Deaf Inter-Link Competitors

Sorenson is a global language services providers, combining assistive technology with human-centric accessibility solutions. We strive to increase understanding, unlock opportunities, and help organizations build a culture of belonging through innovative communication solutions for individuals and business: call captioning and Video Relay Services (VRS), on-site and Video Remote Interpreting in signed and spoken languages, real-time captioning, on-demand multilingual speech translation and transcription. With more than 20 years of experience providing communication accessibility services, our company impact extends beyond the connections we support. Under Sorenson’s Impact and ESG Vision and Action Plan, we’re supporting employment opportunities for Deaf and hard-of-hearing people, driving economic growth for underserved communities, and promoting an inclusive workplace for our own employees.

Founded in 1996 by Aaron Dobrinsky and Joe Korb, GoAmerica was truly a pioneer in the wireless Internet services industry. The companyâs flagship service was a breakthrough web browsing application called Go.Web. The award winning Go.Web application was designed to optimize web browsing on BlackBerry and Palm OS devices and laptops; all of which relied on narrowband wireless data networks. GoAmerica assembled an impressive partner roster for its Go.Web services which included Dell, IBM, Research in Motion, Microsoft, Rogers Cantel, Hewlett Packard, Compaq, and Earthlink among others. In April 2000, GoAmerica acquired a wireless data services company called Wynd Communications which had been designing its services for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. In 2003 GoAmerica shifted its strategy to serving the deaf community entirely and began to introduce new Internet-based text and video relay services and five years later acquired a business unit from Verizon and merged with HandsOn Video Relay, a California based provider of broadband video relay services for the deaf. The resulting company today operates as Purple Communications, Inc. Purple is a market leader and continues to serve people who are deaf or hard of hearing with the same innovation and creative spirit by which the company was founded.

Communication Service for the Deaf, Inc. (CSD) is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to creating and providing technologies and services that benefit the deaf and hard of hearing community. CSD's mission is to create greater opportunities for deaf and hard of hearing individuals to reach their full potential. Through global leadership and the development of innovative technologies, CSD provides tools conducive to a positive and fully integrated life. CSD helps break through the barriers created for deaf and hard of hearing people due to lack of communication access. We understand the importance of effective communication, and we appreciate the value of a qualified interpreter. With staff who know the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing firsthand, CSD has been a leading human services and technology innovator from the very beginning. Past and present employees—as well as our national network of supporters—are invited to join the CSD company group by going to the following link: http://www.linkedin.com/groupRegistration?gid=127823