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ASL Interpreted AA Meetings

March 27, 2013 in Community Events, Community News, Interpreting & Transliterating Services

Steps We Take AA Meeting

Deaf and Hard of Hearing

American Sign Language (ASL)
interpreter services provided.

First Monday of the Month
7:00 PM

St. Anne’s Episcopal Church

1700 Wainwright Dr
Reston, VA 20190

(Closed Meeting, Steps)

Contact Info:
SpecialNeeds@NVIntergroup.org
www.nvintergroup.org

FEMA Seeking Disability Integration Staff for Reservist Program

March 25, 2013 in Community News, Employment, Interpreting & Transliterating Services

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency

FEMA’s Office of Disability Integration and Coordination is growing. There are openings for a Disability Integration Advisor (ASL Specialty – American Sign Language Interpreter), Disability Integration Advisors, and Disability Integration Advisor Lead position vacancies within FEMA’s Reservist Program.

As a part of FEMA’s disaster workforce, Reservists serve the nation by assisting all citizens and first responders during disasters or emergency situations. As a Reservist you will have the opportunity to train, gain experience, and become qualified in a specific disaster role. Being a Reservist allows you to assist in the coordinated response and recovery efforts of impacted citizens, communities, Local, Tribal, and State governments.

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ASL Interpreted Julius Caesar at American Shakespeare Center

March 25, 2013 in Community News, Interpreting & Transliterating Services

ASL Interpreted Julius Caesar at American Shakespeare Center
April 7, 2013 at 7:30 pm

Discount tickets and special seating available
Thanks to an NEA grant, the American Shakespeare Center is hosting an ASL interpreted performance of JULIUS CAESAR on April 4 at 7:30pm.

Discounted tickets (15% off) and special seating for this event are available. When you email tickets@americanshakespearecenter.com, or visit the website (http://www.americanshakespearecenter.com/v.php?pg=1530), make sure you use the discount/coupon code “ASL” and select seats on house right.

The interpreters are Lindsey Snyder and Rosemary Johnson. The play contains a lot of action, a lot of audience engagement, and is a delight to see.

For more information:
Sarah Enloe, Director of Education
American Shakespeare Center
540-885-5588×28

The American Shakespeare Center recovers the joy and accessibility of Shakespeare’s theatre, language, and humanity
by exploring the English Renaissance stage and its practices through performance and education.

Intermediate ASL Skills Practice Class Offered, starts March 13

February 14, 2013 in Community Events, Education & Outreach, Interpreting & Transliterating Services, NVRC Announcements

To Register:
Contact Marla DoughertyPAYMENT: ccinfo

Call 703-352-9055
with credit card information

Checks can be mailed to address below

DRIVING DIRECTIONS
http://www.nvrc.org/about/directions/

REFUND POLICY:
Refunds will be issued if cancelled one week prior to the class start date.

INTERMEDIATE

SKills Practice Class

with John Krpan

Wednessday,
March 13 to April 17

Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Cost 6 classes – $150

John Krpan has taught American Sign Language most of his life. His professional teaching licenses include Virginia Postgraduate License and certifications for Administration and Supervision PreK-12, ASL and English, Maryland Advanced Professional Certificate and certifications for Administrator I & II, ASL PreK-12, English 7-12, reading and special education.John interprets ASL-English and foreign languages/gestures-English. Specializes in legal interpretation.

ASL is his native language.

This course is designed to practice skills learned in ASL1. Students should be proficient in finger spelling, familiar with numbers and have a good grasp of vocabulary covered in ASL1.Classes will include visual-gestural activities, drills, story-telling activities and games. Social signing activities will cover the last two classes.

Maximum 20 students

Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons
3951 Pender Drive, suite 130, Fairfax, VA 22030
703-352-9055
info@nvrc.org www.nvrc.org

Veditz Chapter of ASLTA is proud to host “MasterASL! Level Two” – April 13, 2013

February 11, 2013 in Community Events, Community News, Education & Outreach, Interpreting & Transliterating Services

Veditz Chapter of ASLTA is proud to host
“MasterASL! Level Two”
by Jason E. Zinza, Ph.D

Saturday April 13, 2013
9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

(Door opens at 8:30 a.m. and Wrap-up at 12:30-12:45 p.m.)

Dr. Jason E. Zinza is the author of “MasterASL! Level One”, and soon to be “MasterASL! Level Two”. He also authored the Fingerspelling and Number textbook and co-authored “The Elephant Game” with Dr. Kim Kurz. In addition to training teachers, he consults on curriculum development and issues related to ASL instruction. He is the coordinator of the ASL Honor Society, a program offered by ASLTA that recognizes high school students who are studying ASL.

This presentation will provide an overview of “MasterASL! Level Two”. The overview will cover different components such as textbook, teacher guide, discs, and website. Dr. Zinza will spend most of the time on hands-on activities.

Location: Northern Virginia Resource Center for
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons (http://nvrc.org/about/directions/)
For more information, contact Brian Leffler at bleffler@nvcc.edu.

