| News from the WASLI President |
Liz Scott Gibson |
| 1st year Interpreter Reflections |
Cat Edmunds and Chris Hansford |
| Victorian Interpreter Profiles |
Ali Dowl & Therese Lewis |
Deaf Interpreting Column - The birth of Relay Interpreters in Victoria
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Stephanie Linder |
| Unionisation…Interpreter Unions – Where are they? to see a 'taster' of this article below...click here |
Meredith Bartlett |
| Regional Report - Bendigo |
Michelle Mewburn |
Out & About – South Africa WASLI and III Mental Health and Deafness World Congress |
Susan Emerson |
| Deaf Consumer Perspective |
Brent Phillips |
He Says/She Signs (Deaf Consumer/Experienced Interpreter perspectives) |
Dilemma
You’re asked to interpret for a male client enrolled in a sexuality class at an addictions treatment program for men. You suggest a male interpreter might be more appropriate for the situation, but you’re told the last one “couldn’t handle it”. You assume they mean his skill wasn’t up to par. When you arrive and start interpreting you realize it’s the content. It’s very graphic and very “raw”. The men in the group deliberately say things just to see how you’ll sign them. The Deaf client just sits there. |
| SmartArts (Theatre Interpreting) |
Lyn Gordon |
| Sign du jour – ‘Video Relay Interpreting/Web Cam’ |
Stephanie Linder |
| International Profile |
Robert Skinner, England |
| Employer Profile - Deaf Children Australia |
Danielle Hargreaves |
| Occupational Overuse Syndrome Column |
Meredith Bartlett |
Ask Bridge … (Ethics corner)
Marianne Bridge responding |
Dilemmas
Q1. When interpreting, what are some strategies to ensure I get the support I need from the other interpreter?
Q2. At the end of interpreting a short course, the instructor insisted that I complete the test along side the students “cos I may as well have the certificate too”. What is the best way of handling this situation?
Q3. What do you do when my team interpreter arrives dressed like someone living on the street and has bad body odour ?
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| Theatre Interpreting Experience |
Megan Nicholls |
What does it really mean?
Cynthia Cave |
All of us have been faced with trying to interpret terms and words we may not understand or know. Does this sound familiar? |
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Taster: Unionisation...Interpreter Unions - Where are they?
There is currently no single, specific union for interpreters and no union that will state that they are working for our industry. This is the problem in a nutshell!
Some years ago, one individual interpreter objected to VITS reducing the minimum time from a two-hour minimum back to one and a half hours. With the support of AUSIT (which, like ALSIA, is a professional association, not a union), this interpreter went to the Health Workers Union to assist her in taking VITS to the Industrial Relations Tribunal.
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