About Us

VISS began life in 1994 as the Visual Interpreting and Communication Service in Shropshire (VISS for short) as part of Shropshire Disability Consortium.  In 2004 the Consortium dissolved and VISS was then set up as independent not-for-profit company continuing to deliver high quality and professional communication services throughout the county, and sometimes further a field.

VISS has now been providing BSL interpreters (Language Service Professionals) in Shropshire for almost fifteen years and employs two Members of the Register of Sign Language Interpreters, a fulltime bookings coordinator and runs an active user group.

As a professional agency, only registered interpreters are used, which guarantees individual professionals have been assessed to:

• be operating at the national standards of competence;
• have professional indemnity insurance;
• hold a current enhanced CRB disclosure;
• adhere to a code of ethics and professional conduct;
• and be subject to a complaints procedure.