Interpreting services
Court, medical, educational, and corporate interpreting between Bahasa Isyarat Malaysia (BIM) and spoken English / Bahasa Malaysia.
Society of Interpreters for the Deaf
Bridging voices since 1990.
We are S.I.D. — Kuala Lumpur's interpreter society for Malaysia's Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing community. We interpret, we teach, we bake.
Our story
Equal access to information, communication, and community.
Founded in 1990, the Society of Interpreters for the Deaf serves as interpreters on the educational, judicial and other various fronts to enable the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community an opportunity of equal rights and access to information and communication. Our sister centre — the Community Service Centre for the Deaf (CSCD) — has nurtured Deaf youth aged 5–20 since 1995.
- Founded 1990
- Registered NGO
- Serving Klang Valley
What we do
Four programmes, one community.
Every service we offer exists to remove a barrier — in a courtroom, a classroom, an interview, or a kitchen.
Sign language classes
Beginner to advanced BIM instruction for families, professionals, students, and allies. Group and private sessions.
CSCD — youth centre
Literacy, life-skills, and leadership programmes for around 50 Deaf students aged 5–20 at our centre in Kuala Lumpur.
Vocational training
Pathways into employment — including hands-on baking, food service, and customer hospitality at Silent Teddies.
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Serving since 1990
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Students at CSCD
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Years of Silent Teddies
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MaGIC Amplify Award
Silent Teddies Bakery
Baked by Deaf hands. Loved by everyone.
Silent Teddies is our award-winning social enterprise — a working bakery staffed entirely by Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing bakers. Cookies, breads, and catering, made with care since 2010, re-launched as a full social enterprise in 2017. Every order funds vocational training and the CSCD youth programme.
Learn the BIM alphabet
Bahasa Isyarat Malaysia — A to Z.
BIM uses a one-handed manual alphabet for fingerspelling names and loan words. It's a starter — not the whole language. Try spelling your name, then learn BIM properly with our partners.
Get involved
Three ways to support the Deaf community.
Whether you have money, time, or a meeting on your calendar — there's a place for you here.
Donate
Every ringgit goes directly to CSCD programmes, interpreter training, and bakery operations.
Donate →Volunteer
Help with events, tutoring at CSCD, or behind-the-scenes work at the bakery.
Volunteer with us →Hire an interpreter
Booking a certified BIM interpreter for a meeting, event, or appointment supports the community twice over.
Hire an interpreter →Visit us
Lorong Ampang, Kuala Lumpur.
Come visit the office and the bakery — we share an address. Drop us a line first, or just call.
- Address
- 41A, Lorong Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur
- Phone
- 03-2031 4599
- info@sid.org.my
- Office hours
- Mon–Fri 08:00–16:30 · Sat 08:00–13:00 (GMT+8)
Closed Sundays and public holidays