BSL/English Interpreters video into current provision in YH.

The aim of this report is to provide a description of the issues concerning British Sign Language/English Interpreters in Yorkshire and The Humber and nationally. The outcome of the survey shows a lack of Interpreters, both in the region and at national level. The recommendations included in the report aim to address some of the main barriers preventing more people becoming BSL/English Interpreters, as indicated by the survey.

"In April 2007, CACDP reported that 469 BSL-English Interpreters were registered with them in England and Wales: this means that there is roughly 1 registered interpreter for every 106 Deaf people who need them."

The report was commissioned by the Regional Language Network Yorkshire & The Humber and will be officially launched by its author, Ms Helen Tagg, at the Leeds Society for Deaf and Blind people on December 13th 2007.

PDF copies of the report are available from the RLN YH website - www.thebusinessoflanguage.org.uk

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• YH
• Sheffield
• RLNYH
• language
• economics
• business
• communications

[sampson930]

how do u report ppl on aim

[andreatemblett]

i watched the video , it good support with information about the courses ,but need to clarify about access of work i believe this research has not been fully completely done if there any emergency needs with funded?? i think it has been good half explained about interpreter access!!

[JeffdelesSourds]

I am pleased with the solutions proposed, but there is one area of interpreting that has not got a mention in this report.

What about video interpreting access? This is a real solution to the shortage over the short term as an interpreter can now work for up to 12 different deaf customers in a day as opposed to two or three face to face.

I believe this research has not been completely done if this emergent technology which is being used effectively in South & in the USA.