Pleased to join colleagues from around the world for the European seminar for Sign Language Interpreting on TV and media. Joining from NZ means starting at 9.30pm finishing at 5am 😳 #TVSLI21

So great to hear from our interpreter colleagues in Europe: how they provide access for their Deaf communities and issues they face with media interpreting. Some similarities, some differences to us! And a lot to take in at 1.50am #TVSLI21

Congratulations to New Zealand for being the country with the most attendees of the conference! 🎉🎉 A group of 10 who are also up since last night until now, 5am their time! 😳🙏😅 #TeamNZ #TVSLI21

Troy Kotsur received a standing ovation at the 94th Academy Awards after he became the first deaf male actor to ever win an Oscar — watch his acceptance speech #Oscars

Interesting thread for language nerds

1 "Some popular treatments of signed language interpreters imagines them to be the puppet to be manipulated by the speaker into an entertainment product"

4 "Treating the interpreter as a puppet is rooted in the perception that SLIs are objects, not people. The fact that the majority of SLIs are women and women’s autonomy is often delimited in social discourses also contribute to the objectification of interpreters."

Deaf Aotearoa is deeply concerned about the alternative interpreting qualification process proposed by the NZSL Board. This major policy change could potentially have a significant impact on the Deaf community and the interpreting workforce. deaf.org.nz/2023/05/statem…

When you spend your life pushing for spoken-language interpreting working conditions to meet the better sign-language interpreting ones, but the government has plans to make *all* of it shittier instead🙃 #nzsl #1nt

SLIANZ is represented at WASLI 2023 by president Jenn Gilbert. We look forward to meeting more of our international colleagues. #wasli2023

Our kiwi interpreter delegation at #WASLI2023 is Jenn, Jamie and Alan. Come say hi, kia ora 👋 Alan Wendt Jenn G 🤟

My first WASLI general assembly. Very humbled to be representing New Zealand and being part of the progress of Sign Language interpreters worldwide. SLIANZ