by admin | Jul 3, 2020 | General
Solution for COVID-19 Contact Tracing with Language Barriers How is COVID-19 contact tracing with language barriers possible? You’ve already heard the news – contact tracing is ramping up. While contact tracing is nothing new, the topic has received...
by admin | Jun 11, 2020 | General
What Does it Mean to “Belong”? We all belong somewhere, but what does it mean to actually “belong”? For Hands Up, inclusion starts with a simple connection. Through our lens, that connection starts with a familiar hello in a language that makes...
by Joseph Featherstone | Mar 14, 2020 | General
The 10 Year Journey Even the longest journeys start with a single step. In August of 2009, Sue Tyrrell decided to put her foot down. To many, it was obvious that Eastern Iowa desperately needed to improve access to American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters. With...
by admin | Mar 13, 2020 | General
As we are all aware, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has made its way to all corners of the world. With everyone’s safety and well-being in mind, we want to maintain a safe environment for the health of our community, customers, and employees. Given the uncertainty...
by admin | Jan 13, 2020 | General
Hands Up: A Growing Company With a Growing Vision Around mid July, we were practically bursting out of our seams. I’m not talking about our clothes, I’m talking about our old office space. With only 5 full-time employees just a year ago, Hands Up now has roughly 30...
by admin | Oct 1, 2019 | General
Who is Hands Up Communications? Who is Hands Up? Why were we ranked the 4th “coolest place to work”? Out of all the small businesses in the Iowa Corridor, we think it has something to do with who we are and what we stand for. Which is to create a...
