Two international standards defining interpreting services have recently been published, and work is in full swing to achieve a third - a standard for conference interpreting.

The Israeli hosts of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest were determined to ensure that the event was accessible to everyone, so conference interpreters were deployed to deliver a simplified message, ensuring that persons with a cognitive disability could participate fully.

Gender took centre stage at the Global Summit of Women in Basel, Switzerland, but it was once again the relationship of mutual trust and support between Calliope’s consultant interpreter and the Summit organisers that proved crucial to its success.

Maya de Wit, Calliope’s expert consultant in sign language interpretation, shares insights and tips to help you provide the best possible sign language interpretation service at your conference.