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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"sign language interpreter"”.
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The socio-economic status, sign language interpreter utilisation and the cost of providing South African sign language interpreter services in the Cape Metropole District health services
… prevalence of 3.7% in South Africa. Although sign language Interpreters (SLIs) improve the communication challenges in health care they are unaffordable for many Deaf people. On the other hand, there are no legal provisions in place to ensure the provision of SLIs in the health sector in most …
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A phenomenological study of the relationship between deaf students in higher education and their sign language interpreters
… deaf students in higher education who use sign language and need an interpreter to access course content. A sign language interpreter is a trained professional who translates between American Sign Language or another sign system and English. This phenomenological study draws from interviews …
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Os papéis do intérprete de libras na sala de aula inclusiva
… of the performance of a LIBRAS (Brazilian Sign Language) interpreter in a classroom attended by both deaf and hearing students, while interpreting in consecutive and simultaneous formats. Its main objective is to identify the kinds of role an interpreter may perform in this new educational …
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Music development and hearing impairment : a case study of Evelyn Glennie
… the hearing impaired. The qualitative research design included (a) structured and unstructured interviews with Evelyn Glennie, Lucinda Rutter, an educator of the hearing impaired, Ronel Davids, a social worker for the hearing impaired and official sign language interpreter in Parliament, Arman …
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Experiences of Deaf and Hard of Hearing College Students Assessed in Standard English
… deficit in the comprehension of the English language. This deficit exists because the primary language for DHH students is American Sign Language (ASL) rather than the English language. ASL is considered and recognized as a visual language, which does not have an exact translation to the …
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The effect of nonverbal communication training on the acquisition of sign language.
… on the acquisition of expressive and receptive sign language skills. Thirteen skills were included. Twenty-eight participants enrolled in the Beginning Interpreter Training Program (BITP) held at the University of Arizona were selected as subjects. The subjects were randomly assigned to two …
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The blossom method: development of a somatic psychotherapy model, its use in clinical and everyday settings: a heuristic, reflexive inquiry
… of being raised by a profoundly deaf, non-signing mother. It is recognised that parent-child communication and connectivity has been complex for the author, which influenced their decision to study linguistics and undertake immersion training as a sign language interpreter with a …
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Navigating Systemic Barriers: Experiences of Deaf Persons in the Criminal Justice System in Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia
… rights, including the right to be informed—in a language they understand—of the reasons for their arrest, the nature of the charges, the right to challenge evidence and witnesses, and the right to legal counsel. The criminal justice system relies on spoken language and is predominantly managed by …
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Time-Compressed Professionalization: The Experience of Public School Sign Language Interpreters in Mountain-Plains States
… skill and knowledge standards for public school sign language interpreters has created a virtual mandate for their immediate, time-compressed, professionalization. A series of federal laws requiring accessibility to communication for deaf people have escalated demand for interpreters far beyond …