New Publication on Theatrical Sign Language Interpreting

The University of Minnesota has now made my graduate thesis project available online for reading.

 "The Song That Goes Like This: The Art of Theatrical Sign Language Interpreting and Translating" is now available through the Digital Conservancy in PDF format.


Abstract:
 What sets theatre sign language interpreters apart from their colleagues in non-theatre settings is that they focus not only on the mechanics, but the theatrics of their craft. After examining the role of the theatre interpreter and current interpreting models, a new model is proposed that reflects the overlapping roles of actors and theatre interpreters. This leads to the understanding that theater accessibility for Deaf and Hard of Hearing patrons is a shared responsibility among the constituents that form the theatergoing experience as whole.

Read the thesis project at this link: http://hdl.handle.net/11299/163479

Let's start a conversation about it here!