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ERIC Number: EJ1393902
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 5
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0145-482X
EISSN: EISSN-1559-1476
Preparation of Individuals Who Are Visually Impaired for Employment as Spanish Interpreters
Kapperman, Gaylen; Pasley, Molly; Garcia, Marian
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v117 n3 p246-250 May-Jun 2023
This article proposes a solution to the unemployment rate of individuals with visual impairments: training Spanish speakers who are visually impaired to become Spanish interpreters. Interpreting was selected as a viable pathway to employment because it requires the professional to work with the spoken word. It presents fewer accessibility barriers than translating, which requires the professional to work with written documents that may not be in an accessible format (e.g., images, inaccessible file types). The authors believe that with proper advisement and subsequent training, fluent Spanish-speaking students who are visually impaired could find employment in the field of interpretation either in the court system or in the medical field.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
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