Interpretation/Translation for the ASL/English community

Our organization believes in direct communication as the best solution but when interpreting or translation services are needed, we specialize in delivering ASL/English interpreting services by qualified professionals.

Learn more about our organization below.

You can review the schedule of upcoming public events  where our interpreting team members will be working hard to support communication access by clicking on the "Get Your Ticket" page!

What We Do
In 1998, SDGCR, Inc was established with the goal of providing professional consultation, training, mentoring and at-cost or no-cost ASL/English interpreting services.

The organization approaches its work by acknowledging that those that use American Sign Language for daily communication should be the leaders in educating others about their community and their language needs. Our goal therefore, is to serve as a bridge between those that use ASL and those that do not.  We do this by providing information, resources and at-cost or free interpreting services to those in need. We strive to collaborate directly with the deaf community, upholding professional and ethical behavior.

Company History

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Since 1998, SDGCR, Inc has supported the educational needs of those interested in learning more about professional sign language interpreting and accessibility. The organization is an IRS approved tax-exempt non-profit agency designed to to provide consultation or interpretation services at-cost or free to those in need. The goal of the organization is to help increase access and to support the needs of linguistic minorities.

Chief Consultant:
Sharon G. Hill, Ph.D.
BEI Master, Medical, Level IV




Biography:


Sharon G. Hill is a lifelong student of ASL and a professional sign language interpreter for over 20 years. She is currently employed as the Director of the American Sign Language Interpreting (ASLI) program at the University of Houston. Sharon is a Master Level interpreter, which is the highest level of interpreting certification awarded by the Board for Evaluators of Interpreters (BEI).

She has served as Chair of the BEI Advisory Board for Texas which advises the State regarding the application of rules, policies and procedures as they relate to certified sign language interpreters, and evaluates and certifies interpreters to work in the State of Texas. She completed doctoral classes at Gallaudet University - Department of Interpretation. In 2023, her doctoral thesis in Applied Linguistics granted her a PhD from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.