Student volunteer interpreters
Ensure your event is both accessible and welcoming to everyone, with the support of our student volunteers from VCC's sign language interpretation program.
Need a student volunteer interpreter?
The faculty, staff and students of the VCC Sign Language Interpretation program value the rights of Deaf, hard-of-hearing and Deaf-Blind people to have access to communication, information and participation in all aspects of life. Sign language interpreting services are an integral part of such access.
Suitability
Students provide free interpreting service for the opportunity to apply skills they are learning in their college courses. Your requests for student interpreters help prepare them to become skilled professional interpreters.
Students do not provide volunteer interpreting services where professional interpreters are typically employed.
Examples of the kind of events where students may provide interpreting include:
- Family reunions, celebrations.
- Social events.
- Co-op housing meetings.
- Community activities.
- Cub Scout meetings, activities.
- Some Deaf children's activities.
- Some children's activities that Deaf parents wish to attend.
Please contact us to confirm the suitability of your event.
Availability
Students are available to provide volunteer interpreting services only when they are not in classes. Students are generally not available from mid-December to the end of February each year.
Contact
Please make your request at least two weeks in advance of the event and include the following information:
- Description of event
- Location
- Date and time (start and finish time)
- Contact person’s name and email address
All requests are reviewed by program faculty.
For more information or to request service, contact intr@vcc.ca.