Since the 1970s, there has been a growing number of Interpreting Preparation Programs (IPPs) across the country set up for sign language interpreters.
The focus of these programs has been to teach American Sign Language (ASL) and to train students how to interpret from ASL to English and English to ASL.
A common belief among many educators and sign language interpreters is that once an individual haslearned ASL-to-English and English-to-ASL interpretation, then English-based transliteration sh.
Since the 1970s, there has been a growing number of Interpreting Preparation Programs (IPPs) across the country set up for sign language interpreters