About All HANDS IN MOTION®

Established by Janice B. Rimler, a nationally certified sign language interpreter and nationally certified American Sign Language (ASL) instructor, All HANDS IN MOTION was a natural step into entrepreneurship after seventeen and a half years coordinating interpreters, creating workshops, curriculum, and mentoring at New York City College of Technology/City University of New York (CUNY). Her involvement in the New York City Deaf Community, since 1981 socially and professionally, includes Executive Board member of the New York Deaf Theatre, several Board positions in the local chapter of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (NYC METRO R.I.D.) including President; Board member of the New York City chapter of American Sign Language Teachers Association, and volunteering in other areas of the Community.

Although currently "retired" from teaching ASL, Janice taught for more than 23 years with New York Society for the Deaf; private clientele; and for CUNY. With her years of experience as an interpreter, coordinator, instructor, presenter at conferences locally, nationally, and internationally, and through the support of the Deaf Community and her colleagues and mentors, Janice saw All HANDS IN MOTION as a natural segue into consultancy and direct service provision.

Our contractors and employees "favor "one person in the office; Corinne Weisberg, Accounting Coordinator. She is the one who holds the key to the payroll schedule and payments keeping the office running smoothly. A retired educator, Corinne makes sure everything is checked and balanced. She is also a grandma to two adorable little ones.

Lauren Vaicels, a certified interpreter: NIC, makes sure the Community is connected to our Happy Hours from email blasts to co-hosting Happy Hours with Janice. While Lauren has moved on to another job in the world of medical interpreting, she remains in the role of Studio 504 Coordinator. Lauren brings an energy and dedicated focus to our goal of growing and nurturing Studio 504 as we move to include one-time-events to engage our Community in recreational activities.

Kathryn came to AHiM with a strong background in office management. She has an eye for organization, is detailed oriented, and quickly learned the world of transcription and the juggle of scheduling. While Kathryn doesn't sign, she is Deaf friendly, a defender of social justice. Her oldest daughter, who is a signer, was the link that brought this incredible woman to our staff. Hiring Kathryn brought us our Office Mascot, their family dog.

Stage manager, interpreter, organizer, and ardent supporter of the arts in the Deaf Community, Miriam joined the staff on her favorite holiday~Halloween. She is an adept organizer who created more efficient ways of managing requests from clients and booking contracting interpreters. June 2021, Miriam graduated from the LaGuardia Community College ASL/English Interpreter Education Program and has since moved away from coordinating interpreters to being the mix as an interpreter. We are taking full advantage of her professional skill.

Wyatt is the beloved rescue of Kathryn Thome and family. He is our consistently happiest member of the office. When we were in the office, he was running from room to room to greet us or encourage a play break of tug-of-war or "stop what you are doing and pay attention to me!" While we are remaining a remote office since March 2020, he remains our mascot and visits with him are coordinated on his walking tours of the neighborhood. He's still a furry, instant smile-reminder: Pup- therapy!

Jon joined AHiM during the pandemic. He has a background in business, non-profit fund raising, and community affairs. He and his wife are active in their young children's schools and live locally which means a short walk to the office.

Jabrea graduated from the University of Iowa May 2021 with a major in Environmental Planning and minor in American Sign Language. Her prior work experience in coordination and scheduling made her a perfect fit for AHiM. Jabrea's personality and professional skill-set continues to make her a favorite with clients. And, she continues to develop her ASL skills as part of her professional focus.

Irina joined AHiM with work experience that includes interpreting, teaching ASL, and spiritual life coaching. She is an ardent animal lover, knows the best restaurants in NYC and beyond, and loves to travel. She has a broad portfolio of stories of each country, island or stateside vacation she has taken with friends and/or family.
She brings a brightness and energy to all she does.