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Alice Bennet Alder: Auslan Interpreting, Deaf Community & Communication Insights
Join hosts Andrena Forrest and Jeffrey Shaw for an eye-opening conversation with Alice Bennet Alder — veteran Auslan interpreter with over 30 years of experience, sharing the vital world of Australian Sign Language and its impact on the Deaf community.Alice reveals Auslan as a unique language (distinct from ASL or BSL), her journey from learning ASL in Canada to immersing in Australia's Deaf culture in 1988, and the real-life challenges interpreters face: medical emergencies, long waits, confidentiality, and adapting to video remote interpreting during COVID. Discover barriers in…
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