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The ASL Workshop for the Hearing
October 29, 2005
Held 10/29/05 in Palm Bay Florida
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Advanced Class taught by:
Mike Ernest
Nationally Certified Interpreter, Founder
of Tamp Interpreter’s Training Program
and well known for his depth of
knowledge in Linguistics of ASL
Topics: Voicing Techniques, Tips and Practice
Beginner Class taught by:
Renee Jackson of Jacksonville, FL &
Michele Matherne of Milton, FL.
You will have fun while you learn from
the skilled teaching team of Renee and
Michele. The evaluations from last years
conference were nothing short of
Excellent for this team and we have
invited them back again due to many
positive comments of those who
attended.
Topics for Morning Session:
Purpose of the Language and How it Relates to Deaf Culture
Syntax and Structure
Conversational “Fix Ups” or Survival Skills
Topics for Afternoon Session:
Placement, Movement, Location & Orientation
Vocabulary Building
Q & A
October Social
October 15, 2005
Orlando Club of the Deaf, Inc. will be having their October Social on Oct. 15th, 3rd Saturday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Address: 610 N. Lake Formosa Dr. (off Princeton St. / Alden Rd. - near Fla. Hosp. South in Orlando)
Admission: $4.00 - Member
$5.00 - Non- Member
Lunch:$5.00 for all
$2.50 for kids under 10
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Story-sharing Techniques for Vision-Based Classrooms Pre-K5
October 15, 2005
Course date: October 14-15, 2005; Registration deadline: September 16, 2005; Location: St. Augustine, FL
Story-sharing Techniques for Vision-Based Classrooms Pre-K5 is a course that reinforces the fact that storybook reading is one of the most effective ways to provide any young child with the knowledge required for successful reading.
This 1-credit course will focus on strategies in the delivery of read-alouds with young Deaf students, selection of appropriate books and materials, opportunities for development of specific story-sharing techniques, elements of American Sign Language, and making the connection between ASL and English print. An excellent course for classroom teachers, reading specialists and all those involved in the language development of young deaf children.
For more information please visit http://gspp.gallaudet.edu/shapes/extension/
CODA Website
October 10, 2005
“Are you a CODA (Child of a Deaf Adult)? Then you should check out CODA International’s Website!
http://www.coda-international.org
Rebuilding Continued
October 10, 2005
A collection of websites, resources and information to assist interpreters in private practice and Deaf entrepreneurs to restart and rebuild a private practice or small business.
http://www.caninterpreters.com/links.html
An Advanced Legal Interpreting Workshop
October 10, 2005
An Advanced Legal Interpreting Workshop
Presented by
Carla Mathers, Esq., CSC, SC:L
This workshop is part of a series of advanced court interpretation seminars designed to meet the needs of the seasoned court interpreter who has completed basic court interpreter training and who seeks more advanced training to sharpen skills and to gain a more thorough understanding of the realm of legal interpreting
Space is limited: Pre-registration is required
Registrations must be received by 10/31/05
Interpreting for the Deaf Juror
December 10-11, 2005
More and more frequently, court interpreters are called upon to interpret for Deaf jurors in court. Traditionally, most interpreters were provided in criminal matters for Deaf defendants; however, with the advent of legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act more and more jurisdictions are calling on Deaf citizens to perform their civic duty. As a result, interpreters are working in this sub-specialty area more frequently and should be aware of the similarities and the differences between this and other types of court interpreting.
This seminar will discuss the background and history of Deaf jurors, the perception of jury duty from the consumer's perspective and the ethical challenges presented, the perspective of the Deaf juror from the jurors', judges' and attorneys' perspectives, the interpreter's role, function and duties as a jury duty interpreter, and specific preparation strategies for the jury duty interpreter. Participants will be able to practice interpreting orientation to jury service texts as well as other commonly encountered texts during jury service
Pre-Readings:
Participants will be provided with pre-reading materials and are expected to complete all readings prior to the beginning of the workshops. Pre-reading materials will be mailed with letters of acceptance by November 5, 2005. RID CEUs will be available for pre-reading activities.
