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Daryl Crouse | Sign Language Interpreter Greater Los Angeles Area, Long Beach, Orange County

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Sign Language Associates (SLA) and Visual Language Interpreting (VLI) Combine with GoAmerica (which earlier merged with Hands On) See Press Release on GoAmerica's website WASHINGTON, DC July 1, 2008 – GoAmerica, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOAM), a provider of relay and wireless communications and professional interpreter services for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and speech-disabled persons, today announced a merger with two of the nation’s premier sign language interpreting services firms: Sign Language Associates (SLA) and Visual Language Interpreting (VLI), both of which are based in the Washington, D.C. metro area. The SLA and VLI t... Read more...
Mid-Year Mileage Reimbursement Increase IR-2008-82, June 23, 2008         Downloadable Audio File:  Mileage Rates WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced an increase in the optional standard mileage rates for the final six months of 2008. Taxpayers may use the optional standard rates to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes.The rate will increase to 58.5 cents a mile for all business miles driven from July 1, 2008, through Dec. 3... Read more...
 
The Accessibility Case for Travel Time This is a follow up post from my recent "business case for travel time" blog posting.  After speaking with a colleague about the whole issue of travel time, we came to the same conclusion - there is an important accessibility reason for paying travel time.  Some of the most important assignments are only 2 hour jobs (i.e., doctor appointments, initial meeting with an attorney, visit with parole counselor).  When an interpreter is facing the choice of accepting an all day job (8 hours total pa... Read more...
The Business Case for Travel Time Since moving to southern California I have found a practice that I haven't seen previously, especially in large metropolitan areas. It takes on average at least 1 hour to get to an assignment in the Los Angeles area; mainly due to traffic and congestion. According to the US Census Bureau the average commute for the LA area is 30 minutes. I have yet to see any interpreting agencies pay travel time (even if it's above a reasonable commute) or mileage. That's correct, no mileage reimbursement eithe... Read more...
 

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