Video Relay Services Interpreting: Findings from Two Studies by Erica Alley & Annie Marks
Following innovations in video technology, signed language interpreters began working in a new communication environment known as video relay services (VRS), which relies on equipment (e.g. cameras, monitors, computers) to provide telecommunication access to the Deaf community in the United States. American Sign Language-English interpreters who work in the VRS industry are governed by rules and regulations established by the Federal Communications Commission and corporate VRS providers.