UQAM launches Canada's first graduate program in sign language interpreting (French–LSQ)

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Université du Québec à Montréal will open a graduate diploma (DESS) in French–Quebec Sign Language (LSQ) interpreting in fall 2027, the first graduate-level sign language interpreting program in Canada. The fully online, 30-credit program covers mental health, legal, media and crisis interpreting; director Anne-Marie Parisot credits the Deaf community's advocacy and the 2019 Accessible Canada Act for the field's growth. Applications are due March 1.

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