What are the different types of interpreters for the deaf?
Sign language interpreters Many deaf people use their own language, called Sign Language. In order to ensure that a deaf person using sign language is able to communicate with someone who does not know this language, we need to call on the services of a sign language interpreter. Interpreters translating from a spoken language into sign language are called sign language interpreters. Interpreters translating from sign language into a spoken language are called sign-to-voice interpreters. Captioners (or note-takers) In certain situations people with hearing difficulties or people who have become deaf, as opposed to being born deaf or going deaf at an early age, need the services of a captioner. This interpreter types or writes down what has been said. The audience can read what has been said on a screen or a piece of paper. Captioners are often used for meetings involving a large number of deaf people and people with hearing difficulties. These interpreters type out everything that has
