Little-known fact: since July 2022, dialing 988 and then pressing 1 connects you to the Veterans Crisis Line, 24/7. I’m sharing this because awareness saves lives — have you seen the new posters at your VA clinic or saved it in your phone?
When I’m toggling ASL/LSF/IS on VRI, I quote my highest language rate +20% and add a 0.25 hr “pivot” charge each time we switch communities to cover mediation time, and I point to WASLI for rationale: https://wasli.org. If the agency pushes back, I move to hourly with a two-hour minimum rather than a flat. Do you log pivots in-session so the invoice matches the flow?
But i saved it as “VCL — 988 then 1” in my phone and pinned it in our group chat; , too many folks still don’t know it’s been live “since July 2022.” If talking’s tough, you can text 838255, and the old 1–800-273-8255 (Press 1) still works. Anyone seen the new VA posters or added it to your ICE contacts yet?
I set up a contact that dials 988, waits, then sends “1” by adding a comma after 988, so my wife can hit one button — it’s been solid “since July 2022.” Some carriers ignore the pause, so give it a quick test; details are at https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/. Anyone else using the comma/“wait” trick on Android or iPhone?