BDHHS VRI Services

• VRI, Video Remote Interpreting, enhances communication between the deaf and hearing community utilizing a cutting-edge technology software program.

• VRI uses video conferencing technology to enable deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing individuals who are in the same room to communicate via a live, remote interpreter.

•  Sign Language is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year,  

• On demand, no waiting for an on-call interpreter to arrive!

•  This can save time, money and lives.

•  This service allows companies to comply with the current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations. 

•  This service is available on demand virtually anywhere with a high-speed internet connection and video conferencing equipment.

•  VRI is ideal for organizations looking to provide a better experience for its employees, customers, and patients. We bring the interpreter directly to you.

 Costs:

• $3.75 per minute for Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) between ASL and English

• $30 per station for 6-50 Stations

• $28 per station for 51 to 100 Stations

• $25 per station for 100 to 250 Stations

•  There is an initial installation charge of $150-$250; depending on the size of your company.   

For more information contact Walter McRae at BDHHS

610-685-4520 (voice)

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VRS Services

LifeLinks VRS operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, over high-speed broadband, which effectively turns a computer screen into a videophone.

LifeLinks VRS is accessible from any location with Internet access, even wireless access, thus offering unsurpassed mobility to the Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing community.

Many Languages Available!

Sign Language Users:

Dial berksllvrs.net of IP address 209.123.87.242

Calling LifeLinks Using a Videophone

The following instructions are for these models:

• VP-100 Videophones from Sorenson Communications®, Inc.

• VP-200 Videophones from Sorenson Communications®, Inc.

• D-Link 100 & 200

 Instructions:

1. Click manual dial

2. Click IP address

3. Just dial berksllvrs.net

4. Click dial and READY!

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Hearing Users:

Are you a person who wants to communicate with a Deaf or Hard of Hearing person?

Instructions:

1. Dial 877-209-6002

2. Please notify the interpreter if you would like assistance in another language, for example Spanish or Russian.

3. Give the interpreter the Videophone IP address of the party that you are trying to reach

4. The interpreter will place the call and interpret between the two of you

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