International Sign and training for International Sign interpreters
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https://doi.org/10.26512/belasinfieis.v8.n1.2019.12984Keywords:
International Sign, International Sign Interpreting, Deaf Interpreter, TrainingAbstract
International Sign (IS) is not officially considered a language, as it does not have a defined community of origin. However, it is very well used as kind of equidistant lingua franca from different sign languages of each country, in international deaf meetings. IS cannot be compared with Esperanto as it is not a planned language and also cannot be defined as "Gestuno" which is referring to gestures. Beginning in 1987, the interpreting of International Sign began at the World Federation of the Deaf Congress (WFD), and has been developing to date. The World Association of Sign Language Interpreters (WASLI) provides interim accreditation for interpreters who have experience in IS interpreting for at least 3 years. Deaf persons can act as a professional interpreter as much as the hearing. Deaf interpreters began to be recognized in the Brazilian deaf community beginning in 1993, where they started to work at international conferences (CAMPELLO, 2014), in Brazil where there is still no specific training for deaf interpreters. To this end, we need to encourage more research and invest in qualification and training of these professionals.
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