Sorenson Interpreters are Passionate

Patrice’s transcript

(White female with shoulder-length brown hair wearing a black shirt)

Patrice: Some time ago, I took a three year educational interpreting certificate program, and for three summers I flew out to Colorado. Well, during that first summer, I stayed in the dorm.

I got this call saying, “This is Sorenson Video Relay Service, this is dad.”

And through the interpreter, dad explained, “I have a video phone and I could sign,” but I didn’t really get it, we just talked briefly.

Later on, I met with my Deaf professor and I said, “Do you know what the Sorenson thing is, and video phone?”

And she says, “Well, yes, I have one in my office.” And I’m looking at this equipment, and she’s explaining that it required high speed internet, but I didn’t really get it.

So, she says, “Do you want to call your dad through the video phone?” And later on, I called dad and we set it up for dad to call my professor’s video phone a week later.

Well, time passed, and I met with my professor in the hallway and she said, “Someone wants to see you.”

I said, “Okay,” we go into the doorway and I see my dad. Oh my word! I just cried, I couldn’t believe I could see my dad! I just wanted to reach in and give dad the biggest hug, we chatted for an hour and a half.

Well, that really impacted my life, and later on, I became an interpreter for Sorenson. I just really wish that mom could have seen me on the video phone, as dad did.

End Patrice transcript

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