About the service
A sign language interpreter facilitates communication between signed and spoken languages, like Singapore Sign Language (SgSL) and English. An interpreter signs everything that’s said, and voices out everything that’s signed.
Sign language interpreting doesn’t mean that English (or any other spoken language) is being translated word for word. Each sign language has its lexicon specific to a geography or community, i.e. vocabulary, grammar and sentence structure that’s independent from spoken language.
Service professionals
Simply knowing sign language is insufficient to carry out effective and accurate sign language interpretation.
An effective sign language interpreter is:
- a trained professional
- highly fluent in two or more languages
- aware of and follows the Code of Ethics.
It is a common misconception that an interpreter is needed to ‘help’ the Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing person. In reality, any access service is required only because the environment is inaccessible to the service user.
All parties have an equal and mutual need for the interpreter, which is why we strongly encourage collaboration between the interpreter and those involved for better facilitation of communication.
Service users
Deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals who use sign language as one of their modes of communication.
Portfolio
- Singapore Art Museum Access Tours: Selected exhibitions
- 1st SEA Deaf Games 2022 in Kuala Lumpur
- Singapore Writers Festival 2022: What if ‘I’ is not me
- Developing a Visual Theatrical Language: A lecture-discussion and workshop by Ramesh Meyyappan
- Disability Arts Panel: Critical Conversations between South Korea and Singapore
- Game Changers – Women in Sport Web Series by Eunice Olsen
- Getting Deaf Access for your Lifelong Learning Info Session
- Digital for Life Festival 2022
- Collectives’ Perspectives: Launch of Debut Series
- Students 4 Fossil Free Future: Universities x Climate Change Chat & What’s Next? Campaign Wrap-up
- Why Disability Matters: Producing Disability Culture(s)
- SG Climate Rally – Open Meeting: Workers’ Rights = Climate Action!
- The Included: Thinking with Disability Studies in Singapore by AcademiaSG Singapore Studies Junior Scholar Seminars
- AWAREFest Opening + Ending Programme
- VSA Singapore’s New Beginnings Virtual Exhibition
- Wild Poets’ Den Poetry Open Mic
- TomoWork A.B.L.E 4-part Webinar Series
- Let’s Talk with Mr. Patrick Tay
- The Good People Show Season 1 & 2
- FB Live Dialogue with Minister Grace Fu for COVID-19 Support by MCCY
- Tapestry Playback Theatre
Clientele
- Social Enterprises
- Government Bodies
- Institutes of Higher Learning
- Arts Organisations
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You can also find out about our rates, cancellation policy and more in our Frequently Asked Questions page.
