June 3rd - 16th 2001
The conference is now closed. However, the papers are still available for download, in Word and PDF format. When quoting, please quote papers as usual, using "paper presented at the Supporting Deaf People 2004 conference, Direct Learn, June 2001"
Theme 1 - Educational Interpreting
Frank Harrington: Keynote - The
Rise, Fall and Re-invention of the Communicator: re-defining roles and
responsibilities in educational interpreting
Sandra Dowe: The role of the CSW
Jemina Napier: Linguistic coping strategies of sign language interpreters in higher education
Theme 2: Training and qualifications
Miranda Pickersgill: Keynote - "Never mind the quality/width, feel the width/quality!" - The development of a training, qualifications and registration system for BSL / English Interpreters.
Rob Rodgers: CSW Training in the 21st Century
Maureen Moose: Training Deaf Students to Work with Educational Interpreters
Theme 3: Ethics and professionalism
Dennis Cokely: Keynote - Exploring Ethics: A Case for Re-examining the Code of Ethics
Lynne Eighinger & Ben Karlin: Feminist-Relational Model of Interpreting
C. Collward, C. Freeman, M. Mothersell, J. Pemberton, P. Sapere: Strategies for Success
Sharon Lee: How will we design our future as on-line interpreters?