Christopher Stone is a reader in Interpreting and Translation and course leader of the MA in Interpreting at the University of Wolverhampton, UK. He serves on the advisory board of the journal Interpreting and is the current president of the World Association of Sign Language Interpreters.Robert Adam is an assistant professor in Languages and Intercultural Studies at the Centre for Translation and Interpreting Studies in Scotland, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland.Ronice Müller de Quadros is a full professor at the Federal University of Santa Catarina in Brazil.Christian Rathmann is a professor in Interpreting at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany, and is a certified interpreter and translator.

'This handbook provides an excellent update on a wide range of themes related to sign language translation and interpreting, written by distinguished deaf and hearing scholars in the field. It offers a mixture of historical perspectives and contemporary descriptions, covering both theory and practice in many parts of the world.'Anna-Lena Nilsson, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway'This is a comprehensive and valuable volume, with chapters on salient topics in the field by distinguished scholars from around the world. Impressive in scope and substance, it is a must-read for educators, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates.'Laurie Swabey, St. Catherine University, USA

• List of ContributorsIntroductionChristopher Stone, Robert Adam, Ronice Müller de Quadros, Christian RathmannPart 1 Cognitive processes and theoretical foundations1. Multimodal-multilingual interpreting: Signed-spoken interactionsRafael Treviño, Ricardo Ortiz, David Quinto-Pozos2. Interpreting aptitudeChristopher Stone3. Directionality in translation and interpretingJihong WangPart 2 Sign language translation4. A history of Deaf and hearing interpreters in France from the high Middle Ages to the present dayYann Cantique, Florence Encrevé5. Media team interpreting: A new support role arisingLaura Astrada, Gabriel Andrés Claria6. Sign language translation: Team translationCorinna Brenner, Sina Gloyer, Okan Kubus, Benedikt Sequeira Gerardo, Svenja WurmPart 3 Sign language interpreting7. A history of interpreting in deaf communitiesRobert Adam8. Intersectionality of the sign language interpreting identity: An African perspectiveNatasha Parkins-Maliko9. Media and emergency interpretingChristopher Stone, Debra Russell10. Team interpretingJack HozaPart 4 Sign language translation and interpreting education11. Translation as a pedagogical toolSarah Sheridan, Teresa Lynch12. Discourse analysis to develop interpreting and translation competencyBetsy Winston, Cynthia Roy13. Wait now, let me think: Consecutive interpreting revisitedDebra Russell, Jeanette Nicholson14. The intermodal simultaneous interpreting processCarlos Henrique RodriguesPart 5 The politics of translation, interpreting, and service delivery15. Developing Deaf jurisprudence: The role of interpreters and translatorsRob Wilks16. The trajectory of the deaf interpreter and translator on International Sign Language: Lessons from Juan Carlos Druetta in South AmericaKátia Lucy Pinheiro, Marianne Rossi Stumpf17. Challenges in the professionalisation of sign language interpreting in UgandaSam Lutalo-Kiingi, John Buyinza, Goedele A.M. De Clerck, Graham H. Turner18. Deaf profession/designated interpreter paradigm revisitedPeter C. Hauser, Nikki Cherry, Angela B. Hauser, Mala S. Poe19. The interpreting team: The integration of strategies used during the interpreting process in the boothTiago Coimbra NogueiraPart 6 Public service settings20. Interpreting in the clinical setting: Deaf patients and access to healthcare in the USLaurie R. Shaffer21. Collaboration: Sign language interpreters and clinicians working together in mental health settingsSteve H. Hamerdinger, Charlene J. Crump22. Interpreting in police settingsRobert Skinner, Eloisa Monteoliva23. Courtroom interpreting: Creating access for linguistic minoritiesJeremy L. Brunson, LeWana Clark, Christopher Tester24. An overview of Libras-Portuguese translation and interpretation in the legal sphereSilvana Aguiar dos Santos, Marianne Rossi StumpfPart 7 Diverse linguistic-cultural deaf communities25. Diverse challenges for deaf migrants when navigating Nordic countriesIngela Holmström, Ninva Sivunen26. Interpreting for Deaf childrenKim B. Kurz27. Translation policies for the education of sign language translators and interpreters in school environmentsSonia Marta de Oliveira, Ronice Müller de Quadros28. The provision of sign language interpretation in AsiaFelix Sze, Fion Wong, Connie Lo, Samuel Chew, Rebecca Sun, Yuya YanaiPart 8 Current status of interpreting and translation29. Sign language interpretation training, testing, and accreditation in AsiaFelix Sze, Fion Wong, Connie Lo, Samuel Chew, Rebecca Sun, Yuya Yanai30. The state of sign language interpreting and interpreters in the Arab world: an exploratory studySameer Mohammad Yahya Samreen31. The state of sign language translation and interpreting in the East Africa communityBonnie Busingye, Nantongo Proscovia Suubi32. Sign language interpreting in Russia and neighbouring countries (the EECAC)Anna Komarova33. Sign language interpreting within a North America contextCampbell Mcdermid, Leandra Williams, Eduardo Daniel Maya OrtegaIndex