Figure 1
Institutional classification of STS on two Swedish government websites. In both interfaces, ‘Sign Language’ is presented as a separate accessibility option rather than under ‘Languages’. Sources: Swedish Agency for Participation, https://www.mfd.se/; Equality Ombudsman, https://www.do.se/ (accessed September 25, 2025). Swedish labels translated by the author.
Figure 2
Terminology in a written appointment notice from the radiology clinic at Örebro University Hospital. The circled note reads ‘döv tolk bokad’, literally ‘deaf interpreter booked.’ The example illustrates how the interpreting service is identified through the patient’s deafness rather than through the languages involved or the professional service provided. The notice has been cropped and de-identified by the author.