Sign Language Interpreting Services

The purpose of this acquisition is to extend the ordering period and ceiling of the current contract to meet the needs of the NIH for sign language and interpreting services. The ORS Interpreting Services Program, Events Management Branch (EMB), is centrally managed and funded to deliver essential communication services NIH-wide to deaf and hard of hearing employees, patients, and visitors, requesting an accommodation under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Since 2015, the program has grown to become the largest contract of its kind in the Federal Government, attracting Deaf researchers and other talent to NIH and developing a reputation for providing quality and dependable accommodation services easy to schedule and manage. Services include but are not limited to American Sign Langua