Browsing All posts tagged under »interpreter«

How SignHealth have been working to give Deaf people interpreting support in healthcare – and how you can help (BSL)

July 23, 2014 by

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This is a response to Andy Palmer’s article ‘ GPs should have access to video interpreting or STTR on the […]

Deaf News: Mock trial to examine if Deaf people can serve on jury in Australia

July 9, 2014 by

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The Guardian has reported that a mock trial will be held in Sydney, Australia, to see whether deaf people can […]

Who cares about deaf students in higher education? A notetaker’s (anonymous) perspective

April 29, 2014 by

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Below is an anonymous article by a notetaker who works with deaf students in higher education. Sometimes, stuck between a […]

Read: Deaf couple angry with hospital over lack of interpreter during birth of son

January 20, 2014 by

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The Guardian has published an article today detailing how a deaf couple were denied interpreting support during the birth of […]

Dana Gornall: Why I became an interpreter

January 15, 2014 by

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Sign Language fascinated me from very early on. I have a clear memory of being in the grocery store parking […]

Deaf News: Deaf groups complain after no interpreter provided at Ariel Sharon’s funeral

January 15, 2014 by

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Which is worse, a fake interpreter, or no interpreter at all? Each add up to the same thing – a […]

Emily Howlett: The “absolutely, definitely booked” interpreter. Who didn’t exist…

January 10, 2014 by

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Ah, that happy feeling you get when you walk past the letterbox and see you have post. That little flicker […]

Professor Graham Turner: 10 lessons from the tale of the ‘fake’ interpreter

December 13, 2013 by

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We may have thought sign language interpreting reached peak prominence when the Queen was shadowed by an interpreter at the […]

Deaf News: Sign Language interpreter pictured at work with Obama in the Whitehouse

August 22, 2013 by

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  This picture taken from Facebook shows an American Sign Language interpreter relaying President Obama’s words during a meeting at the […]

Deaf News: Deaf patient in Scottish hospital left without an interpreter for twelve days

March 28, 2013 by

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A shocking report in the Scotsman has revealed how a Deaf patient was left isolated and unable to communicate for […]