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For PDF application form click : VASLTA_13apr2013

Gallaudet Hosts Forum on Black Deaf Community & Interpreters:
Sat. February 9

February 7, 2013 in Community Events, Community News, Interpreting & Transliterating Services

SPECIAL EVENT AT GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2013, 2-4 PM

Forum:

Black Deaf Community and Interpreters

• As part of Black History Month, everyone is invited to a forum between the Black Deaf Community and interpreters to share insights and challenges about the use and provision of interpreting services to this by and to this community, Saturday, February 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the SLCC Atrium.

* SLCC is Sorenson Language and Communication Center

For maps and directions: http://www.gallaudet.edu/x26849.xml

Pro-Tactile Workshop by MWADB on Feb 2

January 24, 2013 in Community Events, Education & Outreach, Interpreting & Transliterating Services

Pro-Tactile Workshop

Metro Washington Association of the DeafBlind

Saturday, 2 February 2013

3:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.

Multipurpose Room @ Student Academic Center (SAC)

Gallaudet University
800 Florida Avenue NE, Washington, D.C. 20002

Cost: $10.00 Per Person

Presented By: Steven Collins & Jamie Pope

CEUs will be provided

Pro-tactile is a great way to practice communicating by touch and tactile ASL in a relaxing environment!

Come join the fun!

R.S.V.P. by Thursday, 31 January 2013 to rsvp@mwadb.org

With your request for Workshop, SSP or ride

Distributed 2013 by Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons (NVRC), 3951 Pender Drive, Suite 130, Fairfax, VA 22030; www.nvrc.org; 703-352-9055 V, 703-352-9056 TTY, 703-352-9058 Fax. Items in this newsletter are provided for information purposes only; NVRC does not endorse products or services. This news service is free of charge, but donations are greatly appreciated.

NCIEC Deaf Self-Advocacy Webinar January 14

December 17, 2012 in Advocacy & Access, Education & Outreach, Interpreting & Transliterating Services

We are forwarding information from the National Interpreter Education Center.

Please direct all questions about this program to Crystal Eusebio, at c.eusebio@neu.edu.

Deaf Self-Advocacy Training webinar

The Importance of Deaf Self-Advocacy Training: New Second Edition Curriculum Overview

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Shane H. Feldman Named New Executive Director of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc.

November 30, 2012 in Community News, Interpreting & Transliterating Services

Nation’s largest sign language interpreting organization selects a nationally-recognized Deaf community leader
and staunch advocate with outstanding nonprofit organizational leadership.

See RID President Brenda Walker Prudhom’s signed video announcement here>>

http://www.youtube.com/RIDOfficialChannel

Alexandria, VA – November 29, 2012 – The Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. (RID) today announced the appointment of Shane H. Feldman as its new executive director. Feldman, a nationally-recognized Deaf community leader, advocate and nonprofit professional, has been instrumental in advancing the rights of the community at the local, state and national levels including the right to qualified sign language interpreting services. Starting January 1, 2013, Feldman is responsible for the ongoing and consistent achievement of RID’s Strategic Plan and for the implementation and completion of initiatives set forth by a board of directors and the association members. Read more . . . →

ASL Interpreted Performance of Mouse on the Move Tomorrow

November 2, 2012 in Interpreting & Transliterating Services, NVRC Announcements

Tickets are still available for the 11:45 am ASL interpreted performance of Mouse on the Move at Imagination Stage.
Call the box office to request them.

Called “ridiculously adorable” by Our Kids, Mouse on the Move follows two adventurous mice who are ready to explore the world beyond their little mouse-hole. They decide to visit the moon, since it is reportedly made of delicious, mouth-watering cheese. The My First Imagination Stage theatre series offers intimate, interactive performances designed for the very young in our Reeve Theatre. Ages 1-5.

ASL Interpreted Performance: November 3^rd at 11:45am

For tickets, please call (301) 280-1660 or visit our box office at:

Imagination Stage
4908 Auburn Ave
Bethesda, MD 20814

Please note, our box office staff is trained to receive calls through relay and VRS.

Elizabeth Broder-Oldach

Access Coordinator

(301) 280-1627

www.imaginationstage.org

Distributed 2012 by Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons (NVRC), 3951 Pender Drive, Suite 130, Fairfax, VA 22030; www.nvrc.org; 703-352-9055 V, 703-352-9056 TTY, 703-352-9058 Fax. Items in this newsletter are provided for information purposes only; NVRC does not endorse products or services. This news service is free of charge, but donations are greatly appreciated.

Mayor Bloomberg’s Sign Language Interpreter

November 1, 2012 in Community News, Interpreting & Transliterating Services

Mayor Bloomberg’s Sign Language Interpreter
Lydia Callis: 5 Things You Don’t Know

By Allison Takeda, US Magazine, 10/31/2012

In the wake of superstorm Sandy this week, several unlikely stars have stepped into the spotlight. Among them? Lydia Callis, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s awesomely animated sign language interpreter, whose expressive translations at recent press conferences have been compared to first-class performance art.

Here, Us Weekly uncovers five fun facts about the scene-stealing signer who, as New York Magazine wrote, has given people “a legitimate reason to smile” during these hard times.

