Sign Language Interpreting: Moving Towards Professionalization
Jeremy L. Brunson
Syracuse University
The field of Sign Language interpreting has been moving towards professionalization for over thirty years. The efficacy of this process is still unclear. In this essay I will provide a brief overview of the field of Sign Language interpreting in the United States and provide examples of how the field has attempted to become a profession. I conclude this essay with a research question and my hypotheses.