Nub: the crux or central point of a matter
At the Nub, you’ll find the latest NUBSLI announcements, guest blogs and related interpreting and union information.
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Learning in lockdown: issues facing trainee interpreters and translators during the pandemic
27 January 2021
Trainee interpreters and translators are facing challenges during the pandemic that might prevent them from progressing to qualification. NUBSLI’s Trainee Action Group provides recommendations to support trainees to become qualified practitioners.
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Template response to Clarion re DSA funded bookings
25 January 2021
NUBSLI have been made aware that interpreters and translators are being asked to reduce their fees for DSA-funded bookings. We encourage members as well as those who aren’t NUBSLI members to use our template letter to respond to Clarion UK as a matter of urgency.
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Interpreting myth: if I charge less, the saving gets passed on to the customer
24 November 2020
Have you found yourself saying: “It helps the deaf person if I work for less”. Or commented that “the agency told me their budget could only go up to £X”. Our latest Nub takes a look at the need for access to be treated as a core business cost and budgeted for accordingly.
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Disaster capitalism
17 November 2020
What is Disaster Capitalism and why should we worry about its effect on BSL interpreting and translation provision? Our latest Nub explains.
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We need an alternative model – we need Signalise!
19 October 2020
Signalise is a new co-operative, run by its members, that promises to revolutionise how interpreting services are provided. Read more about what it will do and how you can get involved.
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#WhereIsTheInterpreter – open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson
6 October 2020
NUBSLI supports the #WhereIsTheInterpreter campaign and has sent an open letter to Prime Minister Johnson urging him to ensure deaf people have access to government addresses in BSL during the pandemic.
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Moving out of lockdown; NUBSLI’s position on fees and terms and conditions
11 August 2020
The increase in remote interpreting during the COVID-19 lockdown was necessary. However, as lockdown eases, it should not be used to deny deaf people access to in person interpreting services or to decrease interpreters’ fees or terms and conditions, as our Nub explains.
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Interpreting during a pandemic
22 June 2020
COVID-19 has had an impact on everyone’s lives and BSL/English interpreters have not been exempt. A NUBSLI member tells us their experience and the potential long-term harm that could come to the interpreting community as a result of this pandemic.
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Black Lives Matter; a call to arms
17 June 2020
“Interpreters alone cannot change the fabric of society, but we can change how we interact with each other.” Audrey Simmons guest blogs on our latest Nub on how to combat bias and racism in the interpreting community.
