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7 Recommended FutureModel for DeliveringSign LanguageInterpretation Services7.1 INTRODUCTIONThe Outline Sectoral Plan produced by the Department of Social and FamilyAffairs under the Disability Bill 2004, proposed that Comhairle be requested toprepare a scheme relating to sign language interpretation services.This chapter describes the recommended future model for the delivery of signlanguage interpretation (SLI) services in Ireland, and is structured as follows:7.1 Introduction7.2 Recommended future SLI service model - a two phased approach7.3 Phase 1 - Establish a new entity, entitled the Irish Sign LanguageInterpretation Service (ISLIS), for the purposes of this report, andcommence piloting of remote interpreting (years 1-3)7.4 Phase 2 - Develop and rollout remote interpreting services (years 4-6)7.5 Advantages and risks of the recommended future SLI service model7.6 Other recommendations to support the delivery of SLI services7.1.1 Scope of the recommended future model for delivering SLI servicesIn scopeComhairle has undertaken this review of existing SLI services and servicerequirements to ensure that a new SLI scheme will effectively meet the needs ofthe Deaf community and public sector service providers.The key elements within the scope of this review are:• Review of current SLI service provision• Review of international best practice• Understanding the demand for SLI services• SLI service delivery– Organisation and management– Booking and accessing services– Governance and accountability arrangementspage 116 • Review of Sign Language Interpretation Services and Service Requirements in Ireland
• Promotion and awareness raising of the SLI service• Utilisation of technology• Financial implications• Risks/barriers in establishing a new SLI serviceThe recommended future SLI service model, outlined in sections 7.2 - 7.4 of thischapter, addresses these areas in detail.Outside scopeThroughout the consultation, conducted as part of this review, a number of issuesemerged which are outside the scope of this review. These issues are, however,viewed by many as being intrinsically linked to delivering quality SLI services.We have therefore outlined a number of high-level recommendations required tosupport the delivery of SLI services (in section 7.4) which relate to areas that areseen to be important but were not within the scope of this review of SLI services.These recommendations are grouped under the following headings:• Increasing interpreter supply• Interpreter skills and training (education)• Accreditation• Scheme of entitlements for Deaf people7.1.2 Key elements of any future service modelThe fundamental aim of the future service model is to enable the State toeffectively deliver on its responsibility to make public services accessible to theDeaf community, through the provision of sign language interpretation services.Based on the findings of this review, some of the key elements that any futureservice model should include are:• An entity with clear responsibility for setting strategic direction andproviding leadership in relation to the development of SLI services, ensuringthe service is functioning effectively and to the appropriate standard• A well managed and run central booking service• A focus on the roll out of appropriate technology - particularly technology thatenables remote interpreting services e.g. through the use of videophones andwebcams• Regional access to interpreting services• A central register of interpreters - linked to accreditation and includingdetails on each interpreter• Employed (as well as freelance) interpreters - the potential to useemployed interpreters to provide regional access and 24 hour cover.Review of Sign Language Interpretation Services and Service Requirements in Ireland • page 117
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RESEARCH SERIESSEPTEMBER 2006Review
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PrefaceAs proposed in the Outline S
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INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICEThe rese
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1.3 REVIEW OBJECTIVES and SCOPE1.3.
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2 Review Methodology2.1 APPROACHFig
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