{"id":151,"date":"2014-10-15T14:12:24","date_gmt":"2014-10-15T14:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aslirs.com\/blog\/?p=151"},"modified":"2014-10-15T14:12:24","modified_gmt":"2014-10-15T14:12:24","slug":"asl-interpreter-referral-service-inc-is-now-a-federal-government-contractor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/aslirs.com\/blog\/asl-interpreter-referral-service-inc-is-now-a-federal-government-contractor\/","title":{"rendered":"ASL Interpreter Referral Service, Inc. Is Now a Federal Government Contractor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>NEWS RELEASE<\/b><\/p>\n<p>October 15, 2014\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Contact: Kathy Kady-Hopkins<br \/>\n<b>For Immediate Release<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-800-275-7551<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>ASL Interpreter Referral Service, Inc. Awarded GSA Schedule Contract<br \/>\n<\/b><b>Schedule 738 II Language Services<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Somerset, NJ<\/b> \u2013 ASL Interpreter Referral Service, Inc. (ASLIRS, Inc.) has been awarded General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule Contract GS-10F-219BA for GSA Schedule 738 II -Language Services. \u00a0This contract, with base five years and three five-year options to extend, will better enable ASLIRS, Inc., to provide comprehensive sign language interpretation and CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) services to businesses and organizations domestically.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy Kady-Hopkins, President of ASLIRS, Inc. who herself is deaf, stated, \u201c<i>We are delighted to have received the GSA award.\u00a0 It broadens our horizons to expand our expert sign language interpreting and CART (open-captioning) services to a much wider population of Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf\u2013Blind people domestically.\u00a0 This is in line with our mission\u00a0to provide the most appropriate and excellent interpreting service to deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, and hearing people.\u00a0 My business partner, Christine Sherwood, and I are passionate about this service because we are dedicated to \u201cHelping People Succeed\u201d by bridging the gap in communications.\u00a0 We will accomplish this by screening and matching interpreter\u2019s skills and qualifications to the specific needs of the client.<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1995, ASL Interpreter Referral Service, Inc. has been providing comprehensive communications solutions to organizations and businesses in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York. \u00a0ASLIRS\u2019 mission is to support individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind by providing 24\/7 sign language interpretation and CART captionists in all settings including hospitals, clinics, schools, colleges\/universities, court rooms, state\/federal offices, theaters, corporate offices, private residences, etc. \u00a0<i>In 2008, ASLIRS was honored with the Small Business Administration\u2019s (SBA) 2008 New Jersey Small Business Persons of the Year award.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWS RELEASE October 15, 2014\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Contact: Kathy Kady-Hopkins For Immediate Release\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1-800-275-7551 &nbsp; ASL Interpreter Referral Service, Inc. 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