Province expands program for victims of sexual violence - NorthernLife.ca25 May 2012

Province expands program for victims of sexual violenceNorthernLife.caThe government is expanding the Language Interpreter Services (LIS) program to survivors of sexual violence who do not speak English or French. This includes sign-language interpretation for victims who are deaf, oral deaf, deafened and hard of hearing ...

Lending an ear - Suffolk News-Herald25 May 2012

Suffolk News-HeraldLending an earSuffolk News-HeraldThese students are provided with sign language interpreters to access the curriculum, which can be draining. “They have to watch continuously between the interpreter, the teacher, and the visuals presented,” Boyce wrote in her funding application to ...

A swing of the government axe restores the deaf penalty - Brisbane Times24 May 2012

A swing of the government axe restores the deaf penaltyBrisbane TimesThis course is the only course in Victoria that teaches Australian sign language (Auslan) full time, and it is a prerequisite for the RMIT interpreting course. It has operated since 1988 and almost every interpreter in Victoria has graduated from it.

Were deaf man's rights violated? - MyFox Houston24 May 2012

Were deaf man's rights violated?MyFox HoustonBy Randy Wallace, Investigative Reporter - bio "It's like I'm nothing; it's just that simple. I feel like I'm nothing," Andy Scofield said through a sign language interpreter. Why would Scofield, a fourth generation deaf person, feel that way?

Deaf Bradley man sentenced to 8 months for sex abuse; signs tearful apology in ... - Bangor Daily News24 May 2012

Deaf Bradley man sentenced to 8 months for sex abuse; signs tearful apology in ...Bangor Daily NewsThrough an American Sign Language interpreter, Damien, who was born deaf, issued a tearful apology to his now 16-year-old victim at his sentencing. “I am really, truly sorry for whatever I did to you in the past,” he signed to interpreter Marvin Sallop ...and more »