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The National Institute for Rehabilitation celebrates the Day of the Interpreter of Portuguese Sign Language (ILGP). This date is celebrated on January 22, and refers to the foundation, in Lisbon, of the first Association of Portuguese Sign Language Interpreters (AILGP), in 1991.

Law No 89/99 of 5 July 1999 defines Portuguese Sign Language Interpreters as ‘professionals who interpret and translate information from sign language into oral or written language and vice versa, in order to ensure communication between deaf and hearing persons’. Being a Portuguese Sign Language Interpreter is to establish a bridge of communication between deaf and hearing people, providing accessibility, autonomy and, above all, contributing to the inclusion of the Deaf Community in all contexts of life, such as education, health and leisure.

The two national associations of Portuguese Sign Language Interpreters promote on January 21 initiatives to celebrate this date:

• the Association of Portuguese Sign Language Translators and Interpreters, in person in Porto, a round table with the theme “Interpretation and Languages”, whose main objective is to propose a reflection on the performance in teaching:

ATILGP - Portuguese Sign Language Translators and Interpreters Association | Facebook

• the National and Professional Association of Interpretation - Sign Language (ANAPI-LG), online, an open conversation on the Challenges of the Educational Context in the various cycles of education, inserted in a Cycle of Conversations on the Profession of ILGP:

ANAPI-LG - National and Professional Association of Sign Language Interpretation | Leiria | Facebook

Congratulations to all, Portuguese Sign Language Interpreters who daily dedicate themselves to accessibility for deaf people.