Hello! I’m Bryan, a working interpreter for 16 years. A few months ago I sat down to do some invoices and my ADHD fired so I started working on a tool to let me just put in assignment info and it’d spit out the invoice. Shortly after I started working, I realized I was actually building a similar tool to what agencies use when scheduling… so one hyper-fixation later and I have OneTerp.

This is a NEW scheduling/invoicing tool (so bugs are likely but will be fixed same-day they are reported, typically), I have a couple of agencies onboarding this month, but I’m looking for some interpreters to test out the part that's for us. Let me give a rundown of what sets OneTerp apart from other scheduling tools:

First the part that ties it all together, your account is YOURS. Agencies will link with your account to schedule you, but they don’t control your account. This means you can log, invoice, and track expenses for all the jobs you do, even those outside of agencies. I call that feature set “Freelance HQ” and that's really the part I could use your feedback on the most.

What you can do in the FREE Freelance HQ:

• Create your own client list with your own rates etc. 
• Schedule and track your assignments 

What premium Freelance HQ will get you: 

• Invoice your own private clients (PDF, from your own mailbox).
• Expenses and mileage with a Schedule C export.
• CEU tracking toward your RID cycle.
• Create a public portfolio page with a vanity link and PDF résumé.
• Opt-in discovery directory. Agencies find you by city, language, and specialty, and you control your visibility.

What OneTerp does for interpreters when working with an agency:

• One account across every agency, not one login per agency.
• One calendar. Every OneTerp agency you work with feeds the same schedule.
• One availability as a single source of truth. Book with one agency, every other linked agency sees you're busy. Cross-agency double-book protection no single-agency tool can do.
• Your contact info and certs travel with you, not locked to an agency.

What OneTerp does for agencies:

• Scheduling, billing, and payroll 
• Runs 1099 contractors and W-2 employees in the same platform: clock in/out, timecards, overtime, PTO, shifts, and buying blocks of a contractor's time.
• HIPAA-conscious by design: QuickBooks and Xero sync strips patient names, public profiles carry no PHI.
• Placeholder scheduling: schedule an interpreter with no account yet, and their jobs migrate to their real account when they sign up.
• Agency email sends from the agency's own mailbox (Gmail, 365, or SMTP), so deliverability rides your own domain.
• End-to-end document/written translation, billed by the word, not just live interpreting.
• Guided import wizards and a PIN-protected customer booking portal to lower the switching cost.

We also offer a free volunteer interpreter version of OneTerp (think church interpreters) with all the scheduling tools, but the billing/payroll side removed.

Everyone gets 30 days free of the premium features, but when you sign up with the code REDDIT before August 31st you’ll get $5 off per month forever.

But most importantly, PLEASE give me feedback! Most of the features in OneTerp are based on what I’ve experienced myself, so having more eyes on it will only make it better. And HOPEFULLY it’ll make your life easier too!

TLDR: I made a scheduling/invoicing tool for interpreters and agencies. I want your feedback. 30 days free. $5 off per month forever with the code REDDIT. https://oneterpsched.com

ASL Interpreter Support Group

Greetings! I am a 28 year ASL interpreter (NIC), a Level 2 therapeutic coach with Internal Family Systems (IFS) and a Nonviolent Communication trainer.

I am setting up a support group for ASL interpreters to process overwhelm, imposter syndrome, self-judgement and loneliness in our profession. The group will offer camaraderie and support through self-awareness, shared experience and stress management.

The group is not therapy, but rather a non-clinical support group for personal growth. Starting October, 2026.

For more info, check out my website: https://www.embodiedselfcoaching.com/group-offerings/aslinterpretersupportgroup

I am really frustrated with lack of access for DIs trying to study for the EIPA. Most of the study materials are spoken English. Why would these materials not be in ASL anyway? It seems so disrespectful. Does anyone have a good resource for accessible EIPA study material?

So, I dug around and some states are much harder than others to find info. This is what I came up with, please let me know if you see any errors or if I missed something.

I’ve been assigned as a mentor at my job for its internship program for the last 2-3 months. One of the interns is very timid and afraid of interpreting. She’s really good at ASL and I have tried to encourage her as much as possible to not self deprecate so much. She’s teamed with me on 3 separate occasions for VRI, all 3 times she froze completely and gave up within the first 10-15 minutes. She is also neurodivergent just like me. But my manager told me I made the intern cry. That the intern told me how she felt but I didn’t listen which is insane and not even in my character. I didn’t question it, if that’s the interns perspective then so be it. My current style is: I front load all the positives, I don’t give feedback on signing choice but rather the Demand Control and choice making since she already has a mentor for ASL. After every feedback, I ask if it makes sense, if she noticed those things about herself too, if she disagrees or not, and if she has any comments or questions. She always says no and thanks me. But I don’t know how to help for the next time she’s set to shadow/team with me after this situation. I know what works for me as a neurodivergent person but for those on here who are also neurodivergent, what feedback style works for you?