One group, InterpretAmerica, holds an annual summit for both spoken and signed language interpreters.

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The contract may be oral, or it may be written in the local language and signed by the chief.

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The committee said the government department ignored warnings about how complex the work was before it signed a five-year deal with Applied Language Solutions, which has now been acquired by the company Capita.

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