NEWS: World Association of Sign Language Interpreters Conference Report
The email further below comes from the secretary of the World Association of Sign Language Interpreters (WASLI) regarding their recent conference in Spain. Some sign language interpreters from developing nations were among the participants.
At the WASLI web site (http://www.wasli.org), you can see a daily newsletter from the conference (in English at top, in Spanish if you scroll down the page). You will also find text on topics such as developing a code of ethics for interpreters (see the link to the code of ethics in Kenya); mentoring sign language interpreters; links to information about deaf interpreters; and more.
Their “WASLI Country Reports 2007” (PDF format, 2.8 Mb) presents recent information about the situation of sign language interpreters or Deaf/deaf people generally in dozens of both industrialized and developing nations around the world. Some of the developing nations represented include: Botswana, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Nigeria, Cambodia, India, Peru, and Mexico.
WASLI also published a similar report two years earlier, WASLI Country Reports 2005 (PDF format, 1 Mb). The low- and middle-income countries represented in this report include: Argentina, Brazil, Cameroon, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Nigeria, Palestine, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Limited summaries of the WASLI website is available in other languages in PDF format by clicking on “About this website in other languages” WASLI’s left-hand navigation bar. Languages include Arabic, Brazialian Portuguese, Italian, Kiswahili, Japanese, Thai, French, Cantonese, Indonesian, Spanish, and Russian.
Email From WASLI Secretary
From: Zane Hema WASLI Secretary
To: secretary@wasli.org
Subject: WASLI
Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 00:44:55 -0000
WASLI is committed to developing the profession of sign language interpreting world wide
Greetings Friends
2007 has been an important year for WASLI primarily because it was the year that the 2nd WASLI Conference took place in Segovia, Spain 13-15 July 2007.
WASLI Conference 2007 - UPDATED WEBPAGE
The WASLI 2007 page on the website has been devoted to the WASLI 2007 Conference in Segovia. It has been updated to include:
A photo gallery,
Minutes of the General Membership meeting,
Scenes from Segovia (Conference Newsletter)
Messages of Greetings
Countries Report
Update on the WASLI 2007 Conference Proceedings
… with more information to follow
WASLI Conference 2007 - OFFICIAL STATISTICS
Total number of participants - 255 (197 women and 58 men) from 41 different countries. (This figure does not include working interpreters, companions and an individual from Press purposes)
159 were members of an interpreter association.
20 delegates were sponsored (8 people who were sponsored did not come)
Spain had the highest number of participants at 102
Regional Representation
Africa - 6 countries represented
North America - 3 countries represented
Europe - 14 countries represented
Balkans - 3 countries represented
Australasia & Oceania - 2 countries represented
Asia - 8 countries represented
Transcaucasia & Central Asia - 1 country represented
Latino America - 4 countries represented
More news to follow shortly …
Zane HEMA
WASLI Secretary
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