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    <title>Running a Deaf-owned interpreting agency on modern software</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <description>IMP is built inside a working, Deaf-owned interpreting agency. That changes what gets built, what gets fixed first, and what "accessible" actually means.</description>
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    <title>How agencies price rush and after-hours work</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <description>Evening jobs and short-notice bookings cost more to fill. Here’s how agencies structure those premiums — adders vs. multipliers, stacking rules, and the policies that keep invoices defensible.</description>
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    <title>What to look for in interpreter scheduling software</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <description>Scheduling interpreters is not scheduling meeting rooms. Here are the failure modes that separate real dispatch software from a calendar with a login page.</description>
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    <title>VRI vs. OPI: when to use each</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <description>Video and phone interpreting solve different problems. The first question is always whether a signed language is involved — after that, it’s about context, length, and logistics.</description>
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    <title>How to switch interpreting platforms without downtime</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <description>A four-week parallel-run playbook: what to export, in what order, when to cut invoicing over, and when to finally turn the old system off.</description>
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