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University College London
'Deaf by God' tried in Old Bailey records
May 22nd, 2008
Deaf people on trial were granted the right to an interpreter as early as 1725, according to Old Bailey records examined by UCL (University College London) scientists. The use of family and friends to interpret court proceedings later switched to deaf teachers and eventually written testimony, which may have disadvantaged the less educated 'deaf and dumb' at the very time that British Sign Language was emerging. The study, published in the latest issue of the journal Sign Language Studies, charts the history of signing and interpreting in court proceedings pulled from Old Bailey records online. UCL researchers examined 30 trials in the eighteenth and nineteenth...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-05-22)
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