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 [...]

We are excited to announce that SLIAO Owner/Director of Video Interpreting Roxanne Whiting is nominated as a semi finalist for the [...]

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

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the wonderful mom’s out there! 💙 #HappyMothersDay #SignLanguage #ASL  

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 [...]

We are heartbroken by the recent events regarding hate crimes against the Asian community. SLIAO stands in solidarity with Asian [...]

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

Today is a National Day of Observance for COVID-19. We remember those who have lost their lives due to COVID-19 and thank front line [...]

Happy International Women’s Day! SLIAO is proud to be a women-owned and women-led Canadian business. This year’s theme is [...]

Last evening, CTV news announced the winners of the Businesswoman of the year awards. SLIAO worked with CTV News Ottawa to provide the [...]

Today is #BellLetsTalk Day The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major effect on our lives. There have been challenges that have been [...]

Every year the Women’s Business Network of the National Capital Region (WBN) hosts the Businessswoman of the Year Awards (BYAs) [...]

SLIAO is honoured to be featured in the 2021 winter issue of the Ottawa Business Journal celebrating our Best Ottawa Business award. [...]

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: [...]

SLIAO won Best Business at this year’s Best of Ottawa Business Awards (BOBs) Thank you to our team and supporters across Canada. [...]

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

The SLIAO Cultural Diversity Committee (CDC) is excited to be able to share with the SLIAO community and the public this informative [...]

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

We’re thrilled to share the news that SLIAO will be honoured at this year’s #OttBOBs. The Best Ottawa Business Awards [...]

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 [...]

Sabrina will be starting in Ottawa next week as part of the SLIAO Apprenticeship Program (SAP).  The SAP is a one-year program for [...]

Happy Capital Pride, Ottawa! SLIAO stands with the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Check out this ASL/LSQ translation of (M)other by Sanita Fejzic [...]

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 [...]

PM Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19 – June 29th 2020

PM Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19 – June 1st 2020

PM Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19, May 5 2020

PM Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19, May 21 2020

PM Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19 – May 20, 2020

PM Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19, May 19 2020

COVID-19 Update / mise à jour – 05/15/20

ASL+LSQ INTERPRETATION – PM Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19, May 15 2020

Public Transit System for Gatineau’s West End – Complementary Study, May 15 2020

Federal ministers and health officials provide COVID-19 update – May 14, 2020

PM Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19 – May 14, 2020

Virtual town hall on COVID-19 in Ottawa, May 14 2020

Federal ministers and health officials provide COVID-19 update – May 13, 2020

PM Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19 – May 13, 2020

COVID-19 Update / mise à jour – 05/13/20

Federal ministers and health officials provide COVID-19 update, May 11 2020

Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19, May 11 2020

PM Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19, May 08 2020

Federal health officials provide COVID-19 update, May 07 2020

PM Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19

Federal ministers and health officials provide COVID-19 update, May 6 2020

Federal ministers and health officials provide COVID-19 update – May 5, 2020

Federal ministers and health officials provide COVID-19 update, May 4 2020

PM Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19, May 4 2020

COVID-19 Update / mise à jour – 05/01/20

ASL + LSQ INTERPRETATION – PM Trudeau and federal ministers speak with reporters in Ottawa, May 1 2020  

ASL+LSQ INTERPRETATION – Federal ministers and health officials provide COVID-19 update, April 30 2020

ASL/LSQ INTERPRETATION – PM Trudeau and defence officials hold news conference on CAF helicopter accident, April 30 2020  

ASL/LSQ INTERPETERS – Solid Waste Master Plan – Technical Briefing, April 30 2020

Federal health officials provide COVID-19 update – April 29, 2020

1100 ET: PM Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19, April 29 2020

1200 ET: Federal officials release updated COVID-19 modelling, April 28 2020

PM Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19 – April 28, 2020

City of Ottawa, COVID-19 Media Availability, April 27 2020

ASL+LSQ TRANSLATION – Federal ministers and health officials provide COVID-19 update, April 27 2020

PM Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19, April 27 2020

Federal ministers and health officials provide COVID-19 update, April 24 2020

ASL + LSQ TRANSLATION – PM Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19, April 24 2020  

ASL + LSQ TRANSLATION City of Ottawa – COVID-19 Update / mise à jour – 04/23/20

1200 ET: Federal ministers and health officials provide COVID-19 update, April 23 2020

1115 ET: PM Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19, April 23 2020

ASL + LSQ TRANSLATION City of Ottawa – COVID-19 Update / mise à jour – 04/22/20

1200 ET: Federal ministers and health officials provide COVID-19 update, April 22 2020

ASL + LSQ TRANSLATION – PM Trudeau announces emergency benefit for students – April 22, 2020

