Military & Police Solutions

The business of Law enforcement is challenging enough without introducing communication barriers. Enforcing the law with people that do not understand the language being spoken can be a frustrating experience for everyone involved. Effective communication with Deaf and Hard of Hearing people as well as the Spanish speaking population can pose additional challenges during normally routine situations. Something as simple as informing someone why they were pulled over can be an arduous task.

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It's important to keep in mind that Interpretype is capable of handling conversations between hearing and Deaf people (either in all English or all Spanish), or an English speaking person conversing with a Spanish speaking person. Also, all conversations in any language used may be saved and printed if desired.

Interpretype® is an instant solution for many difficult situations. There are a number of ways ITY™ devices can be utilized to help in Police and Military applications.

Below is a list of possible scenarios where Interpretype® can solve important communication dilemmas:

• Interrogation - A pair of ITY™ devices can be brought into an interrogation room to aid in questioning people. Interpreters are needed in many situations but there are times when Deaf individuals will prefer the privacy Interpretype offers. When using Interpretype, there is no third party to share information with or to cause any additional embarrassment. Many Deaf and Hard of Hearing people prefer English text over sign language and Interpretype offers them that option. It is also possible to save and print entire conversations and have all parties sign the documentation to insure accuracy and validity.
  
  
• Customer Service - An instant solution for walk up traffic at an information or reception counter. Since there usually isn't an interpreter just waiting for the occasional Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing or Spanish person to arrive, Interpretype is the perfect 24/7 solution.
  
  
• Police Cars - Since most Police cars now have laptop computers on board, Interpretype can be used to communicate with Deaf and Hard of Hearing people as well as Spanish speaking people from within the police car. No need to bring someone to a police station just to communicate with them. In addition, the entire conversation can be saved on the vehicle laptop for later use.
  
  
• Tactical Operations - Interpretype was designed to be a non-verbal communication system. Hostage negotiation teams can utilize ITY™ devices for non-verbal communication between officers when silent communication must take place. Hostage teams are now considering Interpretype as standard equipment for use inside their Tactical Operations vehicles.
  
  
• Prisons - It is a well known fact that there is a lack of Interpreters, especially bilingual interpreters in the U.S. prisons. The Spanish translation module available with Interpretype would facilitate the 24/7 communication among the Spanish speaking inmates in our prisons.
  
  
• Courts - Court appointed interpreters are commonplace and are a very important factor in our courts of law. However, there are many times that interpreters are trapped in the middle of a situation when they are inappropriately asked to interpret a conversation between a client and the attorney outside the normal courtroom proceedings. As an officer of the court the interpreter may give the impression of bias for the Deaf client if they interpret outside the court session. This also puts the interpreter at risk of being subpoenaed which puts the interpreter in an awkward and sometimes unethical predicament. Interpretype can solve this problem by eliminating the third party scenario and allowing completely private, confidential dialogue to take place between the attorney and client. Some attorneys have expressed an interest in using Interpretype with hearing clients as well to converse non-verbally during courtroom proceedings.