International Sign

http://efsli.org/2020/abstracts/ CALL FOR ABSTRACTSDeadline for submissions: 23rd February 2020The Association of Romanian Sign Language Interpreters (ANIALMG) is proud to host the next year´s AGM and Conference of the European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters (efsli) in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The event will take place on 5th and 6th September 2020 under the title:“ INTERPRETER 4.0 – – Towards a virtual reality? ”The conference will focus on how digital developments are changing the work of translators and interpreters, how working interpreters are preparing themselves to learn new skills, how interpreting programs are designed to prepare future generations of interpreters and how our relationships with interpreting service users will change in the short term. Through the theme “INTERPRETER 4.0: Towards a virtual reality?” we propose to consider the place of sign language interpreters among those technological advancements that are transforming our daily lives.The questions we would like to explore include, but are not limited to the following:Are technological inventions meant to assist or replace interpreters?How can we position ourselves as interpreters to respond to these challenges and take full advantage of them and avoid the technological wave taking over us?How can we develop our competences and adjust our strategies and techniques in preparation for the new era?How does the deaf community view these new technologies? How do they participate in their development in alliance with the interpreter community?What impact will the 21st century technologies have on those members of both the interpreter and deaf communities who have been left on the fringe of digital developments?What will our society be like in the future and how will we make it more inclusive for all deaf citizens? The 2020 conference in Cluj will provide an open scene for stakeholders and participants from different fields of knowledge: researchers, interpreters, translators, trainers, users of new technologies. They will share their experiences and exchange views on the cutting-edge developments in the digital field.The 2020 conference in Cluj will provide an open scene for stakeholders and participants from different fields of knowledge: researchers, interpreters, translators, trainers, users of new technologies. They will share their experiences and exchange views on the cutting-edge developments in the digital field. We also encourage practitioners, users and developers of these new technologies and apps to come and present them to us and share their experiences.

I read with interest on the WFD page on the subject the following: "Exposure to a number of sign languages and different signing styles is usually a better contributor to a signer's knowledge of IS than a specific IS ‘language' course. EUD acknowledges that there is no standard for IS interpreters and there is no guarantee that an IS interpreter can interpret in every given setting or for every IS user" This would be a good starting point for a discussion about IS, and in particular about how to acquire it to a good enough standard to be able to achieve WASLI accreditation and/or to work for the EU institutions

The World Federation of the Deaf and the World Association of Sign Language Interpreters have established the International Sign Interpreter Accreditation as a joint initiative. The goal is to meet the increasing demand of International Sign Interpretation in the international arena. It aims to fulfil the following: - Set, maintain and promote standards in International Sign Interpretation - Promote a quality-assurance system for credentialing practitioners - Maintain a register of WFD-WASLI Accredited International Sign Interpreters The call for application is open once a year. The full process is published online at https://wfdeaf.org/our-work/wfd-wasli-international-sign-interpreter-ac… A list of currently accredited IS interpreters can be found here: http://wfdeaf.org/our-work/wfd-wasli-international-sign-interpreter-acc…