Meet the sign language interpreter of Gladys Berejiklian’s daily COVID updates

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Bek Cramp is part of a 12-person team assisting to interpret daily updates during NSW's COVID-19 press conferences via SBSArabic24

While many Australians tune in to daily COVID-19 updates to listen to the latest information in their states, those who are deaf or hard of hearing turn their attention to the person standing next to their respective premier or state health professional.

With more than 20 years of experience, she says it was in 2013 that Auslan interpreters first appeared next to government officials during the bushfires. Ms Cramp says interpreters sometimes face difficulties translating words that don't have a designated sign, including ‘coronavirus’ during the early stages of 2020.

 

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SBSArabic24 What an amazing job they all do! A shame NSW haven't even got an interpreter at today's conference. & of all the weeks to not have one, it had to be the National Week of Deaf People.. 🤦‍♀️ Federal conferences stopped using them weeks ago too.

SBSArabic24 Can you pls mention how many in the ICU are vaccinated against unvaccinated. It’s important fir people to see the data compared to make up their mind to get vaccinated. Especially the antivaccers

SBSArabic24 I’ve never once seen Gladys or Hazzard thank these interpreters. In WA our “Fiona” is well known and almost always thanked at press conferences.

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