Maria Roopa R Sign Language · Training · Inclusion
Bengaluru, India | Practising since 2008

Indian Sign Language interpretation, training and disability inclusion

Indian Sign Language (ISL) interpretation for corporate, legal, medical, educational and public settings in Bengaluru and across India - and training programmes that have reached nearly 10,000 people.

Request interpretation or training What I offer
Maria Roopa R, Indian Sign Language interpreter and trainer in Bengaluru
2008 Practising since
10,000+ People reached through training
3,000 Children across 10 schools
5 Certifications, incl. POSH & POCSO

About

I began as a Sign Language Instructor in 2008 and have since worked across corporate, educational, institutional, legal, public and community settings.

My work covers Indian Sign Language (ISL) Interpretation, Deaf education, communication, training, counselling and disability inclusion. I have provided interpretation and accessibility support for organisations including Infosys, Accenture, IBM, Tata Motors, Thomson Reuters, NatWest and Amazon, and for public figures including Shri B. S. Yediyurappa, Mary Kom and Zoya Akhtar.

Alongside interpretation, I run awareness and training programmes for students, teachers, HR professionals, corporate employees and trainers - focused on reducing communication barriers and building environments where Deaf and hard-of-hearing people participate fully.

Currently
Lead - Sign Language, Counselling & Disability Inclusion
Cheshire Disability Trust (Leonard Cheshire Disability), Bangalore

Services

Interpretation
  • Corporate events and meetings
  • Conferences and seminars
  • Court cases and legal proceedings
  • Medical and healthcare settings
  • Job interviews and professional training
  • Government, public and private events
Training & awareness
  • Corporate Sign Language training
  • HR and train-the-trainer programmes
  • School and teacher training
  • Sign Language awareness sessions
  • Disability inclusion awareness
  • Regular open batches (approx. 10 per batch)
Counselling & compliance
  • Counselling (certified)
  • POSH training (certified trainer)
  • POCSO training (certified trainer)
  • Montessori-trained teaching
  • Deaf and hard-of-hearing communication
  • Accessibility advisory for teams

Selected engagements

IBM
Training 2016 (60) · engagements reaching 1,000+
Amazon
Trainer & HR programmes, 5 batches of 25
Accenture
Women's Day with Mary Kom, 1,000 attendees
NatWest
Recurring programmes, 1,000 participants
Thomson Reuters
Interpretation and training, 250 participants
Infosys
Interpretation, 150 participants
Tata Motors
Interpretation for staff
Schools & institutions
10 schools · 3,000 children · JSS Mysore, Brigade School
Interpreted for Shri B. S. Yediyurappa Mary Kom Zoya Akhtar

Journey & recognition

Best Teacher Award
Rotary Club, 2010
2008
Began as a Sign Language Instructor. Interpreted for Shri B. S. Yediyurappa, then Chief Minister of Karnataka.
2010
Best Teacher Award, Rotary Club.
2014
Interpretation for Mary Kom.
2016
Interpretation for Zoya Akhtar; corporate training including IBM.
2017-
Freelance Sign Language interpretation, running usesignlanguage.com.
2026
Training programme for JSS professors; 60+ participants attended.
Present
Lead - Sign Language, Counselling & Disability Inclusion at Cheshire Disability Trust, alongside interpretation, training, counselling, POSH and POCSO programmes.

Enquiry

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