1. She’s a relatively recent graduate. According to NPR, Callis, 30, trained at the Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf, where she got her interpreting degree in 2010. “Linda Siple, a professor in NTID’s [American Sign Language] and Interpreting Education program, recalls Callis as ‘highly motivated, gracious, and professional…She was very motivated with the deaf community here,’” Rochester spokesperson Greg Livadas said in an email to NPR.

2. She has personal ties to the deaf community. DNAinfo New York reports that Westchester resident Callis has been interpreting for her mom and three siblings — all of whom are deaf — since she was a child. She also works as an American Sign Language interpreter for schools, hospitals, and businesses.

RID Conference Report – Day 2 – Tuesday

August 22, 2011 in Education & Outreach, Interpreting & Transliterating Services

By Kalen BeckGet in the GAP! – By now, I have found the food court that is connected to the hotel via a habit trail and have learned to be there early enough to get food and get back to my 8:30 am workshop: Get in the GAP! How Government Affairs Program Relates to YOU! Forum, Part 1. The speaker, Janet Bailey, is the RID GAP representative. She has spoken several times at NVRC giving updates to local interpreters about the work of RID on Capitol Hill and with other consumer organizations. Since I have the privilege of working alongside Cheryl Heppner, much of this information is not new – but I’m happy to see RID finally taking a seat at the table for many of these legislative issues and having a voice for the interpreting field. Some of the topics the GAP is working on include:

State licensure
VRS working conditions
Next Generation (NG) 9-1-1
Dept of Labor – Interpreter classification

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2011 RID Conference Reports

August 15, 2011 in Education & Outreach, Interpreting & Transliterating Services

Arrival Day - Sunday, July 17
Day 1 – Certifcation Program, Sight Translation and Opening Ceremonies
Day 2 – RID Govt Affairs Pgm, Cochlear Implant in Students K-12, and Exhibit Hall
Day 3 – Business Meeting (Motions A – D), Distance Mentoring, and FCC VRS Update (coming soon)
Day 4 – Buisness Meeting (Motions E – P), Sign Language Etymology (coming soon)

RID Conference Report – Day 1 – Monday

August 15, 2011 in Education & Outreach, Interpreting & Transliterating Services

By Kalen BeckProfessional Development Committee Forum – The conference officially kicks off in the afternoon, but there are several workshops and forums to attend in the morning. Since NVRC just became an RID CMP (Certification Maintenance Program) Sponsor, I decided to head to the Professional Development Committee Forum. This four-hour forum discussed the merits of our current CEU CMP process and some of the proposed changes needed to update the program. Certified interpreters must earn 80 hours of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) every four years to maintain their certification. We discussed the fact that with more and more on-line trainings, workshop offerings and state & local conferences, interpreters have better access to professional development opportunities than ever before. Should we increase the amount of hours required? Should we change the type of “professional development” workshops interpreters should attend? Should general life learning education be considered part of our professional development since community interpreters work in a variety of settings? WOW! Heavy topics, but a great discussion ensued!Some interesting facts I learned in this forum:

As of the conference, RID has 10,453 members.
7,718 of RID members are Certified and Active (we have Non-active and Retired categories, too)
There are 81 Organizational members (NVRC is an organizational member J)
403 members are listed at Student members (will be replacing us old-timers when we retire!)
128 RID CMP Approved Sponsors (NVRC is a newly approved RID CMP sponsor)

There is a lot to think about as we shape the future of the interpreting community! To learn more about the certification process for interpreters or for interpreter’s maintaining their certification, check out RID’s website at: http://www.rid.org/education/overview/index.cfm

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RID Conference Reports – Arrival Day – Sunday

August 15, 2011 in Education & Outreach, Interpreting & Transliterating Services

By Kalen Beck

For those of you who may not be familiar with RID, let me take a moment and summarize the organization and why I attended this conference. RID stands for the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (www.rid.org). RID is a national membership organization representing the professionals who facilitate communication between people who are deaf or hard of hearing and people who hear. Our biennial conferences present opportunities for professional development, networking and conducting industry business.

This year our conference was held July 17-22, 2011 in Atlanta, GA in the Marriott Marquis hotel. As with arrival day of any RID conference, I know I will be faced with long lines at check-in since our conference attendance is nearly 2,000 folks. However, time spent in line brings with it many hugs, elated joy of seeing old friends, and lots of pictures of growing kids, dogs and families. I have learned to cherish “check-in” time seeking out who will be at the conference this year.

After check-in and unloading my suitcase for the week, I headed straight to registration where more hugs, squeals of excitement and stories were exchanged! Plans for dinners, lunches and attending workshops together got underway! It’s amazing how you may not see a colleague for two years, but if feels as though there has not been a lapse at all when the conversations start to flow. It was good to hear what is happening with many of my fellow interpreters from Sign Language Associates.

The evening was spent with a dear friend, Denise Kight, from… Maryland… that I don’t see except for at conferences! (It’s sad we both have to travel 2 hours by plane to have dinner with one another when we live just around the beltway from each other!) Then off to my room to figure out and plan my week – too many workshops, forums and professional discussions and not enough time to do them all!