Consulting Globally

Our research advances global practice as CTISS provides consultancy to a range of important institutions including:

• The United Nations
• The European Commission
• World Federation of the Deaf
• World Association of Sign Language Interpreters
• EU Language Council

Public Policy Development

We contribute to the development of public policy through liaison with a broad range of organisations, including, within the UK:

• The National Health Service (NHS),
• Scottish Government
• Scottish Police Force

and internationally with bodies such as:

• The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO),
• The Australian Court Service
• The European Commission Directorate-General for Justice
• The European Commission Directorate-General for Translation

Promoting Equality

A core area of impact for CTISS is the promotion of equality. This is a key challenge across culturally and linguistically diverse communities in our increasingly globalised society. Work in this area includes:

• facilitating equal access to justice
• ensuring language is not a barrier to receiving care and medical support
• removing barriers to participation for deaf citizens

Improving Standards

Our work has been instrumental in driving forward regulation, establishing good practice and developing standard-setting, including in:

• providing global leadership for ISO Standards for Community and Legal Interpreting
• defining best practice in the sign language interpreting and translation profession
• shaping the quality of translation and interpreting in proceedings ranging from criminal courts to radio broadcasts
• shaping the design of standards for the NHS in Scotland, and
• the creation of guidelines and training materials for police officers in Scotland and six European jurisdictions.