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Nancy Frishberg (born 1948) is an American linguist, researcher, and user-experience specialist known for her work on sign language linguistics and sign language interpreting. She is the author of Interpreting: An Introduction, a textbook that has been widely used in interpreter training programs.
She has also worked as a practicing freelance interpreter since the early 1970s and as a consultant in sign language and interpreting.
Frishberg later moved into the technology sector, working as a linguist and usability specialist in industry beginning in the mid-1980s. She has held positions at technology companies including IBM, Apple, and Sun Microsystems, applying linguistic knowledge and cognitive research to user-interface design and digital systems. Her work has included research and consulting in human–computer interaction, usability, and user-experience design across sectors such as education, digital media, financial services, and health.
She also contributed multiple articles to the Gallaudet Encyclopedia of Deaf People and Deafness.
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