Sign Language Interpreters and Social Media

How our community communicates online, and uses social media, has become a topic of concern amongst some sign language interpreters. At the recent CIT conference in San Antonio, this issue was given some time and consideration with a group discussion. In addition to facilitating that discussion, I have had numerous conversations with colleagues on the topic of social media and the interpreting community. From these interactions, and the discussion at CIT, I have noted the following patterns: