American Sign Language Language Services for Your Organization

Support clear communication with American Sign Language-speaking customers, patients, students, families, employees, and communities. LanguageLine brings together professional Spanish interpreting, translation and localization, bilingual staff testing and training, and AI-powered tools to address communication needs across your organization.

American Sign Language Language Solutions:

American Sign Language interpreting services: Connect with professional interpreters by phone, video, or in person.
American Sign Language translation and localization: Translate documents, websites, applications, multimedia, and other written or digital content.
American Sign Language bilingual staff testing and training: Evaluate language proficiency and prepare bilingual employees for language-related roles.

American Sign Language Language Access Solutions at a Glance

American Sign Language is available across the complete LanguageLine portfolio. Select a solution to learn how it can support your organization.

Solution	Availability	Best For
American Sign Language Video Interpreting (VRI)	24/7 availability	Interpreting for conversations that benefit from visual cues, including ASL and more complex discussions.
In-Person Interpreting	Available	Services for important meetings and sensitive conversations that require in-person interpreters.
Virtual Onsite American Sign Language	Available	Scheduled video interpreting sessions to maintain continuity with the same interpreter when an in-person presence isn’t possible.
American Sign Language Translation and Localization Services	Available	Translate documents, websites, and digital experiences with accuracy, cultural relevance, and consistency.
American Sign Language Bilingual Testing and Training	Available	Test language proficiency and provide training to support compliance, accuracy, and effective communication.

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Not sure which solution is right for you?

Explore Language Access: A Complete Guide for Organizations to understand the differences between interpreting, translation, workforce readiness, and AI-powered language tools.

American Sign Language Language Access Across Industries

Healthcare

Support communication across the patient journey, from registration and appointments to consultations, consent, discharge, and follow-up care. American Sign Language interpreting and translation help healthcare organizations make spoken and written information more accessible to patients and families.

Education

Help educators communicate with American Sign Language-speaking students and families through interpreting for meetings and school interactions, along with translation for notices, student documents, digital platforms, and educational materials.

Public Safety

Support clear communication during emergency calls, field interactions, investigations, community outreach, and public-safety education. American Sign Language language services can help agencies communicate before, during, and after critical events.

Financial Services

Communicate with American Sign Language-speaking customers across account services, lending, fraud resolution, customer support, disclosures, financial documents, and digital banking experiences.

One Language, Multiple Ways to Communicate

No single language-access solution is right for every situation. An organization may use American Sign Language phone interpreting for immediate customer interactions, video or in-person interpreting for more complex conversations, and translation for information that needs to be read, shared, or retained.

Organizations that rely on bilingual employees can also use American Sign Language testing and training to evaluate language proficiency and readiness for specific language roles. AI-powered tools can provide additional speed and scalability for appropriate use cases.

LanguageLine can help you determine the right mix of American Sign Language language services based on your communication needs, workflows, and industry.

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Why LanguageLine for American Sign Language?

- Spoken and written communication: Support real-time conversations as well as documents, websites, applications, and other content.
- Solutions for different settings: Select the delivery method that fits the complexity, urgency, and format of the communication.
- Scalable organizational support: Build American Sign Language language access into individual interactions or broader organizational workflows.

FAQs about American Sign Language Language Services

Does LanguageLine provide American Sign Language interpreters?

Yes. American Sign Language interpreters are available through phone, video, and scheduled in-person interpreting services.

Can LanguageLine translate documents and digital content into American Sign Language?

Yes. LanguageLine provides American Sign Language translation and localization for documents, forms, websites, applications, multimedia, and other written or digital content.

Can LanguageLine evaluate employees who communicate in American Sign Language?

Yes. American Sign Language testing and training services can help organizations evaluate and develop bilingual employees for language-related roles.

Which American Sign Language language service should my organization use?

The right solution depends on the type of communication. Phone interpreting supports fast, immediate conversations. Video and in-person interpreting provide additional visual or in-room context. Translation and localization support written and digital information. Testing and training help evaluate bilingual staff, while AI-powered tools can support appropriate lower-risk use cases.

Can an organization use more than one American Sign Language language solution?

Yes. Many organizations combine interpreting, translation, testing and training, and technology to support different communication needs across their operations.

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LanguageLine proposed a plan robust enough to handle a large healthcare system…they delivered what they promised and over-delivered. Their interpreters are professional, courteous, prompt, competent, and culturally aware. We live with the benefit of knowing they will help us bridge the communication barrier to ensure equal access to healthcare for all. "

— DEI/Language Access Leader

It’s more expensive to lose a client because of a language barrier or misunderstanding. It’s far less expensive to have a partner like LanguageLine to help the client understand what he’s signing and the product he’s buying. I can’t put a dollar value on a service like this because it’s doing the right thing. And that’s what we do. "

— Senior Multicultural Campaign Manager

We are proud to increase accessibility to all our communities in our region. The ethnic landscape of our region, like so many others, is changing and quickly growing. Erlanger understands that in order to fulfill our mission of providing compassionate care, we must be able to communicate with our patients and their families. "

— Chief Diversity Officer

American Sign Language Interpreting and Translation Services

Complete American Sign Language Language Access for Every Communication Need