

VLA provides professional signed language interpretation, cued language transliteration, and other related visual language services. We provide services in educational (K-12 and post-secondary) business, government, medical, mental health, and performing arts settings. Melanie Metzger, Ph.D. and Earl Fleetwood, M.A., with more than 60 years of combined experience in the field, lead a team of highly skilled service providers. Our team services onsite as well as online interpretation and transliteration needs nationwide.

Special details

Nationally certified signed language interpreters and cued language transliterators Melanie Metzger, Ph.D. and Earl Fleetwood, M.A. Dr. Metzger has 23 years of experience as a professor at the Department of Interpretation and Translation at Gallaudet University. where she served as department chair. Earl Fleetwood is the former director of certification for the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, the national certifying body for Signed Language interpreters. Dr. Metzger and Mr. Fleetwood are former directors of the TECUnit, the national certifying body for cued language transliterators.

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  • Incorporated in
    Maryland
  • Established since
    2019
  • Main/Branch
    Branch

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