We would like to acknowledge our supporters. Our supporters undertaken to contribute in a variety of ways. Some of the supporters’ function is to validate components of the course. Others may choose to disseminate the outputs, whereas certain supporters will use the materials as part of their day-to-day activities. In addition, many supporters are field experts who lend their moral support endorsing the need for the project.


We hope that our supporters will contribute to ensuring that the products and outputs will be relevant, used within VET and represent the needs as identified within the project aims. All of our supporters have furnished letters of support and endorsement emphasizing the need for a project such as JUSTISIGNS.


We extend our appreciation to:


  1. World Federation of the Deaf

  2. FEVLADO, Brussels, Belgium

  3. Swiss Federation of the Deaf (SGB-FSS), Switzerland

  4. British Deaf Association

  5. Signature, UK

  6. An Garda Síochána Training College Templemore, Ireland

  7. Garda Racial Intercultural and Diversity Office (GRIDO), An Garda Síochána

  8. Mid-West Deaf Association, Limerick, Ireland

  9. The Irish Deaf Society

  10. SONOS, Swiss Deaf Association, Zurich, Switzerland

  11. Deaf Community Centre Limited, Limerick, Ireland

  12. DeafHear

  13. ProCom, Switzerland

  14. The Inclusion Hub, Dublin, Ireland

  15. World Association of Sign Language Interpreters

  16. The Irish Translators’ and Interpreters’ Association Dublin, Ireland

  17. Institute of Translation and Interpreting, Winterhur, Switzerland

  18. The Swiss German Sign Language Interpreters Association, Thalwil, Switzerland

  19. Bridge Interpreting, Dublin, Ireland

  20. Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

  21. Sign Language Interpreting Service (SLIS), Dublin, Ireland

  22. European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters (efsli)

  23. European Legal Interpreters and Translators Association, EULITA

  24. Professor Erik Hertog, Lessius University and founder of EULITA

  25. The Bar Council of Ireland

  26. Michael Farrell, Free Legal Advice Service

  27. Helga Stevens, MEP (Belgium)

  28. Adam Kosa, MEP (Hungary)

  29. Professor Ivana Bacik, Reid Professor of Criminal Law, Criminology and Penology, Trinity College Dublin

  30. Police Interpreting Research Group, Edinburgh, Scotland

  31. Yolanda Vanden Bosch, Antwerp Bar Association and Secretary-General - Flemish Jurist Association

  32. Court of First Instance, Antwerp

  33. Police Force of Canton Lucerne, Switzerland

  34. Scottish Institute of Policing Research, Dundee,  Scotland

  35. Civil Court of First Instance, Bern, Switzerland

  36. Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, Scotland

  37. HET REDDENDE GEBAAR – Association of Police of Flemish Sign Language

  38. Scottish Parliament, Cross Party Group on Deafness, Jenny Marra MSP, Scotland

  39. Citizens Information Centre, Limerick, Ireland

  40. House of Commons, Mike Crockar MP, Edinburgh West, Scotland

  41. Professor Jemina Napier, Macquarie University, New South Wales, Australia

  42. Forensic & Legal Medicine, School of Medicine & Medical Science, University College Dublin, Ireland

  43. Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown, Dublin, Ireland

  44. Professor Terry Janzen, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada

  45. Professor Barbara Shaffer, University of New Mexico, USA