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Mindy Lanie

Mindy Lanie, MA, CI, CT, has provided high quality sign language interpreting services since 1992. Each interpreting situation is unique and requires attention to detail, something Ms. Lanie is experienced and skilled at providing. She maintains a high level of professionalism and confidentiality in all situations and aims to ensure that all parties involved are confident, comfortable and satisfied with the services provided. See testimonials for more details.

Interpreting Service

In addition to working in the Greater Metropolitan DC area, Mindy Lanie is available for domestic and international travel. She is also qualified and available to present trainings on techniques for communicating with Deaf coworkers in the workplace, specialized classes for work-related signs, seminars on how to work with sign language interpreters, and to schedule private mentorships with sign language interpreters. Please contact Ms. Lanie to arrange for sign language interpreting services, oral interpreting services, travel, workshops, trainings or mentorships.

Qualifications

Ms. Lanie has a Master of Arts in Sign Language Interpreting from the EUMASLI program (www.eumasli.eu), and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Deaf Studies from California State University, Northridge, with a concentration in Communication Sciences and Services. She is nationally certified, having both the Certificates of Transliteration (CT) and Interpretation (CI) from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID), the national certifying organization for sign language interpreters. Throughout her career Mindy Lanie has continued to participate in professional education opportunities such as workshops, regional and national conferences. Please see resume for further details.

Specializations

Mindy Lanie specializes in sign language interpreting legal situations, medical and mental health appointments, theatre productions, and concerts. She is fluent in interpreting the following:
  • English into American Sign Language (ASL)
  • English into Signed Exact English (SEE)
  • English into Signed English
  • ASL, SEE, Signed English into spoken English
  • Low-vision and Deaf/Blind interpreting
  • Oral interpreting

Additional interpreting areas of expertise:

Community
Business Meetings
Sporting Events
Legal Situations
Concerts
School
Community
National Tours
Medical
Appointments
Surgeries
Emergency Situations
Government
Meetings
Hearings
Press Conferences
Educational
Elementary
Secondary
University
Theatre
Community
Comedy
Broadway Tours
Conferences
Expos
Extended Training
Conventions
Mental Health
Psychiatric appointments
Counseling appointments
In-patient care
Religious
Weddings
Baptisms
Funerals
Personal
Parties
Showers
Real Estate