Metaglossia: The Translation World

Before I can even consider being an ally to Deaf people in the face of societal audism, as a sign language interpreter I must address another overlooked and, at times, more pernicious enemy—the sign language interpreting profession itself....

(Medical Xpress) -- Most agree that the earlier you expose a child to a language, the easier it is for that child to pick it up. The same rules apply for deaf children.

Today we want to recommend you an article which is related to language, but not to translation.

A group of University of Houston students is working on a device that will enable the hearing impaired to communicate with people who don't understand sign language. Isn't it a great way to enable communication? Learn more about it in the article called Prototype Device Translates Sign Language that you will find under the Education section of our newspaper Language and Technology News Daily

A team of students has created a portable sign-language translator.

Sign Language is definitely a boon to hearing-impaired people when it comes to communicating with each other, or with non-deaf people who are trained in the system. If a hearing person doesn’t regularly deal with the deaf, however, then there's an obvious communication barrier. In order to address that situation, a group of engineering technology and industrial design students from the University of Houston have created MyVoice – a prototype American Sign Language (ASL) translator.

One thing sign language interpreters should know when selecting an attorney is that one size generally does not fit all. There are many misconceptions about attorneys. The generic attitude that a good attorney is something akin to a pit bull...

Last year I had to choose between taking Spanish or American Sign Language (ASL) for my foreign language credits. I would have much rather taken French at the time, but my school didn't offer it. I figured ASL would be easier, since you can't really have homework other than vocabulary in comparison to Spanish. So, I signed up for the class.
Now I'm in ASL 2. And I absolutely love it. American Sign Language isn't just a language; it's a whole culture. It isn't English words put into movement. ASL has a whole different sentence structure and different connotations. My ASL teacher has always said, "Divorce the word and marry the meaning," and what she means is that saying something and signing it exactly as it says may not be the correct interpretation of the word.
American Sign Language is about deaf culture. You don't just learn another language, you learn about the deaf culture and how their lifestyle differs from the hearing world. It is by far the most unique class I've had the opportunity to take, and it has been so great.

Is it still an advantage for sign language interpreters to trade a higher hourly rate in exchange for the “benefits” of being represented by an agency? Particularly, given the world is chock-full of affordable DIY (do it yourself) business...

In the face of growing threat to the Sign Language Interpreting profession in the UK and the lack of access Deaf people are experiencing in the light of budget cuts, the BBC’s Deaf community ...

DEAF students hope to overcome a shortage of Australian sign-language teachers by becoming teachers themselves.

Ghana National Association of the Deaf (GNAD) wants government to encourage more people to learn sign language and employ more sign language translators in order to promote equal participation in the country’s educational system.

The Association laments that currently, the use of sign language and sign language interpretation are not being encouraged by the Ministry of Education, hence making it difficult for deaf people to get admission into schools.

“The use of sign language and sign language interpreters in schools are not being encouraged by the Education Ministry in the country and if an institution wishes to admit deaf students to their programme, it is the deaf student who is to struggle to get an interpreter and pay them,” it added.

Christ Deaf Church's members and friends do their best to help raise funds for deaf and blind adults who'd like to go camping. The group's yearly push to solicit donations for scholarship money usually pays off well.

Certaines personnes ont simplement le don des langues, disposant de cette capacité d’apprendre de nouvelles langues avec aisance, et de naviguer tranquillement et avec brio dans le labyrinthe pittoresque des règles grammaticales.

Festival Sign’ô, rencontre des arts en langue des signes le 01-06-2012 - agenda Festival 31200 Toulouse Haute-Garonne (31) du 01 Juin 2012 - 4e édition du festival Sign'ô, rencontre des arts en Langue des Signe, les 1er, 2 et 3 juin prochain.

At this point in our history, the NIC assessment is the foundation for determining who is “one of us” and, as such, certified members of RID should be the defenders of the certification process. However, the fact that certified RID members...

Finally, technology could help people learn sign language effectively, thanks to a glove covered in sensors.

Some folks just have the gift of language, picking up the new language with ease, navigating through all the mazes that quaint grammatical rules throw at them with flying colors.

Ashley Finn came to the University of Louisville unsure of what she wanted to do for a living. She majored in English but became enamored with another language — sign language — after taking a course in it.

Ghana National Association of the Deaf (GNAD) wants government to encourage more people to learn sign language and employ more sign language translators in order to promote equal participation in the country's educational system.

The Association laments that currently, the use of sign language and sign language interpretation are not being encouraged by the Ministry of Education, hence making it difficult for deaf people to get admission into schools.

"The use of sign language and sign language interpreters in schools are not being encouraged by the Education Ministry in the country and if an institution wishes to admit deaf students to their programme, it is the deaf student who is to struggle to get an interpreter and pay them," it added.

Speaking at a forum on Deaf Education in Accra on Tuesday, the President of GNAD, Mr Emmanuel K. Sackey, mentioned lack of qualified sign language teachers and sign language interpretation in higher schools, among others, as some of the problems of Deaf Education in the country.

He said most of the Schools for Deaf in the country were overcrowded due to insufficient accommodation and inadequate furniture and beds.

Gallaudet Interpreting Service will offer two specialized training tracks for interpreters this summer: one for interpreters who are Codas and one for interpreters who are deaf.

THE Human Rights Commission (HRC) has appealed to Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) to quickly restore sign language interpretation during prime time television news in order to accord people with hearing problems the right to information.
HRC Director Enoch Mulembe said in a statement in Lusaka yesterday that the commission was deeply concerned with the termination of sign language interpretation on ZNBC television main
news.
Mr Mulembe called on the national broadcaster to quickly rectify the problem so that people with hearing impairment could benefit from telecasts just like all citizens who pay the ZNBC
television levy.

At some point every sign language interpreter is faced with the task of valuing and selling their art. As a craftsperson, the value of a sign language interpreter’s work is not found in the dollars and cents of a transaction, but in the impact...

Kristina Garcia-Santiago went to tryouts for "Children of a Lesser God" at Limelight Theatre with hopes of landing the role of Lydia, described as "a student; has some residual hearing; a lip reader.

This weekend marks a big step for the sign language program at the University of Louisville.

The university will recognize the program's first 10 graduates in a ceremony on Friday, before morning commencement on Saturday.

U of L says it started its American Sign Language Interpreting Studies Program leading to a bachelor's degree in 2010 to help provide access and equality for people who are deaf and hard of hearing. The university says the U.S. Labor Department projected in 2007 that employment of interpreters would increase 24 percent during the next decade.

More than 50 U of L students are majoring in the sign language program, which is part of the classical and modern languages department in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Versión electrónica del diario Los Tiempos, el periódico de mayor circulación en la ciudad de Cochabamba, Bolivia --...

El Ministerio de Educación capacitó a docentes en el buen uso del texto a fin de mejorar la comunicación con las personas que sufren discapacidad auditiva.

La responsable de la Dirección de Educación Especial del Ministerio de Educación, Delia Apaza, destacó que las unidades educativas inclusivas y los centros de educación especial de Bolivia podrán consultar el primer diccionario de lenguaje de señas con el objetivo de fortalecer la comunicación y formación de las personas con discapacidad auditiva.