Jacqui Beckford has worked extensively as a British Sign Language translator/interpreter in Disability theatre and the arts. In the late 1990’s she toured nationally in three productions with Graeae Theatre Company as an Interpreter/performer. To date Jacqui is a freelance BSL interpreter working across many domains from the arts (theatres/museums/galleries] television broadcast (BBC news 24, Cbeebies, CBBC & other channels), film, medical, mental health and legal. Jacqui worked with Extraordinary Bodies as part of the Weighting 2015 tour performing on stage as a creative BSL interpreter.
Jacqui is a member of The National Registers of Communication Professionals working with Deaf and Deafblind people and the Association of Sign Language Interpreters and Equity.