With the increasing popularity of e-commerce and digital formats, creating an accessible virtual platform for your business is the key [...]

If you own or work for a customer facing company, chances are that you have had an interaction with a Deaf or hard of hearing customer. [...]

Three Reasons why Your Company Should Become More Accessible  New and emerging technologies have created the opportunity for businesses [...]

“Because of communication barriers, Deaf people tend to avoid going to the doctor, resulting in more frequent visits to the ER with [...]

Our next interpreter trailblazer is Nigel Howard! “Language is what connects us to the world and to people” – Nigel Howard Nigel [...]

Today marks the 25th anniversary of Mother Father Deaf Day. We acknowledge and celebrate all Deaf parents  #MFDD25DPD #CODA #SLIAOinc [...]

  Our first Trailblazer is David Still ! ⭐ Once a month SLIAO will be honouring a Canadian Interpreter who has impacted our field. [...]

Thank you HandSpeak.com for featuring SLIAO on their OTTAWA page!   ASL sign for OTTAWA (handspeak.com) “Deaf/ASL History- [...]

Amazon Canada continues to raise the bar in accessibility. This article mentions SLIAO’s partnership with Amazon Canada! We are proud [...]

The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is annually observed on December 3. This year’s theme is “Building Back Better: [...]

Join Roxanne Whiting and Beth McAdam Hutchison at the next AILIA – Language Industry Association | Association de [...]

SLIAO is proud to offer sign language interpreting using VRI on-demand services to support communication for Amazon Canada and their [...]

SLIAO is growing! We are really excited to announce we have several new positions available. We are looking for individuals to join our [...]

SLIAO is excited to announce the 1st recipient for the 2020 BIPOC IEP Student Interpreter Grant – Keshia Sullivan! We wish Keshia [...]

Right now, our school systems are navigating massive changes due to the COVID pandemic. All students – including those who are [...]

A year ago today Christine Wilson passed away and we at SLIAO miss her dearly and think of her every day.  Christine was more than a [...]

SLIAO recognizes that there is a disproportionate number of BIPOC students who have to rely on scholarships, student loans and working [...]

Considering how sensitive and important personal finances are during the COVID-19 pandemic, every Canadian customer should be able to [...]

Read the four-page Women in Business 2020 section of the Ottawa Business Journal April 2020 newsmagazine spotlighting a dozen of the [...]

Last night at the WBN Businesswoman of the Year Awards, Roxanne Whiting (Director of Video Interpreting) was recognized as a finalist [...]

Thank you to the Women Entrepreneurship Fund for providing partial funding for us to attend the Association of Language Companies [...]

Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. “2019 IDPWD ‘The Future is Accessible’ means that we must [...]

Happy Women’s Entrepreneurship Day???? SLIAO is a proud recipient of the Women Entrepreneurship Fund! Find out more [...]

Roxanne Whiting gives us an insight look into the Toronto Call Centre and highlights the growth of our call centres the last few years.

Director of Video Interpreting – Roxanne Whiting , takes a quick you on a quick tour of our Halifax call centre.

On September 26th, SLIAO Ottawa will be celebrating our third year of VRS!  VRS enables Deaf or hard of hearing Canadians who use ASL [...]

A visit to the pharmacy is something most individuals take for granted.  For a Deaf person, not being able to have a conversation or [...]

Many financial, healthcare and public service representatives have Deaf customers. Most representatives are not fluent in ASL or LSQ. [...]

SLIAO is excited to announce our new VRI Strategic Partnership with the Canadian Association of the Deaf