Maya de Wit-van Schagen, CI, MA
Dutch & American Sign Language & International Sign Interpreter
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    Presentations given
    • 11/10 - The Chamber as an integral part of the European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters, CKTZJ conference, Prague, Czech Republic

    • 10/10 - Getting the most out of Europe, EFSLI Trainers’seminar, Helsinki, Finland

    • 07/10 - Interpreting challenges in international events, RID Region III conference, Bloomington, USA

    • 07/10 - Sign Language Interpreting in Europe: Trendwatch 2010, RID Region III conference, Bloomington, USA

    • 11/09 - Relay Communication Assistants and Video Interpreters: Role, Ethics and Confidentiality, ITU-T workshop, “The Impact of UN convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities on the work of ITU-T”, Geneva, Switzerland.

    • 11/09 - Study on the size of the language industry in the EU, participation in conference and round table discussion, Brussels, Belgium

    • 09/09 - Support strategies for the sign language interpreter – an European perspective, efsli conference, Tallinn, Estonia

    • 07/09 - European Guidelines for Providing Interpreting Services to Deaf and Deafblind people, DODIR Round table meeting, Zagreb, Croatia

    • 11/08 - Sign Language Interpreting in Europe – Results and conclusions of an European Survey, EUD Conference, Lyons, France

    • 10/08 - Ten year Dutch Sign Language Interpreting in a European Perspective, Symposium of the Institute of Sign, Language & Deaf Studies, Utrecht, the Netherlands

    • 03/08 - Sign language interpreters in Europe – Community settings, European Network Meeting, Brussels, Belgium

    • 10/07 - Sign Language Interpreting in Europe: what have we accomplished in 25 years and challenges for the next 25 years, Edinburgh, Scotland

    • 09/07 - Professional Interpreting Services: a pre-requisite for equal participation of deaf people in society, Council of Europe conference, Zagreb, Croatia

    • 07/07 - Sign language interpreting across Europe, an overview, WFD congress, Madrid, Spain

    • 07/07 - Interpreting services: money matters, Presentation, WASLI conference, Segovia, Spain

    • 05/07 - Government funded interpreting services, A prerequisite for Equal Participation of Deaf People in Society, Conference of the Russian Deaf Association, Moscow, Russia

    • 09/06 - Getting the most out of it, developing the individual and the team, Co-presentation with Irma Sluis, efsli conference, Prague, Czech Republic

    • 02/04 - Ethical implications of language standardisation for sign language interpreters, Online conference – Supporting Deaf People, Direct Learn

    • 11/04 - Rules and regulations for interpreting for deafblind people, Utrecht, the Netherlands

    • 11/03 - Say what?! Interpreting in two sign languages, Utrecht, the Netherlands

    • 07/01 - Sign Language Interpreting in Europe, RID Conference, Orlando, USA

    Workshops given

    • 07/10 - Sign Language Interpreting in International Settings, RID Region III conference, Bloomington, USA

    • 03/10 - Training sign language interpreters – International settings. How special is it?, Amersfoort, the Netherlands

    • 01/10 - Interpreting in International Settings, One day workshop, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

    • 10/08 - Interpreting in International Settings, Two day workshop at Deaf Action, Edinburgh, Scotland

    • 07/08 - Setting up your interpreting business, Half day workshop, Utrecht, the Netherlands

    • 03/07 - A taste of ASL, Utrecht, the Netherlands

    • 03/07 - Co-working for sign language interpreters, Two day workshop at Deaf Action, Edinburgh, Scotland

    • 10/06 - Team interpreting, One day workshop, the Netherlands

    • 03/06 - Interpreting and techniques in international settings, One day workshop, Utrecht, the Netherlands

    • 04/04 - Interpreting into a third language, Maarn, the Netherlands

    • 09/01 - Setting up a Registry, Half day workshop, efsli conference, Ede, The Netherlands

    • 10/00 - Information management for sign language interpreters, Two day workshop, Bologna, Italy