Hands Up Communications

Helping you efficiently & effectively communicate with the world

Hello in a language that makes sense lets the whole world experience the comfort of belonging.

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Hands Up is proudly expanding our services nationwide! We also provide on-site interpreting in Cedar Rapids, IA and Ocala, FL.

What we do

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Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) connects you to a professional interpreter in just seconds. Click the button below to login.

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We offer our services to many different focus groups including government, education and business. Click below to see who we help.

Who We Help

Removing Barriers, Creating Connections.

Hands Up Communications helps businesses and organizations build better relationships with their employees, students, patients, and clients who are Deaf or have limited English proficiency. Through interpreting, translating, and transcription, we help you create a sense of belonging for everyone you serve. No matter the language they use.

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Our Full Range of Services

Together, our team offers a wide range of solutions. Whether you need an interpreter one time, or a full-scale language access plan, our experts will help you build meaningful connections with people of all languages.

On-Site Interpreting

Hands Up offers both American Sign Language (ASL) and Spoken Language interpreters. Not only that, but our professional interpreters have a wide range of experience across many different industries. Now available in Iowa and Florida.

What is on-site interpreting

Translation Services

Hands Up translators are experts at writing your materials into a language people can understand. By translating your materials, you can eliminate confusion for employees, patients, clients, and anyone else needing to understand your content.

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National Video Remote Interpreting

Creating a sense of belonging for all languages has never been easier. With our professional video interpreters, language barriers instantly become a human interaction.

From any device, use scheduled or on-demand connections to help your organization develop the optimal approach to language access. If you want to improve the way your people use interpreters, read more to see how our platform makes communication possible for everyone.

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Transcription Services

Transcription turns spoken language into captions for people to read. While the speaker speaks, the audience reads captions of what the speaker is saying. Plus, audience members receive the captions to read right from their smartphone or displayed on a large screen to make them visible to everyone.

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Over the Phone Interpreting

Over the phone interpreting (OPI) is great for quick communication with Limited English Proficient (LEP) people. For example, phone interpreters are great when onsite interpreters aren’t available, or for shorter interactions. Also, our new conference calling system is now available for both Iowa and Florida.

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