Interpreter Trainers' Network (ITN)

ASLIA National (Australia) has set up a new association for interpreter educators and trainers - the Interpreter Trainers' Network (ITN). 

Visit the website of the ITN at http://itn.aslia.com.au to see the resources and information available to teachers of interpreters. 

For more information contact Karen Bontempo at itn@aslia.com.au

Presentation and Workshop for ISL Interpreters, Limerick, 2nd Oct 2010

Puzzled? 

What IS that signer doing 

(and HOW am I supposed to interpret it)?

Presentation and Workshop

(For only ISL interpreters)

By Lorraine Leeson

Saturday, 2^nd October 2010

At Deaf Community Centre, 96A O Connell Street, Limerick City

At 3pm-5pm

Interpreters worldwide often express fear of voice-over and this sometimes has its basis in how they will be judged by other interpreters-or the audience. Some of this anxiety seems be based not in a lack of knowledge of English as a TL, but rather the relationship between the SL and the TL, and perhaps a lack of clarity regarding how information is structured. We know Daniel Gile’s Effort Model (Listening & Attention, Memory, Production, and Coordination) helps identify where interpreter processing goes awry. But-maybe what we also need to look again at what the signer is saying…this presentation and discussion introduces some recent findings from cognitive linguistics that are invaluable in helping interpreters figure out why certain types of text seem ‘harder’ to figure out than others, how the signer partitions out their body to represent different aspects of events, and how more than one perspective on an event can be encoded at one time. We will look at some examples and consider how an interpreter might produce a Target Language given these new ways of considering ISL Source Language messages, and also consider what this brings to SLIs working into ISL as a Target Language.

Tea & coffee will be provided

Let us know if you are coming by email: info@dcclimerick.eu or text 086 7348641

Barcelona: Catalan crisis for Deaf and Interpreters

The crisis leaves many deaf without interpreters

Link to original article in El Periodico

FIDEL MASREAL
BARCELONA

Going to the doctor, filing your tax returns, applying for the dole or meeting your solicitor are some of the basic tasks for which, from now on, many deaf people will have to do without an interpreter. The Federation of the Deaf of Catalonia, Fesoca, along with other organisations throughout the state have been waiting since earlier this year for the Ministry of Health and Social Policy to renew the grant which, in the case of Catalonia, provides contracts for 10 of the 21 interpreters in the Association.  

This situation has led to Fesoca having to terminate the interpreters’ contracts on the 30th April in the absence of funds to pay their wages. One of those affected is Albert Gonzalez, who is doubly let down: "It’s not only the fact we are now unemployed and what that entails, but a really human task, facilitating communication and access between people is no longer being provided."

Gonzalez explains that interpreters are planning to hold protests to highlight their situation. "Deaf people are disappointed because they don’t understand how a sign language law can be passed and yet basic services such as in health or the workplace are being cut," says the president of Fesoca, Encarna Muñoz. "Zapatero’s government is not fulfilling its commitment to prioritise social services", she concluded.

THE INTENTION / Sources at the Ministry of Health argue that the Government is willing to continue offering the grant but cannot do so until there is a legal change in contracting whereby Fesoca and similar organisations are approved by the Department of Finance’s Regional Tax Office. As a result of the cut from 21 to 11 interpreters, over 330 requests per month by deaf users will not be met and cities like Badalona, Terrassa and Sabadell will no longer have an interpreting service.

Among the services most demanded by users are job interviews, visits to the regional employment office and company meetings relating to redundancy. According to Fesoca there are 161,000 people in Catalonia with a hearing loss and 22,000 requests are made annually for interpreting services. 50 interpreters would be required to meet this need.

WASLI Newsletters

WASLI is committed to the development of the sign language interpreting profession worldwide

Dear friends and colleagues

More news from the world of Sign Language Interpreting

Please see below

WASLI Newsletter 2009-07

NEW ZEALAND: SLIANZ CONFERENCE REPORT

SIGN LANGUAGE COURSE IN KYRGYZSTAN

WFD NEWSLETTERS

UPCOMING EVENTS: CONFERENCE IN DUBAI, ASIA-PACIFIC INTERPRETERS MEETING

Link: http://www.wasli.org/PDFs/News/WASLI_newsletter_2009-07.pdf

WASLI Newsletter 2009-08

WASLI MEMBERSHIP

MALAWI GRADUATES SEVEN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS

MALAYSIA INTERPRETER EDUCATION SEMINAR REPORT

LAY JUDGES IN JAPAN

Link: http://www.wasli.org/PDFs/News/WASLI_newsletter_2009-08.pdf

WASLI Newsletter 2009-09

SIGN LANGUAGE RECOGNISED IN MACEDONIA

RID CONFERENCE REPORT

WASLI OPEN HOUSE AT RID

NORTH AMERICA REGIONAL MEETING

EUROPEAN LEGAL INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLATORS ASSOCIATION

Link: http://www.wasli.org/PDFs/News/WASLI_newsletter_2009-09.pdf

WASLI Newsletter 2009-10

WASLI EDUCATION AND TRAINING TASK GROUP UPDATE

WASLI EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING 2009

CAMPAIGN EVENT AT FINNISH PARLIAMENT HOUSE

ONLINE NEWS WEBSITE

UPCOMING CONFERENCES

Link: http://www.wasli.org/PDFs/News/WASLI_newsletter_2009-09.pdf

Any queries to George Major: newsletter@wasli.org

Best wishes

Zane HEMA

WASLI Secretary

secretary@wasli.org

ProZ upcoming Dublin interpreter event

Alchemy are proud to sponsor the upcoming ProZ.com Powwow in Dublin.

