Reduction of Interpreters in Finland: An Absurd Situation
Turku 2013 Deaf and hearing impaired people often use interpreters to commuicate with hearing people. The interpreters can be either sign language interpreters, special deafblind interpreters, scriptwriters or even international interpreters. Sign language differs from country to country and as do the systems that provide the interpretation services. But the need for the service is always there, no matter where in the world the user lives. According to the 9th article of the Agreement of the United Nations on the Rights of People With Disabilities, countries should secure the right for disabled people to access information, for example by providing interpreting service. All the countries of Scandinavia have signed and agreed to the agreement. Iceland is the only country which still has not fully sealed it by law but Finland was the latest country in Scandinavia to do it. Even so, it looks like the rights of people with disabilities in Finland are not fully respected, ...