Sign language interpreting

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From the course by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Accessibility to the Scenic Arts

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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Accessibility to the Scenic Arts

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Is your show accessible? When we ask about accessibility to shows, most people think about access for wheel chairs: the sitting arrangements and where their WC is accessible. When we ask for more details, people usually think about producing a show where persons with disabilities are performing, for example producing a show where there is some dancing with people on wheel chairs. Accessiblity for us is a comprehensive concept that goes from purchasing a ticket through an accessible website to catching the bus back home after the performance on accessible public transport. Accessible webs, accessible web content, accessible transport, subtitling, audio description... the possiblities are endless. Why is this course useful? To make the venue and the production accessible to all citizens, and specially to persons with disablities. The course will go through the many accessible services you can offer, and how to implement them in your venue or your production. The final aim is to mainstream accessibility so all people have equal access to culture.

From the lesson

IMPLEMENTING ACCESS FACILITIES AT ARTS EVENTS TO ENSURE INCLUSION FOR ALL

This unit is about putting the knowledge about the access facilities presented in Unit 3a into practice, and covers the general and specific practical steps involved in implementing the access facilities in advance of the event, on the day of the event and after the event.

Introduction2:36

Providing access facilities at arts events to ensure inclusion for all 15:29

Providing access facilities at arts events to ensure inclusion for all 24:53

Braille, Large Letters and Easy Read5:22

Audio description, audio introduction and audio subtitles5:32

What you need to know to provide touch tours at arts events4:03

Surtitles Captions SDH5:58

Sign language interpreting4:55

Relaxed performances4:24

Meet the Instructors

Pilar Orero
Titular de universidad
Área de Traducción e Interpretación
Sharon Black
Research Fellow and Tutor in Translation and Interpreting
Queen's University Belfast
Anna Matamala
Profesora
Dept. de Traducción e Interpretación y de Estudios de Asia Oriental

Hello everyone and welcome to this video tutorial

on the practical steps involved in providing sign language interpreting

at arts events.

The general steps already outlined in the two videos you watched

at the beginning of this unit on ensuring inclusion for all

apply to events with sign language interpreting

and are therefore not repeated in this video.

As with the other access facilities already presented,

the tasks outlined in this video fall into five general categories:

scheduling, working with sign language interpreters,

fulfilling the technical requirements, spatial organisation and navigation,

and communication and training.

Firstly, when booking dates for your show with sign language interpreting,

it�s important to make sure that the sign language interpreters

will have the opportunity to see the production

at least twice in advance

and with sufficient time to prepare and do script checks.

Your next task will be to book the sign language interpreters

at least six months in advance of the show.

You will need to think about how many interpreters you will need

and whether you will need to provide sign language interpreting

in more than one language, such as British Sign Language

and Irish Sign Language in Northern Ireland.

It is essential that you

send the sign language interpreters a script and a DVD of the show

and arrange dates for them to see the production

at least twice in advance of the event.

You could also arrange to record a video

of the sign language interpreter signing information related to the event

and then post the video on the event or venue website.

As regards spatial and technical considerations,

make sure the sign language interpreters,

technical staff, particularly the lighting technicians,

and creative team, in particular the performers,

know where the interpreter or interpreters will be positioned on the stage,

and whether they will need to step back or forward

at any point during the performance avoid collision with the performers.

If the interpreters are positioned

close to a small group of audience members,

they should not be seated alongside them in fixed seating,

but rather they should be able to face audience members when signing.

In addition to identifying the seating areas

with the best view of the sign language interpreters and the stage,

you should also be aware

that patrons with hearing dogs may prefer an aisle seat.

It is crucial to make sure that the lighting technicians know

that the audience needs to see the sign language interpreter clearly,

particularly their face and the top half of their body,

and that they may need a spotlight,

including on occasions when the rest of the stage is in darkness

but if there is speech which needs to be interpreted.

It is also essential

that the stage managers, production team and performers

know that the sign language interpreter will be on the stage

and may require a spotlight.

Lastly, a technical requirement for patrons who are deaf or hard of hearing

is to ensure that you have

a hearing loop system installed in your venue,

that it is checked regularly

and that signs informing patrons of the hearing loop system

are displayed prominently.

As for communication and training,

in addition to the steps outlined in the first video

on ensuring inclusion for all,

it�s good practice to reach out to people who are deaf or hard of hearing

by promoting your event using a range of media,

such as social media, TV, the press, via user associations, online groups,

and printed on tickets.

Bear in mind that you should provide accessible information

on alternative methods for patrons to contact you other than by telephone.

Moreover, it is important to provide information and assistance

on getting to the venue.

When it comes to training,

why not arrange for venue staff to learn some basic sign language

so you all can communicate directly with your customers

who are sign language users?

For guidance on what to do on the day of the performance

refer back to the second video on ensuring inclusion for all.

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