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From Gestuno Interpreting To International Sign Interpreting: Improved Accessibility?, Anna-Lena Nilsson
From Gestuno Interpreting To International Sign Interpreting: Improved Accessibility?, Anna-Lena Nilsson
Journal of Interpretation
In order to shape the future of our profession, I believe it is necessary for us to also take a critical look at both past and present practices. With that goal in mind, this commentary presents a case study of the sign language interpreting services provided at the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) Congresses held between 1983 and 2019.
During the 1980s and 1990s we witnessed both the professionalization of signed language interpreting at international conferences, and improved accessibility for official delegates of various National Associations of the Deaf (NADs) as well as for other participants. Increasing numbers of …