ASLI 3RD NATIONAL CONFERENCE

ASSOCIATION OF SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS
803 Sahyog Building
58 Nehru Place
New Delhi 110 019


Dear Friends,

ASLI invites you to the 3rd National Conference of Sign Language Interpreters.

Interpreters and Sign Language users across the country will be getting together at this special event at a very exciting time in the course of disability history in India. The rights of Deaf people to use Sign Language and have access to Interpreters are now the main issues at the forefront of advocacy efforts of Deaf organisations in India. The new Disability law being drafted as we write, enshrines the right of deaf people to have access to interpreters in their daily lives.

We have seen the India government ratify the United Nations Convention on Rights of People with Disabilities (UNCRPD) in 2007. As more countries sign up to the treaty, Deaf and Disabled people’s rights gain an ever higher place on the agenda worldwide. More than ever there is a need for Interpreters to be available to ensure Deaf people get access to society in India. ASLI continues to work with the India government to ensure Interpreting gets recognised as a profession within India and to ensure that Deaf people get the access to society that is their human right.

The RCI approved course conducted by ASLI in 5 locations the last 8 months is to be continued in the country over the next year as well, and a lot of awareness of the issues of interpreters is being created.

Conference venue: NAVA SPOORTHI KENDRA, COOKSON ROAD, RICHARDS PARK,
NEAR BANGALORE EAST STATION. BANGLAORE.

DATE: MAY 7TH AND 8TH 2011


Who should come?

Friends of Deaf people, family of Deaf people, Teachers of the Deaf, Sign Language Users
Interpreters of signed and spoken languages, Linguists, Social Workers
NGO employees/trustees, Deaf blind people, Deaf blind Interpreters
Educators, Inclusion specialists, Government agencies working with the Deaf


Why should you come?

Understand the situation for Deaf people and Interpreters in India
Get more information about Sign Language Interpreting
Watch and learn from international speakers
Share your experiences of Sign Language, Interpreting and access for Deaf / Deaf blind people
Discuss problems faced by Deaf, Deaf blind people and Interpreters in India
Talk about the future work and employment possibilities of Sign Language Interpreting

Registration:

The registration fee is 600 Rupees for non-members or 500 Rupees for members. This includes attendance at the conference and workshops by international and Indian speakers, lunch and refreshments on both days, conference packet and materials.

Please complete the enclosed booking form and send it to the address below with payment by demand draft payable to The Deaf Way Foundation at Delhi.



Mail registration form and payment to:

ASSOCIATION OF SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS
803 Sahyog Building
58 Nehru Place, New Delhi 110 019

Accomodation: Limited accommodation will be provided on first come first serve basis to women from outside Bangalore on cost to cost basis. If you wish to use this facility please contact Ms Namrata at the phone numbers given below. ASLI will not be charging any extra other than actuals for accommodation.

Membership of ASLI:

Membership payments can be accepted at the venue on the day or by demand draft at the address above with conference payment. Please find enclosed a membership form for more information about membership of ASLI and to download a membership form.

About the Organisers:

Arun C. Rao has been an Interpreter for 20 years. He has worked in various domains including conferences and television, online interpreting and community interpreting for 11 years. He has been instrumental in setting up the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) which is working towards getting Deaf rights recognised in India. Rao was invited to be a guest speaker at the World Symposium of Interpreters in the US in 2002. He was on the working group to set up the World Association of Sign Language Interpreters (WASLI) from 2002 - 2007. He is currently president of the Indian Association of Sign Language Interpreters (ASLI).

ASLI was set up formally in 2007 with the aim of supporting those who already work as ‘interpreters’ in the community without recognition or pay. We are campaigning on behalf of this emerging group of interpreters to give them access to training, support and to ask the government of India to recognise the position of Interpreter formally.


Contact:

If you require any further details please contact ASLI at:
+91 11 4160 7261
+91 98 1110 0076
contact@signasli.org



Yours Sincerely,



Arun C. Rao
President of ASLI, India

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