Posts Tagged ‘sign language interpreter’

Do you think interpreting for the deaf is like a walk in the park? Think again. Duplicate words within the same sentence have different meanings. Some sound different, but are spelled the same. An interpreter must sign the correct meaning, not just the word. Now how do we sign the following?

In my previous post about the court upholding the credibility of the Deaf witness, I also saw another important aspect that I feel must be emphasized on the decision our Supreme Court made, the competence of a sign language interpreter.