PI EVENTS APP — FACT SHEET
Performance Interpreting | performanceinterpreting.co.uk
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ONE-LINE PITCH
A free iOS and Android app that helps Deaf and hard of hearing
audiences find every confirmed BSL/ISL interpreted live event in
the UK and Ireland, request access where it does not exist, and
use practical communication tools on the day.

AT A GLANCE
- Product:       PI Events App
- Audience:      Deaf and hard of hearing audiences, UK and Ireland
- Cost:          Free for end users
- Platforms:     iOS and Android (native)
- Coverage:      Confirmed BSL and ISL interpreted events nationwide
- Languages:     British Sign Language (BSL), Irish Sign Language (ISL)
- Built by:      Performance Interpreting
- Founder:       Marie Pascall (born with unilateral deafness)
- NRCPD:         Every PI interpreter is NRCPD-registered

KEY FEATURES
1. Browse interpreted events
   Every confirmed BSL/ISL event nationwide, in one place. Filter
   by date, location, type and language.

2. Smart search
   Type-ahead fuzzy search across events, venues and categories.

3. Request an interpreter
   If an event has no interpreter booked, users submit a request
   directly through the app. PI then liaises with the organiser.

4. Know your rights
   Plain-English guide to the Equality Act 2010, the DDA 1995 and
   the Irish Equal Status Acts. No legal jargon.

5. BSL and ISL videos on every screen
   The app is BSL-first by design — onboarding lets users pick
   their preferred language before any English appears, and every
   screen carries a signed video walkthrough.

6. Communication cards
   Pre-made cards with common phrases to show to staff: "I am
   Deaf", "Can you repeat that?", "Where is the BSL interpreter?"

7. Order food and drink
   Build an order with quantities and show it as text to bar staff.

8. Live speech-to-text
   Real-time on-screen transcription of nearby speech.

9. Feel the Music
   Converts live sound into haptic vibration on the user's device.

10. Festival checklists and venue guides
    First-time festival planner with accessibility tips,
    communication planning and direct links to official venue
    accessibility pages.

11. Feedback in BSL, ISL or text
    Users can submit written feedback or upload a video response
    in their preferred sign language after an event.

WHY THE APP EXISTS
Performance Interpreting has delivered BSL/ISL access at over 600
live events a year for more than a decade — for clients including
Arsenal, Wembley Stadium, The O2, Royal Albert Hall, Live Nation,
Festival Republic, BBC, UEFA and the NFL.

Through all of that, one problem kept surfacing on the audience
side: Deaf attendees could not find out which events had access in
the first place. Information sat scattered across organiser sites,
ticketing platforms and accessibility teams. The PI Events App
pulls every confirmed interpreted event into one place, lets users
request access where it is missing, and gives them practical tools
to use on the day.

The app was peer-recommended at DeafExpo 2026 before any paid
marketing went out.

COMPANY BACKGROUND
- Inducted into Signature's Hall of Fame, the highest recognition
  in the BSL interpreting industry.
- Gave key evidence in the landmark Little Mix BSL case, which
  established BSL access at live events as a legal requirement
  under the Equality Act 2010.
- Partnered with Wembley Stadium to make BSL interpreting the
  default at every concert at the national stadium.
- Trusted to manage full Deaf access at Royal events and state
  ceremonies.

READY-TO-USE QUOTES

"Performance Interpreting already delivers BSL at the biggest
events in the country. The app solves a different problem — Deaf
audiences could not find out which events had access in the first
place. We built it because the gap was there and no one else was
going to."
— Marie Pascall, Founder

"It is BSL-first, not BSL-bolt-on. Every screen has a signed
video. The app speaks to its audience in their first language —
the same standard we hold organisers to."
— Marie Pascall, Founder

"We did not market this app. It travelled by word of mouth at
DeafExpo and through interpreters and audiences who picked it up
at gigs. The community decided whether it was useful, and the
answer was yes."
— James Edwards, Performance Interpreting

"Following the landmark Little Mix case, BSL access at live events
is a legal right under the Equality Act 2010. The Request an
Interpreter feature exists so any audience member can use that
right in three taps."
— Performance Interpreting

BOILERPLATE — ABOUT PERFORMANCE INTERPRETING
Performance Interpreting is the UK and Ireland's leading provider
of BSL and ISL access at live events. Founded by Marie Pascall and
inducted into Signature's Hall of Fame, PI delivers over 600
events a year across festivals, arenas, stadiums and Royal
occasions, for clients including Arsenal, The O2, Wembley Stadium,
Royal Albert Hall, Live Nation, Festival Republic, BBC, UEFA and
the NFL. Every PI interpreter is NRCPD-registered. The PI Events
App is a free consumer app launched as the next step in the same
mission: equal access for Deaf audiences at every live event.

ASSET PACK CONTENTS
- /logos/        PI brand logos (landscape, square, white)
- /screenshots/  High-resolution app screenshots (PNG)
- /gifs/         7 demo GIFs (browse, search, request, rights,
                 BSL videos, order, notifications)
- /mp4/          MP4 companions for each GIF (higher quality)
- This fact sheet

PRESS CONTACT
For interview with Marie Pascall, additional material or
fact-checking:
  Online:  performanceinterpreting.co.uk/contact (select Press)
  Press kit page: performanceinterpreting.co.uk/press/pi-events-app

PRIOR LIMPING CHICKEN COVERAGE OF PI
- 2022 — Marie Pascall and Fletch@ on PI's first stadium tour with
  a Deaf performer (Ed Sheeran's Mathematics shows)
  limpingchicken.com/2022/06/24/signsong-performer-fletch-and-marie-pascall-of-performance-interpreting-tell-us-about-their-uk-stadium-tour-with-ed-sheeran/

- 2021 — The Little Mix court case: the story so far
  limpingchicken.com/2021/06/29/the-little-mix-court-case-the-story-so-far/

- 2017 — Two Deaf rock fans review a signed Limp Bizkit & Korn show
  limpingchicken.com/2017/01/06/rebecca-anne-withey-what-two-deaf-rock-fans-thought-when-they-saw-limp-bizkit-with-performance-interpreting/
