Rochester Institute of Technology

New program addresses need and training for interpreters of color

A report from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf states that of the more than 10,000 sign-language interpreters that are registered nationally, a mere 13 percent identify as persons of color.
Democrat and Chronicle

Job Opportunity: How to become a sign language interpreter

Interpreters convert information from one language to another — or, in the case of sign language interpreters, between spoken language and sign language. For the latter, they interpret both spoken ...
WSPA

Sign language interpreters will need to be certified if this bill passes

COLUMBIA, SC (WSPA)- A South Carolina lawmaker wants to make sure deaf and hearing impaired South Carolininas have access to qualified and certified sign language interpreters. Right now, there isn’t ...
The Durango Herald

Interpreter training program helping break language barriers in La Plata County

Whether starting a new business, looking for work or just getting around town, it can be hard to make one’s way in a community where the principal language is not one’s own. The La Plata Food Equity ...
Iowa City Press-Citizen

Sign language interpreters are scarce in Iowa; so are training options. Here's who's affected by that.

Jennifer Upah-Kyes remembers watching, letter by letter, as an unlicensed American Sign Language interpreter fingerspelled what her teachers were saying during her junior and senior years of high ...