Angela Roth, CEO of Gracias VRS has a message for our wonderful Deaf and Hard of Hearing clients.

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Hi, you are here at the Gracias VRS website and the whole Gracias VRS team is excited and ready to offer you fast, deaf friendly quality VRS services. Some of you already know us. We have been supporting other companies, and you might have wondered, what happened? We have not seen you?? You are gone!! Well FCC regulations lay out that it was time for us to no longer be on a support role, but to stand on our own. And that’s exactly what we have done and as a result, FCC has given us approval to offer services as an eligible provider. And we are known as ASL Services Holdings LLC. Our brand name is Gracias VRS.

Now we say Gracias because we are committed that the top 3 languages of our nation and this entire hemisphere should be respected: English, ASL and Spanish are all equally to be recognized and supported. We come from a diverse background, just like you! We have Deaf communities, hearing, family experiences, professional services; we have language variances, different cultural backgrounds. We just don’t throw in ‘diversity’ and say, “ ohh yeah we do that too!! We actually live it! And as a result that we live it, we know that means every person has a right to express and be understood. And that is our focus. That is why we want to provide you warm, friendly, culturally and linguistically-aware service and we are willing to adjust to do whatever we need to and pull in the best person on our team to make sure we meet your needs.

Our website, Facebook, Twitter, you will see in the next few months that, yes, it has info about our services. But more importantly, you will see that our focus is on communication with the community in all its forms and in all the ways that we express it. So watch for some of the special surprises that will come. Some of the interesting features that will be unique on Gracias and you want to watch for Cozmo over here, our little sassy mascot. So keep watching our website often and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. And most importantly remember every time to use our services. We always appreciate you. This is why we will always say “GRACIAS”, thank you for using us.

So to those faces that we have known before, welcome back and to the new faces, come on, give us a try! I think you are going to find what you have been looking for. That you can get it all with Gracias because we truly do care. We are just like you.

Welcome to Gracias!!

American Sign Language Services, Inc. (ASL Services) and Gracias VRS knows that the economy has been hard and wants to applaud all those who have made arrangements to be at the RID National Conference in Atlanta, GA. Taking out the time and setting aside the resources to participate in the exciting conference will certainly be of great benefit to you and your Professional Development!

American Sign Language Services, Inc. (ASL Services) and Gracias VRS knows the value of staying actively involved in our profession. As a result, we are proud to announce that ASL Services, Inc. are Platinum Sponsors of the RID National Conference and Gracias VRS are the sponsor of Mano A Mano! In addition, members of the ASL Services, Inc. and Gracias VRS team will also be the coordinators for all trilingual interpreting at the conference and additional members of our companies are also on various boards including the RID Diversity Committee.

Your experience at RID should be education but fun as well. Come by our booths (308/310) and visit with members of our team to learn more about the many opportunities with ASL Services, Inc and GraciasVRS…. and also to spin our wheel to win prizes!

For Individuals who have actually worked for ASL Services, Inc and/or Gracias VRS, we have a very special “Thank You” for the work you do to proudly and professionally represent our companies. Our President/CEO and Director of Training will be on hand to personally meet with you face-to-face and give you a special gift during a special VIP Breakfast on Wednesday, July 20th from 7:00am-8:00am in room L508.

American Sign Language Services, Inc. (ASL Services) and Gracias VRS are extremely proud to be involved in the 2011 RID National Conference. We know It will certainly prove to be a fantastic week and we very much look forward to seeing you there!

Gracias VRS is the leading global access video relay services provider between the Deaf and Hearing communities. As such, we attended the Deaf Nation Expo in Greensboro, North Carolina. Deaf Nation is the premier international trade show for and by Deaf. Approximately 500 Deaf individuals, providers, and allies of the Deaf community enthusiastically interacted and socialized throughout the day.

Around 300 new and current clients visited our booth to get information on the NEWEST technology available as it relates to consumers of American Sign Language. Demostrations took place throughout the day where clients were walked through downloading and setting up the newest smart phone applications. In addition, iPad 2’s were available to demo this thrilling new technology.

At the end of the event, Gracias VRS gave away 2 gift bags with exciting Gracias VRS promotional items. Furthermore, Gracias VRS was the only company to give away a CUSTOM designed Flip™ Video Camera! Check back to GraciasVRS.com to discover where we’ll be next!!!

Gracias VRS Booth @ Opening

The Booth Again! We Love Our Booth.

DeafNation Communication!

Shane with Victor Davy -- our winner of the custom-designed flip camera