WebSourd Clause Samples

WebSourd. WebSourd was created as a company in 2004, with the specific status in French law of “Société Coopérative d'Intérêt Collectif“ (cooperative society of collective interest). In the meantime, the cooperative company WebSourd did create and develop a set of very innovative services and products dedicated to accessibility for deaf people. It also created a specific website to integrate dedicated contents for deaf persons (▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/). The primary focus of WebSourd is to provide deaf people with full access to information and society, through all aspects of everyday life. Thanks to web and multimedia technologies, as well as a very proactive partnership approach, WebSourd has set up different services meeting concrete and real needs. They also drastically improve the today relationship of deaf people with their social and professional environment. These services are: • A video relay service, called “Visio 08”, providing access through a technical system (webcam, internet, microphones etc.) to a sign language interpreter, intervening on call and from a distance site. It allows deaf people to use a telephone and any administration to become accessible to deaf persons. It also allows private company to better integrate their deaf employees. • Sign language translation services, providing on-line translation of written documents in sign language format. It allows full autonomy of the deaf person through plain access to the information, not needing anymore to go through a third person (such as friend, or relative).