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Two people are standing on a boat. It is dark. They are wearing yellow rainwear. One is shining a torch at the other, who is using sign language.

Activity, insight and practice - a unique collaboration with the country's interpreting programmes

Every autumn, participants with combined visual and hearing impairments gather for an active and educational course at Eikholt. At the same time, interpreting students from three of the country's interpreting programmes gain valuable practice in real situations - as interpreters and companions. Read more about the course and interpreting practice here:
Image from the climbing wall: Two women are in the centre of a climbing wall, each secured with a rope. To the right, a woman with a full tail is stretching out her arms and holding on to the rope high up, her left leg has reached the next step. The interpreter is on the left, she gives a haptic signal about where the next hold for the right arm is.

Interpreting student and practice experiences at Eikholt

Martine Jevne is 23 years old and has studied sign language and interpreting at OsloMet. She has always had an interest in languages and a dream of learning sign language, which led her to study interpreting and is now employed as an interpreter at NAV Tolketjenesten Vest-Viken. Here she talks about her practical experiences at Eikholt.

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