OC DEAF welcomes you to Disneyland Deaf Awareness Day from 8 am to 11 pm at Disneyland, 1313 South Harbor Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92802. The staff at OC DEAF invite you to a very special day of entertainment, magic, and fun at Disneyland Park! Advocates, families, and friends accompanying the deaf and hard of hearing during their visit to Disneyland Park are also invited to enjoy this exceptional value. Sign Language Interpreters provided by OC DEAF will be available at select attractions and shows. Visit their office or give them a call for...

Sergio Peña is the first person in the Nation to be Dually Certified in Both LSM and ASL.

Sergio Peña, born in Los Angeles, CA, is a dual citizen of both the US and Mexico. He currently possesses a NIC certification (2008) in the US through the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID). Mr. Pena has also obtained his LSM/Spanish Interpreting certification in 2010 through the Consejo Nacional de Normatividad y Certificación in Mexico. This accomplishment makes him the first in the US to be certified under both the new national...

Over 150 people attended Deaf Services (S.O.S) anniversary dinner party. The party was held this past Saturday the 18th at San Gabriel College.

After a delicious meal, a local group of ASL performers known as “Hands Performance Group” or “HPC” entertained the audience with an array of popular songs, going from romance to comedy and in between.

As the evening can to an end, the spotlight was on Alan Abarbanelle a.k.a. “Abababa”, a CODA performer who shared with us his fun moments and experience while growing up with...

Over 4,000 people attended the MATA event on November 5th and 6th held in Ontario, California. Attendees came to the Gracias VRS and ASL Services booths to learn more about our companies. Everyone was impressed with the multilingual services and the quality of our interpreters.

Gracias VRS hosted the game show “So You Think You Know Your VRI/VRS”, powered by Sergio Peña. Sergio is one of our premiere multilingual staff and administrative support personnel with ASL Services Inc, which manages Gracias VRS.

The audience...

Event Date: 11/17/2010 Location: Ponce, Puerto Rico Sponsored by: ASL Services Lationo, Gracias VRS, OPPI

Event Purpose: Offer our services- VRS, VRI, Field Interpreting, Education, etc. and provide guidance to local Deaf Community. We will provide advice on where to go, who to contact when services are needed.