"Protactile philosophy has grown out of the realization that DeafBlind people’s intuitions about tactile communication are stronger than the intuitions sighted people have. This realization has changed the way we communicate with each other, the way we work with interpreters, and more generally, the way we live. We call this way of life and the principles and practices that shape it, 'protactile.' " Jelica Nuccio and aj granda Introducing the second module in the DBI Module Series, brought to … Read More »
Interpreting In Asylum Proceedings
October 10, 2018 by ·
Dear Members, Around the world, interpreters are called upon to work with asylum seekers and refugees, and one of the requests WASLI frequently receives is for information about training. The United Nations has this excellent resource, and while it is not specific to signed language interpreters, we want to share it with you as a very helpful resource. We encourage you to review the material and consider it as you are creating local or national training to work Deaf people in these … Read More »
Integrated and open interpreter education
September 20, 2018 by ·
Interpreting Studies faculty at Western Oregon University invite you to contribute to an Open Educational Resources (OER) they are developing on educating interpreters. OERs offer authors and readers free and open access to current, relevant, easy-to-access, and free materials. Our intent for this project is to create a space where emerging scholars, from varied and diverse backgrounds, in the field of signed language interpreting will make contributions with the ability to revise as the … Read More »
WFD WASLI International Sign Interpreter Accreditation
August 10, 2018 by ·
Save the Dates - WFD and WASLI International Sign Interpreter Accreditation Application starts from 3 September to 8 October 2018 Save the Dates - WFD and WASLI International Sign Interpreter Accreditation from World Federation of the Deaf on Vimeo. World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) and World Association of Sign Language Interpreters (WASLI) are pleased to invite practitioners to save the dates for the application of the WFD-WASLI International Sign Interpreter … Read More »
WASLI Newsletter 06 2018
July 26, 2018 by ·
Dear Members: We hope you are doing well. Our WASLI Oceania Regional Conference will be upon us very soon, and we wanted to get this WASLI Newsletter out to you before that exciting event. Enjoy reading about the training that has taken place in Colombia and in Macau, along with a great interview with a longtime interpreter from Malaysia, Lucy Lim. Wishing you well Debra on behalf of the Board of Directors For Download … Read More »
