November 30, 2020

Report on the first European seminar on Sign language interpreting on TV and media

November 30, 2020/ Maya de Wit

Report on the first European seminar on Sign language interpreting on TV and media

In November 2019 the first European seminar on signed language interpreting on TV and media took place. The newly published report that I wrote with Sheyla Perez and Paal Richard Peterson provides an insight into current topics on sign language interpreting on TV and media. Overall, the main outcome of the seminar was that there is an urgent need for a specialized training for sign language interpreters working on TV and media.

Read the article here >

November 18, 2020

Presenting at EUD webinar on quality of sign language interpreting on TV

November 18, 2020/ Maya de Wit

Presenting at EUD webinar on quality of sign language interpreting on TV

On November 19th 10.00 CET the European Union of the Deaf (EUD) is hosting a webinar ‘Best practices: ensuring accessibility on TV and how to measure the quality of sign language interpreting?’. I am invited to present on possible guidelines and standards on the quality of sign language interpreting on TV. See more details on the EUD website >

September 17, 2020

Signed language interpretation at your virtual meetings

September 17, 2020/ Maya de Wit

Signed language interpretation at your virtual meetings

Wondering how you can make your online events accessible with signed language interpretation services. Check out this post on Calliope Interpreters where we give you tips and ideas on what you can do.

July 22, 2020

New article! Published in International Journal of Interpreter Education

July 22, 2020/ Maya de Wit

New article! Published in International Journal of Interpreter Education

My article ‘Making It Work: Applying AIIC Professional Standards to Conference Signed Language Interpreters’ was just published in the International Journal of Interpreter Education. The article discusses the need to educate and raise awareness among conference signed language interpreters and their clients regarding the rights to demand, respectively, good working conditions and linguistic access, specifically in high-level settings.

June 27, 2020

3rd Swiss Online conference on Barrier-free communication, online

June 27, 2020/ Maya de Wit

3rd Swiss Online conference on Barrier-free communication, online

The Institute of Translation and Interpreting at the ZHAW School of Applied Linguistics together with the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting of the University of Geneva is hosting the 3rd Swiss Conference on Barrier-free Communication: 29 June – 4 July 2020. International sign interpretation and English closed captioning is provided for all the pre-recorded presentations. Trailer >

April 03, 2020

Info for sign language interpreters during the Coronavirus Pandemic

April 03, 2020/ Maya de Wit

Info for sign language interpreters during the Coronavirus Pandemic

I have started to collect all relevant info, tips and news for sign language interpreters during the Coronavirus Pandemic: an info page that I will be updating regularly and a blog with latest info. Do you have info to share? Send an email.

March 04, 2020

Empowering the signing community - workshop hosted by MPDF

March 04, 2020/ Maya de Wit

Empowering the signing community - workshop hosted by MPDF

The Mason Perkins Deafness Fund invited me and Corrie Tijsseling for a workshop on ‘Empowering the signing community’. The workshop on 21 & 22 February focused on furthering cooperation between deaf signers and interpreters, as a result providing a higher quality and successful interpretation.

February 01, 2020

Wishes for the 2020 edition of 'Sign language interpreting in Europe'? Let me know!

February 01, 2020/ Maya de Wit

Wishes for the 2020 edition of 'Sign language interpreting in Europe'? Let me know!

It is 2020: another four years have passed since I published 'Sign language interpreting in Europe'. It's time for the periodic update. Do you have any wishes or ideas for new or expansion of topics? Let me know by 15 February!

Here you can find the content of the current 2016 publication >

January 07, 2020

Trainings Interpreting from and to English Part I & II

January 07, 2020/ Maya de Wit

Trainings Interpreting from and to English Part I & II

The popular two day training ‘Interpreting from and to English as a 3rd language’ is coming to Vienna (Part I) in April and Athens (Part II) in May. If you want to participate, sign up for the early bird by 15 February. More details, check out this page.

December 20, 2019

🙏Thank you for 2019! Inspirations for 2020....

December 20, 2019/ Maya de Wit

🙏Thank you for 2019! Inspirations for 2020....

Thank you for all your insights, sharing, achievements, laughs, invitations and support in 2019! > Happy viewing!

