Tag: Sign Language Interpreter

Sign language or bahasa isyarat is a different kind of language.

In wikipedia:

Sign languages (also known as signed languages) are languages that use the visual-manual modality to convey meaning. Sign languages are expressed through manual articulations in combination with non-manual elements. Sign languages are full-fledged natural languages with their own grammar and lexicon.

In the Indonesian version this is:
Bahasa Isyarat adalah bahasa yang mengutamakan komunikasi manual, bahasa tubuh, dan gerak bibir, bukannya suara, untuk berkomunikasi. Orang tuli adalah kelompok utama yang menggunakan bahasa ini, biasanya dengan mengkombinasikan bentuk tangan, orientasi dan gerak tangan, lengan, dan tubuh, serta ekspresi wajah untuk mengungkapkan pikiran mereka.

Indonesian Police Initiative

In a recent announcement, the Indonesian National Police spokesman Insp. Gen Argo Yuwono said that the Indonesian police will provide sign language interpreters during police conferences to assist the disable and bridge the communication barriers.

In the US, the famous NYC sign language has been in the news quite often.

For more reference on sign language interpreter please go to these links:

The Inasli Jakarta Website

The WASLI website

The Federal Association of Interpreters and Translators (Bundesverband der Dolmetscher und Übersetzer e.V., BDÜ) profile. Their website is below (click on the photo to go to the website)