The Communication Centre for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Tariff
The tariff of the Centre for Communication can be found here:
Sign language courses A1 and A2 day courses (30 lessons in a group, including course material) – ISK 39.750 per person.
Sign language courses A1 and A2 evening courses (30 lessons in a group, including course material) – ISK 49.700 per person.
For sign language courses of a different length, run by the Center, the fee will be charged in proportion with the number of hours.
For outsourced work of the employees of the Communication Centre, the following shall be charged:
After hour rate -ISK 15.000.
Driving fee within the capital area - ISK 2,500.
If employees of the Communication Centre need to travel outside the capital area or abroad, employees' fares are charged according to the invoice, and per diem allowances are collected according to the Travel Expenses Committee of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs.
The minimum fee for services during daytime hours is one hour. After that every half hour that is started is charged.
The minimum fee for services outside daytime hours is at least the equivalent of three hours', following the after hour rate.
The communication center is authorized to provide sign language speaking individuals with free interpretation services in everyday life.
Individuals who speak sign language can request a sign language interpreter for various situations in everyday life.
In connections with this, the Communication Center is authorized to pay the travel costs of a sign language interpreter outside the Reykjavík area, on the basis of a special appropriation in the budget each year.
When processing requests on the basis of this authorization, equality between users of the service shall be ensured, with regard to the budget available at any given time.
When cancelling an ordered sign language interpretation, an email must be sent to tulkur@shh.is email address with the following information:
The name of the person being ordered for.
Date, time and location of interpretation.
Cancellation of booked sign language interpretation must be received before 3 pm on the last working day before the service is to take place.
When sign language interpretation that has been agreed upon for a longer period of time (e.g. an entire semester) and the service has begun, two weeks will be charged after the cancellation is received.
If information about cancellation is not received with the above notice, it will be charged according to the agency's tariff and in accordance with the original order.
If interpretation is required on another day or at another time of the day, the service must be ordered again by sending an email to tulkur@shh.is.