We would like to invite you to attend the Powwow on Friday October 23rd in Dublin city centre.

The Powwow takes place in Temple Bar, at the Jurys Inn Hotel on Parnell St, Dublin 1. It will commence at 17.00.



This will give ProZ.com users the opportunity to meet fellow freelance Translators in Dublin and Ireland, to network and to share professional experiences.


As sponsors, Alchemy will also provide a short preview of their latest technologies designed specifically for the Freelance translator.


This will be followed by refreshments, and possibly a meal for those interested in attending.


To register for the Dublin Powwow, please go to:



http://www.proz.com/powwow/2803

We hope you can attend, welcome your feedback, and look forward to meeting you there,

All the best,

Alchemy Software

PRESIDENT MC ALEESE AT INTERPRETER ACCREDITATION AWARDS

From SLIS Website www.slis.ie:


President Mary McAleese, Patron of the Sign Language Interpreting Service (SLIS), attended the SLIS Accreditation Award Ceremony, today, Thursday 1st October, at the Citizens Information Board, Dublin. She was welcomed by Tony McQuinn, CEO, Citizens Information Board, Anne Coogan, Chairperson, SLIS and Cora Pollard, Manager, SLIS.

Speaking at her first function as patron of SLIS the President said:

“The interpreters who receive accreditation here today are an important resource to Deaf people and to our society generally. Their skill and fluency ensure that the great diversity within the Deaf community will be given its best voice and that the dignity and right to equality of each Deaf person will be more than mere words.” Speaking from personal experience she added: “growing up with a profoundly deaf brother, a stand-out memory is of him tugging at my sleeve at noisy family gatherings, to say “remember me - I’m here too” as he struggled to be included in a hearing world that made little concession to those who could not hear.”

Tony McQuinn, CEO, Citizens Information Board thanked the President on behalf of SLIS for presenting the certificates and also thanked Anne Coogan and her colleagues for their commitment and added: “the Citizens Information Board assisted in the establishment of SLIS and provides core funding and support to the organisation to enable it to develop quality interpreting services for the Deaf Community. The Board’s new strategic plan entitled Pathways to Service - Putting Citizens at the Centre identifies “quality of services” as a key priority and this accreditation process will help SLIS as one of our delivery partners to play its part in assuring that quality of service.”

The Sign Language Interpreting Service was set up in 2007 to develop and deliver a high quality interpreting service between Irish Sign Language (ISL) and spoken English, for those who require these services namely:

The Deaf Community
Public Sector Services/Bodies
Voluntary Sector Services/Bodies
Private Services/Companies
Members of the Public
SLIS delivers a nationwide service through the provision of qualified interpreters. Interpreters registered with SLIS are self-employed and have successfully completed an accreditation process, facilitated by SLIS, as a quality assurance measure, to maintain high standards of interpreting. SLIS has in place an on-line booking service and signed website (www.slis.ie) which is accessible and user friendly.

Interpreters broadly divide into those who provide generic interpreting and those who work in the specialised domains of medical and legal interpreting. There is no regulation of interpreters in Ireland at present and in the absence of a National Accrediting Body, SLIS has facilitated a quality assurance accreditation process. Following this process, which took place in June, 13 interpreters were successfully accredited and have now been placed on the SLIS register of interpreters bringing the total number of SLIS accredited interpreters to 40.

The delivery of an interpreting service that provides high quality assured interpreters is a clear endorsement by SLIS of the right of the Deaf Community to fully accessible and high quality interpretation services. SLIS is committed to supporting initiatives for the development of a National Accrediting Body to achieve greater regulation of the sign language interpreting sector.

Suzanne Carey receiving her accreditation from President McAleese

From KDRC website (www.kerrydeaf.com):

President Mary McAleese, Patron of the Sign Language Interpreting Service (SLIS), attended the SLIS Accreditation Award Ceremony on the 1st of October. She was welcomed by Tony McQuinn, CEO, Citizens Information Board, Anne Coogan, Chairperson, SLIS and Cora Pollard, Manager, SLIS.

The President presented Suzanne Carey, a sign language interpreter from Kerry with her R1 Accreditation. Willie White- Manager of our service had the honour of presenting the President with a bouquet of flowers.

Speaking at her first function as patron of SLIS the President said: "The interpreters who receive accreditation here today are an important resource to Deaf people and to our society generally. Their skill and fluency ensure that the great diversity within the Deaf community will be given its best voice and that the dignity and right to equality of each Deaf person will be
more than mere words." Speaking from personal experience she added: "growing up with a profoundly Deaf brother, a stand-out memory is of him tugging at my sleeve at noisy family gatherings, to say "remember me - I'm here too" as he struggled to be included in a hearing world that made little concession to those who could not hear."

To read more about the event, go to http://www.slis.ie/?p=51