Interpreting services aim to provide equitable access to key services.
Below you will find a list of the various interpreting agencies that you can contact to book an Auslan interpreter for your workplace, school, event or appointment. Some agencies work Australia-wide and others work only in specific states. Some are Government agencies and others are privately owned.
Australia-wide
- Expression Australia
- Deaf Connect
- Auslan Consultancy
- Auslan Services
- Auslan Stage Left - specialists in theatre interpreting
- National Interpreting & Communication Services
- NAATI Accredited Interpreters and Translators
- Sweeney Interpreting
- National Auslan Interpreter Booking Service (NABS) NABS provides interpreter bookings for NDIS participants and healthcare providers for private healthcare appointments - NABS recently changed their delivery model, learn more in their announcement video (link opens in a new window).
New South Wales
Queensland
- Expression Australia
- Deaf Connect
- Creative Access - specialists in Performance Auslan Interpreting, access and inclusion
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
- Expression Australia
- Deaf Connect
- Central Auslan Booking Services [CABS] - funded by the Higher Education and Skills Group to service Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Victoria
Free national interpreting services
- TIS National - a free interpreting service, provided by the Australian Government. You can learn more about this service here (link opens in a new tab).
- National Auslan Interpreter Booking Service (NABS) - provides interpreter bookings to sign-language users and healthcare providers for private healthcare appointments. NABS recently changed their delivery model, learn more in their announcement video (link opens in a new window).
- Seniors Interpreting - A free interpreting service for Deaf seniors funded by the Australian Government and provided by Deaf Connect.
People may prefer to communicate in a language other than English or Auslan. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages, the following services may be useful:
- Aboriginal Interpreter Service: covers the major languages of the Northern Territory
- ARDS Aboriginal Corporation: provides linguists and Indigenous language workers for translation services (NT)
- Aboriginal Broadcasting Australia: interpreters for production of media messages in a variety of Aboriginal languages
- National Auslan Interpreter Booking Service (NABS): NABS provides free interpreting service to sign language users over 65 and who are not eligible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) for private healthcare appointments. NABS recently changed their delivery model, learn more in their announcement video (link opens in a new window).
