scholarly journals Cortisol dysregulation among American Sign Language interpreters in different work settings: Confirmation of occupational health risks

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-50
Author(s):  
Robert Q Pollard ◽  
Robyn K Dean ◽  
Vincent J Samar ◽  
Leslie M Knigga ◽  
Tiffany L Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
American Sign Language ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Diurnal Cortisol ◽  
Work Settings ◽  
Morning Peak ◽  
Cortisol Levels ◽  
K 12

Cumulative motion injuries and burnout contribute to an international shortage of signed language interpreters (SLIs). Studies using the Job Content Questionnaire, a well-validated measure of occupational health risks, indicate that risk levels differ among SLI work settings. Specifically, video relay service (VRS) and primary and secondary educational settings (K–12) are associated with greater health risks. The current study validated those results by analysing the diurnal rhythm of salivary cortisol levels. Anomalies in diurnal cortisol rhythms are associated with an array of health problems. Our full-time SLI participants included VRS workers ( N = 20), K–12 workers ( N = 18), and SLIs who worked in other settings ( N = 23). Non-interpreters using sign language daily at work ( N = 18) comprised a fourth group. Saliva samples were collected four times daily over 2 working days. The VRS and K–12 SLIs demonstrated lower morning peak cortisol levels and flatter diurnal cortisol slopes from morning peak to subsequent diminution. Both findings are associated with chronic stress and greater health risks. The VRS and K–12 groups’ diurnal cortisol patterns closely resembled each other, while the Other SLI group’s curve closely resembled that of the Non-Interpreter group. Implications for SLI health, education, and job redesign are discussed in the context of the demand control schema.

scholarly journals Occupational Health and Safety For Sign Language Interpreters

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>

scholarly journals Development of American Sign Language Guidelines for K-12 Academic Assessments

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 383-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Higgins ◽  
Lisa Famularo ◽  
Stephanie W. Cawthon ◽  
Christopher A. Kurz ◽  
Jeanne E. Reis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
American Sign Language ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
American Sign ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Academic Assessments

scholarly journals Occupational Health and Safety For Sign Language Interpreters

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>

Mainstreamed Deaf/HH Students' Online Learning in K-12

2021 ◽  
pp. 69-89
Author(s):  
Millicent Malinda Musyoka ◽  
Zanthia Yvette Smith
Keyword(s):  
American Sign Language ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
American Sign ◽  
Deaf Students ◽  
Teaching Online ◽  
The Us ◽  
Changing Roles ◽  
K 12

The population of deaf/hard of hearing students attending mainstream K-12 programs continues to increase in both the US and UK, with almost 85% reported in mainstreams. With COVID-19, schools shut-down, and social distancing efforts, K-12 programs turned to online teaching. Online teaching changes both the role of the teacher and the parents. A case that is unique in the new changing roles of online teaching is that of deaf students. Education of D/HH students involves the use of English and American Sign Language (ASL). Most families with D/HH students do lack ASL competency and cannot communicate with D/HH students. This chapter gives into cognizance language barriers and academic performance when discussing mainstreamed D/HH students' online teaching. The author discusses the challenges and proposes possible solutions to improve online teaching for this population.

Highlighted & Underlined

2017 ◽  
Vol 99 (3) ◽  
pp. 6-7
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
International Education ◽  
American Sign Language ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Rural Students ◽  
American Sign ◽  
School Lunches ◽  
Brown Center ◽  
K 12 ◽  
National Emergency

Providing students with healthier school lunches has a modest but significant effect on academic performance, according to a study published by the Brown Center Chalkboard blog. Roughly 20% of K-12 students are enrolled in language study, including American Sign Language, according to a report published by the American Councils for International Education. A new report, Why Rural Matters, suggests that rural students are facing nothing less than a national emergency.

Spatial and temporal dynamics of lexico-semantic processing in American Sign Language

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Leonard ◽  
N. Ferjan Ramirez ◽  
C. Torres ◽  
M. Hatrak ◽  
R. Mayberry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
American Sign Language ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Semantic Processing ◽  
Temporal Dynamics ◽  
American Sign ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Dynamics

Patient Health Questionnaire-9--American Sign Language Version

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie Pertz ◽  
Missy Plegue ◽  
Kathleen Diehl ◽  
Philip Zazove ◽  
Michael McKee
Keyword(s):  
American Sign Language ◽  
Sign Language ◽  
Patient Health Questionnaire ◽  
American Sign ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Language Version ◽  
Patient Health

Psychosocial occupational health risks

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ю.Ю. Горблянский ◽  
◽  
Е.П. Конторович ◽  
О.П. Понамарева ◽  
Е.И. Волынская ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health Risks

Occupational health risks of working women of wallpaper manufactures

2020 ◽  
pp. 721-721
Author(s):  
N. N. Pichugina ◽  
Y. V. Eliseeva
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Health Disorders ◽  
Production Conditions

Calculated professional risk of health disorders in workers of the main specialties of double-printing production. Professional conditionality of a number of diseases connected with production conditions is revealed.

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