Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP190100267

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

Deafblind communication: Building professional competencies . This project aims to improve the quality of interpreting/support services provided to deafblind Australians by analysing the communication strategies used by deafblind sign language users. Many deafblind people use a modified form of Auslan (Australian Sign Language) to communicate, yet little is known about how interpreters or support workers should adapt their signing when working with deafblind clients to ensure effective communication. This project would develop evidence-based training and resources for these professionals. This should provide significant benefits such as improved communication between deafblind clients and professionals, and enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of support service provision for deafblind people.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 04-2021

End Date: 04-2024

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $279,997.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Translation and Interpretation Studies | Linguistics | Discourse and Pragmatics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Ability and Disability |