Prerequisites:
For Hearing Participants: RID SC:L or CSC or CI and CT or CI or CT or NAD V
For Deaf participants: RID RSC or CDI or CDI-P or 30 hours of documented training.
Space will be limited to the first 25 qualified applicants. All participants MUST meet the prerequisites listed above.
ALL participants must have completed an introductory course on court interpretation within the last ten (10) years. The course should have been one intensive course of at least 22 hours of instruction.
Dates and Times:
Saturday, December 10, 2005; 9:00am - 4:00pm
Sunday, December 11, 2005; 9:00am - 4:00pm
Location:
University of South Florida, Tampa Campus
Psychology and Communication Disorders Building (PCD) Room 1145
Tampa, FL
Cost:
BayFRID members: $200.00
Non-BayFRID members: $225.00
CEUs:
RID Certification Maintenance Program CEUs are pending for both pending for both pre-readings and on-site activities.
A total of 2.2 CEUs will be awarded for successful completion of the entire workshop. CEUs will not be awarded for partial attendance.
Note:
The workshop will be conducted in English and ASL.
ASL Interpreters will be provided upon request.
NO voice interpretation will be provided
About the Presenter:
Carla Mathers, Esquire, CSC, SC: L, is an attorney in private practice with offices in Baltimore and College Park, Maryland. Ms. Mathers works for a civil litigation firm and is licensed to practice in the state and federal courts of Maryland and the District of Columbia. Ms. Mathers graduated magna cum laude from Howard University School of Law (1993) where she was a member of Howard University Law Journal. Ms. Mathers received her undergraduate degree from University of Maryland (1985) where she graduated summa cum laude.
Ms. Mathers' interpreting degree is from the College of Southern Idaho (1981). Ms. Mathers is a former President and Vice President of the Potomac Chapter Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. Ms. Mathers is a member of the District of Columbia Bar Association and the Maryland Bar Association.
Ms. Mathers is a member of the Maryland Administrative Office of the Courts' Advisory Committee on Interpreters. As a part of this commitment, she sits on the Sub-committee on Ethics and the Sub-committee on Testing and Training. She has been a consultant and faculty member for the Maryland Administrative Office of the Courts' Orientation to Court Interpreting Program.
Hotel Information
Wingate Inn
3751 E Fowler Ave
Tampa, FL 33612
(813)979-2828
For More Information, contact:
Andrea Smith
Workshop Committee Chair
(813)760-4074 (v)
aanders1@tampabay.rr.com
Interpreting for the Deaf Juror
December 10-11, 2005
Name:________________________________________________________
Address:______________________________________________________
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Phone:________________________________________________________
Email:________________________________________________________
Certification (check all that apply):
For Hearing Interpreters:
RID SC:L_____ RID CSC_____ RID CI & CT _____
RID CI _______ RID CT______ NAD V _______
For Deaf Interpreters:
After the Hurricane - Restart Your Business
October 10, 2005
Please review the attached document.
Restart Your Practice Toolkit (Word Document)
A summary of the topics is below.
This is just a first pass at a basic toolkit that I would like to share with each of you; I think this could be shared with NAD, BAD, RAD also, but I wouldn't presume to know exactly who to share it with. I am working on getting 50 copies of Peachtree or QuickBooks accounting software, so far I've identifed a little bit of information from them but it's going to take a few more days I think to really get any definiative answer from them.
I think it would be great if everyone could take the opportunity to make this resource available jointly. I think this is a historic moment for that to happen and provide a tangible resource and action to members of each organization that were effected.
There shouldn't be any financial impact and I think it could be handled with respect, discretion if needed, and a strong sense of support not charity.
I won't send this out to anyone else right now, but I have solicited donations on katrinaterps for those who have extra copies of QuickBooks, Peachtree, MS Office, etc.
You may reply directly or to the group as you see fit.
Daryl
Summary of information contained in the toolkit right now:
Apply for Aid Online – FEMA
Katrina en español (FirstGov.gov)
Small Business Administration
Free Online Entrepreneurship Course
How to Apply for SBA Disaster Loan Assistance after a Declared Disaster
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
Women’s Business Centers
Small Business Development Centers (en español) (SBDC)
Information about the 8(a) Small Business Program
QuickBooks
Peachtree