Vessel of God/Access to God: American Sign Language Interpreting in American Evangelical Churches

<div>"This Guide is intended for working interpreters, interpreting students and educators, and those who employ or purchase the services of interpreters. Occupational health education is essential for professionals in training, to avoid early attrition from practice. "Sign language interpreting" is considered to include interpretation between American Sign Language (ASL) and English, other spoken languages and corresponding sign languages, and between sign languages (e.g., Deaf Interpreters). Some of the occupational health issues may also apply equally to Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) reporters, oral interpreters, and intervenors. The reader is encouraged to make as much use as possible of the information provided here". -- Introduction.</div><div><br></div>

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Occupational Health and Safety For Sign Language Interpreters

10.32920/16810906 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Kathryn Woodcock ◽

Steven L. Fischer

Keyword(s):

Health Education ◽

Occupational Health ◽

American Sign Language ◽

Sign Language ◽

Health And Safety ◽

American Sign ◽

Health Issues ◽

Sign Languages ◽

Sign Language Interpreters ◽

Sign Language Interpreting

<div>"This Guide is intended for working interpreters, interpreting students and educators, and those who employ or purchase the services of interpreters. Occupational health education is essential for professionals in training, to avoid early attrition from practice. "Sign language interpreting" is considered to include interpretation between American Sign Language (ASL) and English, other spoken languages and corresponding sign languages, and between sign languages (e.g., Deaf Interpreters). Some of the occupational health issues may also apply equally to Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) reporters, oral interpreters, and intervenors. The reader is encouraged to make as much use as possible of the information provided here". -- Introduction.</div><div><br></div>

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Negotiating legitimacy in American Sign Language interpreting education: Uneasy belonging in a community of practice

Disability Studies Quarterly ◽

10.18061/dsq.v38i1.5836 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 38 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Michele Friedner

Keyword(s):

American Sign Language ◽

Community Of Practice ◽

Sign Language ◽

Deaf People ◽

Deaf Community ◽

American Sign ◽

Relational Work ◽

Gate Keeping ◽

Sign Language Interpreting

This article ethnographically explores how American Sign Language-English interpreting students negotiate and foreground different kinds of relationships to claim legitimacy in relation to deaf people and the deaf community. As the field of interpreting is undergoing shifts from community interpreting to professionalization, interpreting students endeavor to legitimize their involvement in the field. Students create distinction between themselves and other students through relational work that involves positive and negative interpretation of kinship terms. In analyzing interpreting students' gate-keeping practices, this article explores the categories and definitions used by interpreting students and argues that there is category trouble that occurs. Identity and kinship categories are not nuanced or critically interrogated, resulting in deaf people and interpreters being represented in static ways.

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