Looking forward to more inspirations in 2020 at the trainings, events, and my PhD research. Have a look where we can meet in 2020!

November 21, 2019

Inspirational seminar 'Sign language interpreting on TV and media'

November 21, 2019/ Maya de Wit

Inspirational seminar 'Sign language interpreting on TV and media'

Take a look at what happened at tha 1st European seminar on ‘Sign language interpreting on TV & media’! Where 92 participants, presenters and interpreters from 18 different countries came together. The participants submitted a small clip of their work as interpreters on TV and media. Here is the compilation of 33 interpreters interpreting on screen!

November 16, 2019

It is finally here! Seminar sign language interpreting on TV and Media

November 16, 2019/ Maya de Wit

It is finally here! Seminar sign language interpreting on TV and Media

Today 75 participants, 6 presenters, 8 sign language interpreters and 3 organizers are coming together in London! The seminar sign language interpreting on TV and media will discuss best practices of sign language interpreting on TV and media. Come and follow the discussion on Twitter! #TV1ntSL2019

November 05, 2019

Madrid in January?! Join the popular training Interpreting from and to English

November 05, 2019/ Maya de Wit

Madrid in January?! Join the popular training Interpreting from and to English

Great news! The popular training Interpreting from and to English Part 1 is coming to Madrid! Come and join your colleagues from around Europe on 18 & 19 January 2020.

Early bird registration deadline is 18 November. See here more info >

October 03, 2019

PhD Study Interpreting international sign at conferences - preliminary results

October 03, 2019/ ILO/ Maya de Wit

PhD Study Interpreting international sign at conferences - preliminary results

Today, 3rd of October 2019, I am presenting my preliminary results of 2nd study of my PhD research: Preparation strategies of international sign (IS) interpreters at conferences compared to those of national sign language interpreters (NGT). Come and see the poster and video in IS with English subtitles here.

September 23, 2019

Seminar 2019 update: 70 participants from 18 countries!

September 23, 2019/ University of West London/ Maya de Wit

Seminar 2019 update: 70 participants from 18 countries!

Thrilled to have now 70 participants from 18 countries registered for the first European Seminar ‘Sign language interpreting on TV & Media’. Next to invited presenters, participants have the opportunity to share their work and expertise in multiple ways during the program: interactive presentations, discussions, clips of their work, research findings, a BarCamp and much more. Looking forward to all the sharing on 16 & 17 November in London!

July 04, 2019

July news! A summer full of exciting events

July 04, 2019/ Maya de Wit

July news! A summer full of exciting events

Just sent out my newsletter for July! With lots of news, tips and events for and on sign language interpreting around Europe.

Sign up too, it's free!

May 21, 2019

Seminar Sign language interpreting on TV and media, London, UK

May 21, 2019/ University of West London/ Maya de Wit

The first European seminar on Sign Language Interpreting on TV & Media will take place on 16 & 17 November in London, UK. The aim of the seminar is to present, share and discuss best practices of sign language interpreters working on TV and media.

Come and join colleagues and experts from around Europe!

April 25, 2019

European Parliament election campaign video in 31 sign languages

April 25, 2019/ European Parliament/ Maya de Wit

European Parliament election campaign video in 31 sign languages

Very excited with the release of the European Parliament election campaign video in the 31 sign languages of the European Union. Thank you European Union of the Deaf, European Parliament and Markenfilm for the nice cooperation and the wonderful result!

April 19, 2019

Global survey for sign language interpreters working with international sign

April 19, 2019/ Maya de Wit

Global survey for sign language interpreters working with international sign

Are you a sign language interpreter? Do you work sometimes or regularly with international sign? Please assist in this research and fill out the survey. The aim of this survey is to get a better understanding of the profile of interpreters such as you. Please feel free to share this survey with any interpreter colleagues you know are working with international sign.

The survey is open from 1 – 30 April 2019.

March 15, 2019

My PhD research on interpreting International Sign

March 15, 2019/ Radboud University/ Maya de Wit

My PhD research on interpreting International Sign

In February 2018 I started my doctoral dissertation (PhD project 2018-2023) on interpreting international sign at the Radboud University in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The research is part of a larger project “Deaf communication without a shared language” conducted with Deaf and hearing researchers at the Radboud University.