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Sign language interpreting an information guide
This guide to British Sign Language / English Interpreting has been prepared jointly by the Sign Language Interpreting Centre (SLIC) and the Centre for Deaf Studies within the SignAware project funded by the Department for Work and Pensions (2004-5).
- The aim of the guide
- Acknowledgements
- Sign Language, British Sign Language - BSL
- Learning Sign Language
- What is an Interpreter?
- The Practice of interpreting
- How to become an Interpreter
- Institutions offering interpreter training courses
- How to find an interpreter
- Booking an interpreter
- Fees
- How to work with an interpreter in education
- How to work with an interpreter in medical settings
- How to work with an interpreter at conferences
- Conference checklist (for an interpreter or organiser)
- Code of Ethics of Registered Interpreters
- Stress and Interpreting
- Relaxation issues
- Repetitive Strain Injury
- Remember...Do´s and Don´ts
- The Sign Language Interpreting Centre
The guide is based on an earlier version prepared by Hannah Thompson and Kirsten Taylor for the HORIZON-FORUM Project in the Centre for Deaf Studies, 1997
