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Signed language interpreting in the 21st century : an overview of the profession / Len Roberson and Sherry Shaw, editors. - 1 online resource (vii, 231 pages) : illustrations, portraits

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Contributors; 1: Interpreting: An Overview; 2: Historical Foundations of a Trust-Based Profession; 3: Promoting the Use of Normative Ethics in the Practice Profession of Community Interpreting; 4: Aptitude and Disposition: Learned vs. Nurtured Characteristics of Student Interpreters; 5: Interpreting in Healthcare Settings: More than Needles, Blood, and Terminology; 6: Interpreting in Vocational Rehabilitation Centers; 7: Interpreting in Legal Contexts; 8: Interpreting for People Who Are DeafBlind. 9: Credentialing and Regulation of Signed Language Interpreters10: International Perspectives on Interpreting: Isn't Everything Just Like at Home?; Appendix; Index.

ISBN: 9781944838256 (electronic bk.) 1944838252 (electronic bk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Interpreters for the deaf--United States.
Sign language--Study and teaching--United States.
Langage par signes--Étude et enseignement--États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Labor & Industrial Relations.
Interpreters for the deaf.
Sign language--Study and teaching.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HV2402 / .S547 2018eb

Dewey Class. No.: 331.7/6141970802