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Educational Interpreter Scholarship Opportunity

The University of Northern Colorado - Distance Opportunities for Interpreter Training Center is the recipient of a 2010-2014 grant award from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs This grant-funded project will sponsor 28 BA students who are prepared to: Engage in specified sophomore coursework within the program; Select educational interpreting as their emphasis area; Provide a 4-year service obligation in exchange for the $20,000 OSEP scholarship. Application Deadline is January 15, 2011 Qualifying applicants will be invited to apply for the OSEP scholarship after being accepted into the program.
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UbiDuo-Interesting New Product

http://www.scomm.com/ The primary focus of sComm, a strong advocate for "simultaneous communications," is to enable people to communicate directly without communication barriers. The UbiDuo provides an accessibility solution that eliminates communication barriers between deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing people. The UbiDuo meets federal regulations and requirements, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), that ensure no individual with a disability shall be treated differently due to the absence of auxiliary aids and services. Based on the many positive testimonials that reach sComm, the UbiDuo has become one of the most desirable accessibility solutions available in the assistive technology industry
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“Tea Time for Terps”

July 23, 2010 from 2:30-4pm Location: Pegg House Tea Room 237 N. Cherry St. Kernersville, NC 27284 http://www.pegghousetearoom.com/ This is the first of many collaborative efforts to encourage the ‘meeting of the minds’ of our fellow interpreters regarding decision making and ethics in the field of interpreting. RSVP to slwheeler81@gmail.com Check Out: http://aslexposed.blogspot.com
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Useful Web Sites...

Websites to continue practice your signing skills: ASL Vocabulary 1. http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm 2. http://www.aslpro.com/ 3. www.lifeprint.com 4. http://www.handspeak.com/tour/index.php (for pay) ASL Medical 1. http://www.deafmd.org/content/topics/index.cfm 2. http://www.angelfire.com/pa3/ecarpenter/ER.htm (basic emergency signs) ASL Math and Science 1. http://www.tsdvideo.org/index.php?lvl=all 2. http://www.rit.edu/ntid/msse/pages/lexicon/ 3. www.shodor.org/succeed-hi/index.html 4. http://www.needsoutreach.org/Pages/sign-math.html ASL Geography http://www.needsoutreach.org/Pages/sign-geog.html ASL US History/Government 1. http://www.needsoutreach.org/Pages/sign-math.html 2. http://www.needsoutreach.org/Pages/sign-Gov.html ASL Technology http://www.needsoutreach.org/Pages/sign-tech.html ASL Auto Shop http://www.needsoutreach.org/Pages/sign-auto.html Countries Signs http://www.needsoutreach.org/Pages/si...
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deaf people's right to have equal accessibility to the entertainment in-fight

Please click on http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/subtitles/ regarding deaf people's right to have equal accessibility to the entertainment in-fight by requiring all the carriers to provide captioning and subtitles for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing. IT IS IMPORTANT that you support the petition. I did that and you are the next. Thank you for your time and cooperation.
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Different ways you can think about the decision making process...

Use these steps to truly understand the decision making process that you use as you practice with different scenarios that relate to the NIC. Remember to videotape yourself and really THINK about the choices you made. Take apart the layers and then try to understand the framework and background that you bring to the scenario that led you to make the decision that you made. DECIDE (Dilemma, Ethic, Choices, Impact, Decision, Effects) PEPSI (Problem, Ethic, Perspectives, Solution, Impacts) PEPSI-CO (adds Consequence, Outcome)
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Thinking about thinking...Decision Making Process.

How many of us make decisions on a daily basis like what to eat, what to wear, should we choose one thing over another but we don't even think about the processes we all go through to get to our decision. Do we take in to account perspectives of others? Do we think about all possible outcomes? Do we base our decisions on just our "gut" reaction? Take some time to think about the process you take daily to make decisions. The better we get at making decisions with a mental process, the better we will become at making well thought out decisions as we go through our daily lives. The lives that include making decisions as we are interpreting. So the question to ask is what process do you use to make your decisions?
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Upcoming workshop-Save the date.

Save the Date Wednesday, August 11th 1pm-9pm Thursday, August 12th 9am-1pm Effective Team Interpreting: Working your way through the styles, philosophies, and attitudes Offered by Betty Colonomos Sponsored by RID's Interpreters with Deaf Parents (IDP) Member Section and held as a pre-conference event to the RID Region I conference held in Albany, NY from August 12-15, 2010. Held at the Albany Marriott, Albany, NY This 10 hour (1.0 CEU) workshop will focus on the challenges involved when working with a team. If you were similarly trained or share similar models, it is more likely you will have a satisfactory experience. If you are working with someone who differs from your approach and beliefs, what types of decisions need to be made? If you are working at a conference with a large team of interpreters who you may or may not know or have worked with before, what options are available? Participants and presenter will be actively involved in working groups and larger group discussion ...
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Food for thought...

Just some food for thought on MLK weekend... http://www.mlkonline.net/dream.html **How would you interpret this text? He uses a lot of ideological terminology in there so if you have any extra time just something interesting to take a look at. ** _________________________________________________________________ Word of the day: pallid \PAL-id\ , adjective; 1.Having an abnormally pale or wan complexion. 2.Lacking intensity of color or luminousness. 3.Lacking in vitality or interest.
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