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Audiologists recommend enhanced communication strategies in the time of coronavirus to help the nearly 60 million Americans living with hearing loss in one or both ears.
Most of the accused in criminal cases in South Africa would not be able to understand the record of their court proceedings.
In a world of people striving for more public professional recognition, interpreters try to remain invisible.
Interpreters’ notes are used as a short-term memory aid, not a full record of a discussion.
Kim Jong-un may be able to “chat” in English. That’s not enough to understand Donald Trump.
A committee of MPs has lambasted a government scheme designed to protect Afghan civilians who worked for the British.
A recent Australian high court case has highlighted a problem that also exists in UK and Ireland.
Think it’s stressful visiting a police station? Try doing it when you can’t hear.
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Professor and Chair of Intercultural Communication, Heriot-Watt University
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Associate Professor in Translation Psychology, The Open University
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Lecturer in French and Translation and Interpreting Studies, The Open University
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Associate Professor in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, James S. and Dyan Pignatelli Clinical Chair in Audiologic Rehabilitation for Adults, University of Arizona
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Professor of African Language Studies, University of the Western Cape
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Researcher, University of Manchester
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Researcher & PhD Candidate, University of Johannesburg
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Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology and Anthropology, Concordia University
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Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of York
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Postdoctoral research fellow (Forensic Linguistics/ Language and Law), University of the Western Cape
