Come and join us at NRASLI!

National Research Association for Sign Language Interpretation
Sen'i-kaikan 3F, Muromachidori-Imadegawa-Sagaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto,602-0901 Japan
Tel:+81-75-451-4743 Fax:+81-75-451-3281
URL: http://www.zentsuken.net/
Email: NRASLI@zentsuken.net

Question 1: What’s NRASLI?
NRASLI, which stands for National Research Association for Sign
Language Interpretation, was established in June 1974 and incorporated inJuly 2010. It has more than 10,000 members across the country andbranches in each of the 47 prefectures of Japan.
Working with organizations involved in deaf
movements including Japanese Federation of theDeaf and the general public, NRASLI researches,
discusses and transmits information aiming for theprotection of lives and rights of deaf people, in theMore than 10,000members.
Branches in eachprefecture.

spirit of learning about sign language, interpretation,interpreters and challenges of the deaf communityfrom lives of deaf people.

Question 2: What does NRASLI do?
We learn and study with deaf people and deaf associations about sign
language, deaf people and issues about interpretation, and work to spread
information and improve social system.
Among various activities, we hold Summer Session, Winter Workshop andNRASLI School in various parts of the country. Through these occasions,
we are seeking to provide learning opportunities and information necessary
to promote activities of branches and local districts.
In addition, we put out Quarterly Magazine and Newsletter regularly,
publish books and sell them on orders.

Question 3: What are requirements for membership?
You can join NRASLI just when you are interested in sign language orinformed about deaf people.
There is no requirement like learning
experience or qualification.

You canget into our act and work with us toward
the improvement of welfare for deaf
people and status of interpreters, even
if you can’t sign.

Office worker, student,
nursery teacher, housewife,
nurse, self-employed,interpreter, etc.

Question 4: What are benefits for NRASLI members?
The biggest one is the opportunity to meet various people. When you joinus, you will realize presence of a lot of colleagues, and then you can learnmuch about sign language and deaf people. To be more specific, you get
4 Quarterly Magazines a year and can participate in exclusive workshops
for members. Also, you can get discounts on registration fees for Summer
NRASLI SchoolSession
Workshop.

andWinterPleasurable

activities bring you signingskills and wider circle offriends.

Winter Workshop

Quarterly Magazine

Question 5: How’s it different from sign language
circles?
They are the same at heart. Sign language circles are study groups thathearing people who have learned sign language formed earlier, supporting
deaf people.

Circles, working with local deaf associations, have been

acting in various ways in local communities including activities related tosign language, deaf people and petitions. However, as the activities grewwider, it became evident that some of the issues can’t be tackled locally andresolved by just one circle or one individual. Therefore,
people involved in sign language launched a movement
to set up a national organization to progress studies andactivities and solve problems. Those circles supporting
local activities made NRASLI get to where it is now.
NRASLI works to provide support for local activities toNRASLI?
Circle?

address their issues and difficulties with much informationand national solidarity.

Question 6: How much is the membership fee?
Annual membership fee is ¥8,000. Additionally,
most of the branches charge branch fee, result insomewhere around ¥10,000 a year in total.
Principal annual
membership fee¥8,000