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Interpreting services are also provided where a Deaf person wishes to pursue aneducational course provided the course leads to employment. Regardingemployment, the entitlements for Deaf people are delivered slightly differently.Access to employment is still a priority, but the commitment to this is more limitedthan in the settings above. In 1991 a law was passed relating to personalassistance for people with disabilities. Deaf people have the right to receive upto 20 hours interpreting support per week, so long as they are in full-timeemployment.In the UK the Disability Discrimination Act and other legislation forms the basis forthe provision of interpreting services for Deaf people in order to access public andprivate sector services, including in the criminal justice system, education,employment, health and social services. Access to Work is a governmentsponsored scheme whereby Deaf people can be provided with interpretingsupport at work and for work related training. The British government regards oneof the disability related benefits (Disability Living Allowance) as being available forthe purchase of interpreting services in personal or social settings. Althoughapplication for this benefit requires justification of the need for interpreting forthese purposes, there is no monitoring of the Disability Living Allowance toprovide evidence of its use in this way.Overall, this review has found that there is less recognition for the entitlements ofthe individual to access non-statutory provision when compared with statutoryprovision, so that home-based, private, or personal access requirements areunlikely to be catered for. It appears that, in practice, it is only when Deaf peopleare provided with SLI services in those areas of their lives that are seen as crucialby the state, that change begins to happen to their entitlements to SLI services innon-statutory areas, such as leisure and social events (e.g. weddings, funerals).This can be seen in Denmark, where the government has begun to extend itsfunding of interpreting services to include access to such domains as leisure andsocial events, voluntary work and job interviews.5.2.5 The importance of secondary legislation and other measuresThe information above indicates the importance of the legislative context fordefining Deaf people's entitlements to SLI services. However, it should be notedthat even in the absence of primary legislation, change has taken place and Deafpeople have received services.In England (and other parts of the UK), custom and practice (e.g. the use ofinterpreters in the courts) and secondary legislation, such as Police and CriminalEvidence Act (Codes of Practice), Access to Work (Job Centre Plus) scheme andthe inclusion of BSL as a subject of study within the framework of NationalVocational Qualifications (NVQs), imply a form of official recognition of BSL andrights to use the language in specific circumstances.Prior to the availability of primary legislation, much of the impetus for changecame from the lobbying organisations. For example, in England, the Council forthe Advancement of Communication with Deaf People (CACDP) - the body whichawards qualifications in BSL, ISL and BSL/English Interpreting and holds thepage 88 • Review of Sign Language Interpretation Services and Service Requirements in Ireland
Register of BSL/English Interpreters for England, Wales and Northern Ireland -was established in the 1980s before the British Government's recognition of BSL,by organisations that wanted to see the promotion and learning of BSL and asystem for ensuring the quality of interpreting services.SummaryThe review of Deaf people's entitlements to SLI services in the countriesincluded in this review, shows how governments have used primary andsecondary legislation to define these entitlements. There is evidence of:• How those who plan SLI services consider the opportunities presentedthrough existing legislation, whether primary or secondary and relating tolanguages and disability• Improving entitlements through other means such as lobbying government• Government funding for SLI services giving priority to access to justice,education, employment and medical services• Limited entitlements to SLI services for accessing non-statutory provisionare limited5.3 DELIVERY AND ORGANISATION OF SLI SERVICESTable 5.3. How SLI services are delivered internationallyCountry How SLI services are delivered CommentsScotland • Mix of private agencies, local government • Range of providersinterpreting services, voluntary agencies, • Cities well served: more difficultinterpreting services within public services to support remote, rural areasand freelance individuals• Use of salaried and freelance interpretersEngland • Mix of private agencies, local government • Well-established provision butinterpreting services, voluntary agencies, lack of national planninginterpreting services within a public service • Range of providersand freelance individuals• Use of salaried and freelance interpretersDenmark • Centre for the Deaf administers SLI services • Strong national approach within 4 regionsregional provision for proximity• Use of salaried and freelance interpreters to Deaf communityFinland • Twenty regional interpreting centres where • Strong national approach withsign language interpreters can be booked regional provision for proximity• Use of salaried and freelance interpreters to Deaf communityNew • Deaf Association of New Zealand mainly • National approachZealand responsible for SLI services (especially in • Deaf organisation responsiblehealth); offers an interpreting servicefor SLI servicesthrough its twelve regional offices• Some provision by service providerse.g. education• Use of salaried and freelance interpretersReview of Sign Language Interpretation Services and Service Requirements in Ireland • page 89
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RESEARCH SERIESSEPTEMBER 2006Review
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4.8 Theme 6: Accreditation and a fo
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PrefaceAs proposed in the Outline S
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Key players involved in SLI service
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Interpreter staffing and skillsIt i
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INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICEThe rese
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appears to be growing in popularity
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• Personalised service - A person
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• The establishment of a new enti
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• Estimated cost in year 1 is €
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1.3 REVIEW OBJECTIVES and SCOPE1.3.
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2 Review Methodology2.1 APPROACHFig
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Interviews and discussions• Inter
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3 Overview of CurrentSign LanguageI
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Table 3.1. Persons aged 15 to 64, w
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3.2 POLICY AND LEGISLATION3.2.1 Int
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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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