{"id":1938,"date":"2023-03-14T21:28:54","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T21:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/?page_id=1938"},"modified":"2025-01-22T11:53:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T11:53:28","slug":"sign-language-interpreters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/?page_id=1938","title":{"rendered":"Sign Language Interpreters"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1938\" class=\"elementor elementor-1938\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-726a28a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"726a28a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-852dd88\" data-id=\"852dd88\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46fc0ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46fc0ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sign Language Interpreters<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31676562 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31676562\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7599eeb6\" data-id=\"7599eeb6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-44b6f746 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44b6f746\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-52428757\" data-id=\"52428757\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ee1913 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ee1913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Booking a Sign Language Interpreter<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-078cf99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"078cf99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>To book sign language interpreting services, you can contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/sapport.gov.mt\/services\/sign-language-interpretation\/#:~:text=A%C4%A1enzija%20Sapport%20offers%20the%20service,not%20fluent%20in%20this%20language%20.\">Sign Language Interpreting Service at A\u0121enzija Sapport<\/a> by emailing <a href=\"mailto:sli.sapport@gov.mt\" rel=\"noopener\">sli.sapport@gov.mt<\/a>. Alternatively, you can reach the team via video call or SMS on WhatsApp at <a href=\"tel:+35679005988\">(+356) 7900 5988<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-347d9d4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"347d9d4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/8t3eJhkeEyU&quot;,&quot;lazy_load&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-video .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden;transform:translateZ(0)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper video{height:100%;width:100%;display:flex;border:none;background-color:#000}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-open-inline .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;background-size:cover;background-position:50%}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay{cursor:pointer;text-align:center}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay:hover .elementor-custom-embed-play i{opacity:1}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay img{display:block;width:100%}.elementor-widget-video .e-hosted-video .elementor-video{-o-object-fit:cover;object-fit:cover}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-video,.e-con>.elementor-widget-video{width:var(--container-widget-width);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37a8cb9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37a8cb9a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-279d6edf\" data-id=\"279d6edf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-363f5fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"363f5fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.2 - 23-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pexels-photo-10029301-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1941\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pexels-photo-10029301-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pexels-photo-10029301-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pexels-photo-10029301-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pexels-photo-10029301-1000x667.webp 1000w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pexels-photo-10029301-230x153.webp 230w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pexels-photo-10029301-350x233.webp 350w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pexels-photo-10029301-480x320.webp 480w, https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pexels-photo-10029301.webp 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ad8231b\" data-id=\"7ad8231b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-247594c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"247594c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a Sign Language Interpreter? <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29f1246d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29f1246d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A Sign Language Interpreter is a professional who facilitates communication between Deaf individuals who use sign language and hearing individuals who do not.<\/p><p>Sign language is not universal\u2014each country and Deaf community has its own unique sign language. For example, in Malta, the Deaf community uses Maltese Sign Language (Lingwa tas-Sinjali Maltija, or LSM). Similarly, Deaf communities in other countries, such as the UK and the USA, use British Sign Language (BSL) and American Sign Language (ASL), respectively.<\/p><p>Sign Language Interpreters work in a wide range of settings, wherever Deaf individuals are present. Their typical workweek may include interpreting in educational, workplace, healthcare, legal, recreational, and community contexts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd097f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd097f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Working with a Sign Language Interpreter<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a09e2aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a09e2aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Click on the link below to download some guidelines produced by the European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters (EFSLI) for working with a Sign Language Interpreter.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-626b5641 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"626b5641\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d975748\" data-id=\"4d975748\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d29a10 elementor-button-danger elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9d29a10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/EFSLI-How-To-Work-With-Language-Interpreters.pdf\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-lg\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">EFSLI How To Work With Language Interpreters<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sign Language Interpreters Booking a Sign Language Interpreter To book sign language interpreting services, you can contact the Sign Language [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1912,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1938","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1938"}],"version-history":[{"count":46,"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3413,"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1938\/revisions\/3413"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deafmalta.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}