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As shown in the table above, there are a total of 8 registered, qualified Irish SignLanguage/English interpreters, only 3 of whom work full time. Interpreters fromthis category are the only group who are deemed appropriately qualified andexperienced to work in medical and legal settings. As such, there is a distinctshortage of interpretation services in these two specific areas.Relay interpreters are Deaf individuals who work as interpreters. They are in aseparate category given that they are Deaf and their first language is Irish SignLanguage - they are regarded as appropriately skilled to work as interpreterswithout undergoing any formal registration or accreditation. Relay interpretersoften work with children, older people or those with mental illness, given thatthese groups can sometimes feel more comfortable communicating directly withanother Deaf person as opposed to an interpreter.Figure 3.8 Geographic distribution of interpreters used by Irish SignLink (2005)Total number of interpreters26242220181614121086420Dublin Galway Limerick Kerry Sligo Laois Waterford Carlow Wicklow Louth Offaly CorkPart TimeFull TimeSource: Information provided by Irish Sign Link, August 2005From figure 3.8, it is apparent that there is a significantly uneven geographicalspread amongst practising interpreters, with the vast majority (26) operating fromDublin. However, in many areas outside of Dublin there is a marked shortage ofinterpretation services, with some counties having no full time interpreters basedin them.page 52 • Review of Sign Language Interpretation Services and Service Requirements in Ireland
The map below highlights the uneven geographic spread of interpreters in relationto the geographic spread of the Deaf community in Ireland.Figure 3.9 Map showing ratio of population with hearing difficulties:number of ISL/English interpreters in regionsBorder*600:2West*500:2Midland500:2Mid-East700:1Dublin1,600:26Mid-West300:1South-East500:2South-West500:8Sources: Prospectus developed the above illustration based on information from three sources. Information in relation to the population with a hearingdifficulty was taken from Central Statistics Office (CSO) Quarterly National Household Survey Disability Update, Quarter 1, 2004, Table 5B. Informationin relation to the total number of SLI interpreters and their geographic spread was provided by Irish Sign Link. The regional classifications in the abovemap are based on the Nomenclature of Territorial Units (NUTS) classification used by Eurostat.Note: The above map does not include interpreters who are not aligned to Irish Sign Link.*Data on population with hearing difficulties for the West and Border regions is based on the 2002 CSO data, given that there is no data for thesetwo regions in the 2004 CSO data.Review of Sign Language Interpretation Services and Service Requirements in Ireland • page 53
Page 1: RESEARCH SERIESSEPTEMBER 2006Review
Page 4: 4.8 Theme 6: Accreditation and a fo
Page 7: PrefaceAs proposed in the Outline S
Page 10 and 11: Key players involved in SLI service
Page 12 and 13: Interpreter staffing and skillsIt i
Page 14 and 15: INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICEThe rese
Page 16 and 17: appears to be growing in popularity
Page 18 and 19: • Personalised service - A person
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Page 26 and 27: 1.3 REVIEW OBJECTIVES and SCOPE1.3.
Page 28 and 29: 2 Review Methodology2.1 APPROACHFig
Page 30 and 31: Interviews and discussions• Inter
Page 32 and 33: 3 Overview of CurrentSign LanguageI
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Page 36 and 37: 3.2 POLICY AND LEGISLATION3.2.1 Int
Page 38 and 39: Sustaining Progress, Social Partner
Page 40 and 41: According to the Education Act 1998
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Page 50 and 51: InternetThe internet and email have
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Page 58 and 59: Looking at the summary financial an
Page 60 and 61: 3.7.2 Overall client spend on sign
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Page 68 and 69: 4.5 THEME 3:ACCESS TO SLI SERVICES
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Page 72 and 73: primary client of the interpreter.
Page 74 and 75: 4.8.1 The impact of the absence of
Page 76 and 77: 4.9.3 What is neededFunding is need
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Page 80 and 81: Table 5.1. Key statistics on SLI se
Page 82 and 83: The research has considered mainstr
Page 84 and 85: Summary• Other than where the par
Page 86 and 87: 5.2.1 Linguistic approachIn all of
Page 88 and 89: Interpreting services are also prov
Page 90 and 91: 5.3.1 Population distributionMost o
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Page 94 and 95: 5.3.4 Sign language interpretersSal
Page 96 and 97: The use of videophones and webcams
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5.5.2 Interpreter training courses
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Pressure for the registration and r
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Proposal (which has been agreed wit
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• In most of the countries includ
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Table 5.6. Overview of key strength
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6 Summary ofKey Findings6.1 INTRODU
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6.3 KEY AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN TH
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7 Recommended FutureModel for Deliv
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7.2 RECOMMENDED FUTURE SLI SERVICE
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Table 7.2. Key areas for improvemen
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7.3.2 Comhairle - oversight of SLI
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There are substantial risks associa
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Requirements:• Excellent project
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7.3.9 ComplaintsThe Irish Sign Lang
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number of Deaf clubs. The videophon
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7.6 OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS TO SUPPOR
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Accreditation should be linked to t
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videophone technology, piloted in t
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It is assumed that the rollout of t
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Appendix 1: Bibliographyand Referen
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www.bris.ac.uk/deaf - Bristol Centr
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