Le Wagon Project

1. InterpreSearch
App that Connects
Deaf/HOH Individuals
with Interpreters

2. •Deaf/HOH
users
•Interpreters
Target

3. •Denmark has 4,000-5,000 Deaf/HOH
individuals (as of January 2010)
•It also has 250-300 officially registered sign
language interpreters
•This app could be used outside of Denmark,
hopefully reaching more of the 70 million sign
language users around the world
Potential Users in Denmark

4. • Trying to find a sign language
interpreter can be time-consuming and
difficult
• Special considerations can make it even
more challenging. For example:
• Unusual language pairings
• Interpreting in specific settings
Need

6. •Build an app that allows 2 types of profiles:
Interpreters and Deaf/HOH users
•Have tags on their profiles that display which
languages they use
•Temporary tags can be added or deleted to
show what a user would need
•Using these tags, users would be able to search
for interpreters or clients and message them
personally
Solution

7. •Have badges for certain “achievements”
•Include intervenors (interpreters for the
Deafblind)
•Ratings for interpreters
•Pay an interpreter through the app
•Have a time-table function for interpreters to
show when they are availabe
Possible Extensions

8. •A third type of profile for sign language
students who want to shadow interpreters or
offer free services to practice signing
•Have a notification aspect which would be
useful for police and medical emergencies that
require an interpreter immediately
Possible Extensions cont’d