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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"sign language interpreting"”.
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The Effect of Time and Experience on Kinematics During a Simulated Sign Language Interpreting Session Using a Preferred Work to Rest Ratio
Sign language interpreters (SLI) provide a vital service to the deaf community but also experience high levels of pain and suffer from career threatening musculoskeletal disorders. Balancing work and rest (recovery) may be a useful intervention to help address these concerns. This thesis addresses …
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Accessibility of sign language services to the deaf in tertiary education institutions: a case of the University of Zambia and Zambia Institute of special education
… in tertiary education in Zambia have access to sign language services. Participants were drawn from the University of Zambia, Ministry of Community Development, Mother and Child Health, Zambia Institute of Special Education and Ministry of Higher Education. Four objectives guided the study: …
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Accessibility of sign language services to the deaf in tertiary education institutions: a case of the University of Zambia and Zambia Institute of special education
… in tertiary education in Zambia have access to sign language services. Participants were drawn from the University of Zambia, Ministry of Community Development, Mother and Child Health, Zambia Institute of Special Education and Ministry of Higher Education. Four objectives guided the study: …
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Knowledge and Experience With Genetics and Genetic Counseling Among Sign Language Interpreters
<p>Professional sign language interpreters are an integral part of genetic counseling with deaf patients whose preferred mode of communication is sign language. The purpose of this study was to assess the extent of understanding of genetics and genetic counseling possessed by sign language …
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Characteristics of effective interpreter education programs in the United States
… study was to investigate effective practices of interpreting education programs in the United States as measured by the readiness to credential gap. The increasing demand for interpreters has created an environment with under-credentialed interpreters and this is compounded by the fact that the …
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Cumulative trauma disorders and interpreters for the deaf in Texas
… to determine the relationship between time spent signing, personal history of CTDs, and knowledge of CTDs and behaviors to prevent CTDs. The convenience sample for this study w~s comprised of 300 volunteer participants randomly selected from the list of Texas Certified Interpreters for the deaf. …
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An exploration of the efficacy of instructor modelling in the application of situated learning to educating student British Sign Language/English interpreters in healthcare interpreting
… to determine whether the performance of student sign language interpreters in simulated healthcare assignments was positively impacted by viewing a modelled interpretation, done by an experienced interpreter beforehand. It also explores the benefits of situating learning in a semi-authentic …