Organizing Dialogue, Experience and Knowledge for Complex Problem-Solving

Appealing to a greater vision for INTERPRETING

by • January 6th, 2013

Response to Stephanie Clark’s vlogs about linguistic equality (between American Sign Language and English) and training for Certified Deaf Interpreters. Training and dialogue in ASL are stepping stones to bigger challenges: such as creating a market for CDIs to get work and choosing to trust each other as allies even when we sometimes let each other down. If we focus on the bigger goal, more of the necessary steps will fall into place naturally.

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Road-Side Assistance Sign Language Brochure

by • November 2nd, 2012

WMTV.Com from Omaha, NE posted this story about how two students at the Iowa School for the Deaf are helping people nationwide. Seniors John Issacson and Johanna Scherling created a sign language brochure to help emergency personnel communicate with hearing … Continue reading

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New App for the Deaf Community will include Emergency Alerts

by • October 8th, 2012

Post by: Kim Stephens A new mobile app called “Engage”  is touted as the “first ever mobile App for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing” and delivers content in American Sign Language. Their website states: Engage is a wireless community … Continue reading

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Gallaudet University CERT Training

by • July 15th, 2012

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Post by: Kim Stephens This is a representative sample of tweets from the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training, sponsored by Serve DC–the Mayor’s Office of Volunteerism, at Gallaudet University, July 10-12, 2012. Everyone, both trainees and first responders alike, … Continue reading

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