Federal ministers and health officials provide COVID-19 update – April 21, 2020

1115 ET: PM Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19, April 21 2020  

ASL + LSQ TRANSLATION City of Ottawa – COVID-19 Update / mise à jour – 04/20/20

Federal health officials provide COVID-19 update, April 20 2020

PM Trudeau on COVID-19 response, Nova Scotia shootings, April 20 2020

Federal ministers and health officials provide COVID-19 update, April 17 2020

PM Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19, April 17 2020

ASL + LSQ TRANSLATION City of Ottawa – COVID-19 Update / mise à jour – 04/16/20

Federal ministers and health officials provide COVID-19 update – April 16, 2020

1115 ET: PM Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19, April 16 2020

ASL + LSQ TRANSLATION City of Ottawa – COVID-19 Update / mise à jour – 04/15/20

1200 ET: Federal ministers and health officials provide COVID-19 update, April 15 2020

1115 ET: PM Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19, April 15 2020

ASL + LSQ TRANSLATION City of Ottawa – COVID-19 Update – 04/14/2020

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

Federal ministers and health officials provide COVID-19 update – April 14, 2020

1115 ET: PM Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19

Federal ministers and health officials provide COVID-19 update – April 11, 2020  

Federal ministers and health officials provide COVID-19 update – April 10, 2020

PM Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19 – April 10, 2020

ASL + LSQ TRANSLATION City of Ottawa – COVID-19 Virtual Public Town Hall 04/09/2020

Federal ministers and health officials provide COVID-19 update – April 9, 2020

1115 ET: PM Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19, April 9 2020

ASL + LSQ Translation City of Ottawa – Media Availability – 08/04/2020

1200 ET: Federal ministers and health officials provide COVID-19 update, April 8 2020

1115 ET: PM Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19, April 8 2020

Federal ministers and health officials provide COVID-19 update – April 7, 2020

1115 ET: PM Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19

ASL + LSQ Translation City of Ottawa – COVID-19 Update – 06/04/2020

During times like COVID-19, having patients understand their medications is crucial to their health and safety. For a Deaf, Hard of [...]

1200 ET: Federal ministers and health officials provide COVID-19 update, April 6 2020

1115 ET: PM Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19, April 6 2020

Federal health officials provide COVID-19 update – April 5, 2020

PM Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19 – April 5, 2020

PM Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19 – April 4, 2020

Federal health officials provide COVID-19 update – April 4, 2020

Federal ministers and health officials provide COVID-19 update, April 3 2020

PM Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19 – April 3, 2020

We are open for business for all services;  Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) ASL/LSQ Translation Video Relay Service (VRS)    Due [...]

Federal ministers and health officials provide COVID-19 update – April 2, 2020

Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19, April 2 2020

Federal ministers and health officials provide COVID-19 update, April 1 2020

Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19, April 1 2020

PM Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19 – March 31, 2020

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

Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19, March 30 2020

PM Justin Trudeau Provides Update on Federal Response to COVID-19

Federal health officials provide COVID-19 update – March 28, 2020

PM Trudeau provides COVID-19 update, announces new travel rules – March 28, 2020

Federal ministers and health officials provide COVID-19 update – March 27, 2020

COVID-19: PM Justin Trudeau announces measures to assist business – March 27, 2020

Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19

Federal ministers and health officials provide COVID-19 update – March 26, 2020

PM Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19 – March 25, 2020

Federal ministers and health officials provide COVID-19 update – March 25, 2020

PM Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19 – March 24, 2020

On Monday, March 23, Premier Doug Ford announced the closure of all non-essential workplaces in Ontario amid the COVID-19 pandemic. [...]

Federal ministers and health officials provide COVID-19 update – March 23, 2020

COVID-19: PM Trudeau on research funding, need for social distancing – March 23, 2020

Federal ministers and health officials provide COVID-19 update – March 22, 2020

PM Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19 – March 22, 2020

PM Justin Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19 – March 21, 2020

Federal ministers and health officials provide COVID-19 update – March 21, 2020

PM Trudeau announces industry mobilization plan, agreement with U.S. on migrants – March 20, 2020

Ministers and federal health officials provide COVID-19 update – March 20, 2020

PM Trudeau provides update on federal response to COVID-19 – March 19, 2020

Federal ministers and public health officials provide COVID-19 update – March 18, 2020

Ministers and federal health officials provide COVID-19 – March 19, 2020

ASL translation – Coronavirus outbreak: Ontario declares state of emergency Disclaimer: We apologize for the technical [...]

Prime Minister’s remarks on Canada’s response to COVID-19 – ASL Translation Prime Minister’s remarks on Canada’s response to [...]

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 [...]

SLIAO has been a Video Interpreter Provider to the Canadian Administrator of Video Relay Service since 2016. We are opening a new call [...]

This year SLIAO was a sponsor for the 45th Mayfest event hosted by the Ontario Association of the Deaf held in Toronto on May 10 & [...]

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 was mentioned in the House of Commons by Anita Vandebeld, Liberal Member of Parliament for Ottawa West-Nepean for our [...]

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