Come and apply at the Region I Conference!! !

Application Deadline is February 1st.  To apply go to http://vtrid. org/l2/involve. htm and look under “Call for Interpreters” .

You can also view the the application details directly  at:
http://vtrid. org/l2/CALL_ FOR_INTERPRETERS .pdf

Application on-line directly at:
http://spreadsheets .google.com/ viewform? formkey=dFNKVGVh VVhrNUx6SjBsRlhH Zlp1Nmc6MA

You can contact the co-chairs with any questions:
Debbie: indibru@gmail. com or VP 866-493-9499
Chris: Tester.Christopher@ gmail.com or VP 866.925.8124

RDI is proud to introduce ”Road to Deaf Interpreting” Training Series for the second time! This is an interpreter preparation workshop series especially for Deaf people. It will provide the same level of training offered to hearing interpreters but will be specifically adjusted to meet the needs of Deaf persons entering the Deaf intepreting field. The program is offered 10 weekends spread out over a year and half. At the end of this program, new interpreters should feel ready to enter the field as mentees and more experienced interpreters should feel more comfortable with their level of training and knowledge to begin doing more and varied kinds of interpreting.

Each workshop in the series includes in-class lectures, discussions, and exercises; homework assignments; reading, video tapes, and projects; and a final evaluation. See FAQ for more information on cost and location.Deaf and hearing local instructors who are certified by RID will participate as guest presenters for some of the courses.

Interested?  Browse our website! http://roadtodeafinterpreting.webs.com/

Application deadline:  February 7, 2010

This is the seventh in the highly successful Supporting Deaf People online conferences.

Dates: 3-6th February, 2010

Themes for this conference are:

• Interpreting in specialist settings
• Interpreters, fallout and vicarious trauma
• Effective interpreting, politeness, face and culture

Note: Session on Deaf Interpreting:

Deaf Interpreters: The same but different? by Jen Dodds (UK)

This paper looks closely at the many roles taken on by Deaf interpreters in the UK, who have been around just as long as ‘hearing’ Sign Language interpreters, but whose functions are subject to much misunderstanding and controversy.

As a Deaf person who works as a British Sign Language/English interpreter, the author of this paper frequently encounters misconceptions about her role, when it is assumed that she either works as a Deaf relay interpreter or that she is somehow miraculously able to hear.

It cannot be denied that whatever communicative forms of interpreting Deaf interpreters employ, they play an important role in interpreting between the Deaf community and hearing society. This paper seeks to examine exactly what UK-based Deaf interpreters do, how their roles vary, and how the traditional confusion may be cleared up.

Registration is now open! The early bird discount is available until the 31st of October 2009. See the booking page for more info. See the programme link to the left for confirmed presentations to date.
To date there are participants from Australia, Canada, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, New Zealand, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.

What else would you like to see on the site?

Come see the NCIEC DI Team presentation on its current activities: DI Institute, research findings, and new CDI Test Review Task Force.